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For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, April 22, 2016 USDL-16-0795 Technical information: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES -- 2015 In 2015, 6.9 percent of families included an unemployed person, down from 8.0 percent in 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Of the nation's 81.4 million families, 80.3 percent had at least one employed member in 2015. These data on employment, unemployment, and family relationships are collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of about 60,000 households. Data in this release are annual averages. Families are classified either as married-couple families or as families maintained by women or men without spouses present. Unless otherwise noted, families include those without children as well as those with children under age 18. For further information, see the Technical Note in this news release. Families and Unemployment The number of families with at least one member unemployed decreased by 871,000 to 5.6 million in 2015, and the proportion of families with an unemployed person declined by 1.1 percentage points to 6.9 percent. Black and Hispanic families remained more likely to have an unemployed member in 2015 (12.0 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively) than White or Asian families (6.0 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively). (See table 1.) In 2015, about two-thirds (68.2 percent) of families with an unemployed member also had at least one family member who was employed, and 58.8 percent had at least one family member who was employed full time. Both measures were about unchanged from 2014. (See table 1.) Among married-couple families with an unemployed member, the proportion with at least one employed family member was 80.6 percent in 2015. Among families maintained by women (no spouse present) with an unemployed member, 48.2 percent also had an employed family member in 2015; for families maintained by men (no spouse present), the proportion was 57.0 percent. These proportions were all about the same as in the prior year. (See table 3.) Families and Employment In 2015, the share of families with an employed member was 80.3 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point from 2014. The likelihood of having an employed family member rose in 2015 for Black families (from 76.4 percent to 77.7 percent) and for Hispanic families (from 85.9 percent to 86.4 percent). The likelihood for White and Asian families showed little or no change (80.1 percent and 88.6 percent, respectively). (See table 1.) In 2015, families maintained by women with no spouse present remained less likely to have an employed member (75.0 percent) than families maintained by men with no spouse present (82.9 percent) or married-couple families (81.4 percent). Among married-couple families, both the husband and wife were employed in 48.0 percent of families; in 19.8 percent of married-couple families only the husband was employed, and in 7.1 percent only the wife was employed. (See table 2.) Families with Children In 2015, 34.4 million families included children under age 18, about two-fifths of all families. (Children are sons, daughters, step-children, or adopted children living in the household who are under 18 years old. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, other related and unrelated children, and children not living in the household.) Among families with children, 89.3 percent had at least one employed parent in 2015. Among married-couple families with children, 96.7 percent had at least one employed parent; both parents worked in 60.6 percent of married-couple families. Among families of other marital statuses with children, the mother was employed in 70.8 percent of those maintained by mothers in 2015, and the father was employed in 82.1 percent of those maintained by fathers. (Other marital status refers to persons who never married or are widowed, divorced, separated, or married but living apart from their spouse.) (See table 4.) Parents The labor force participation rate--the percent of the population working or looking for work--for all women with children under age 18 was 69.9 percent in 2015. The participation rate for married mothers (67.6 percent) remained lower than the rate for mothers with other marital statuses (74.8 percent). The unemployment rate for married mothers was also considerably lower than for mothers with other marital statuses--3.3 percent, compared with 8.9 percent. (See table 5.) Mothers with younger children are less likely to be in the labor force than mothers with older children. In 2015, the labor force participation rate of mothers with children under 6 years old was lower than the rate of those whose youngest child was 6 to 17 years old (64.2 percent versus 74.4 percent). The participation rate of mothers with infants under a year old was 58.1 percent. Among mothers with infants, the participation rates of married mothers and mothers with other marital statuses were little different--57.6 percent and 59.1 percent, respectively. However, the unemployment rate of married mothers with infants, at 3.2 percent, was substantially lower than the rate for mothers with other marital statuses, at 13.9 percent. (See tables 5 and 6.) In 2015, 92.7 percent of all men with children under age 18 participated in the labor force. The rate for married fathers, at 93.7 percent, continued to be higher than the participation rate of fathers with other marital statuses (86.7 percent). Married fathers also continued to have a lower unemployment rate (2.7 percent) than fathers with other marital statuses (7.4 percent). (See table 5.)
Technical Note The estimates in this release are based on annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is a monthly survey of about 60,000 eligible households that provides information on the labor force status, demographics, and other characteristics of the nation's civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. The data presented in this release are not strictly comparable with data for earlier years due to the introduction of updated population estimates, or controls, used in the CPS. The population controls are updated each year in January to reflect the latest information about population change. Additional information is available from the BLS website at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request: Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. Information about the reliability of data from the CPS and guidance on estimating standard errors is available at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability. Definitions Definitions of the principal terms used in this release are presented below. Family. A family is a group of two or more persons residing together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. The count of families is for "primary" families only, that is, the householder and all other persons related to and residing with the householder. Families are classified either as married-couple families or as families maintained by women or men without spouses. Families include those without children as well as those with children under 18. Householder. The householder is the family reference person. This is the person (or one of the persons) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented. The relationship of other individuals in the household is defined in terms of relationship to the householder. The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder. Married, spouse present; other marital status. These terms denote the marital status of individuals at the time of interview. Married, spouse present, refers to husbands and wives living together in the same household, even though one may be temporarily absent on business, on vacation, on a visit, in a hospital, or for other reasons. Other marital status includes persons who are never-married; married, spouse absent; separated; widowed; or divorced. Separated includes persons with legal separations, those living apart with intentions of obtaining a divorce, and other people permanently or temporarily separated because of marital discord. Married, spouse absent, includes married people living apart because either the husband or wife was employed and living at a considerable distance from home, was serving away from home in the Armed Forces, had moved to another area, or had a different place of residence for any other reason except separation as defined above. Children. Data on children refer to own children under age 18 that live in the household. Included are sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children of the husband, wife, or person maintaining the family. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, other related children, and all unrelated children living in the household. Employed. Employed persons are all those who, during the survey reference week, (a) did any work at all as paid employees; (b) worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; (c) or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of the family. Persons who were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, vacation, labor disputes, or another reason also are counted as employed. Unemployed. The unemployed are persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work at that time, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not be looking for work to be classified as unemployed. Civilian labor force. The civilian labor force comprises all persons classified as employed or unemployed. Unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. Labor force participation rate. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population. Employment-population ratio. The employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.
Characteristic | 2014 | 2015 |
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EMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES |
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Total families |
80,889 | 81,410 |
With at least one family member employed |
64,832 | 65,360 |
As a percent of total families |
80.1 | 80.3 |
With at least one family member employed full time(1) |
58,762 | 59,520 |
With no family member employed |
16,057 | 16,050 |
As a percent of total families |
19.9 | 19.7 |
White |
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Total families |
64,476 | 64,663 |
With at least one family member employed |
51,661 | 51,769 |
As a percent of total families |
80.1 | 80.1 |
With at least one family member employed full time(1) |
46,937 | 47,225 |
With no family member employed |
12,815 | 12,894 |
As a percent of total families |
19.9 | 19.9 |
Black or African American |
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Total families |
9,793 | 9,854 |
With at least one family member employed |
7,481 | 7,652 |
As a percent of total families |
76.4 | 77.7 |
With at least one family member employed full time(1) |
6,596 | 6,792 |
With no family member employed |
2,312 | 2,202 |
As a percent of total families |
23.6 | 22.3 |
Asian |
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Total families |
4,374 | 4,538 |
With at least one family member employed |
3,872 | 4,020 |
As a percent of total families |
88.5 | 88.6 |
With at least one family member employed full time(1) |
3,614 | 3,786 |
With no family member employed |
502 | 518 |
As a percent of total families |
11.5 | 11.4 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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Total families |
12,178 | 12,602 |
With at least one family member employed |
10,456 | 10,883 |
As a percent of total families |
85.9 | 86.4 |
With at least one family member employed full time(1) |
9,429 | 9,914 |
With no family member employed |
1,722 | 1,719 |
As a percent of total families |
14.1 | 13.6 |
UNEMPLOYMENT IN FAMILIES |
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Total families |
80,889 | 81,410 |
With at least one family member unemployed |
6,486 | 5,615 |
As a percent of total families |
8.0 | 6.9 |
Some family member(s) employed |
4,419 | 3,831 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
68.1 | 68.2 |
Some family member(s) employed full time(1) |
3,819 | 3,302 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
58.9 | 58.8 |
White |
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Total families |
64,476 | 64,663 |
With at least one family member unemployed |
4,499 | 3,908 |
As a percent of total families |
7.0 | 6.0 |
Some family member(s) employed |
3,195 | 2,784 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
71.0 | 71.2 |
Some family member(s) employed full time(1) |
2,767 | 2,408 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
61.5 | 61.6 |
Black or African American |
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Total families |
9,793 | 9,854 |
With at least one family member unemployed |
1,376 | 1,184 |
As a percent of total families |
14.1 | 12.0 |
Some family member(s) employed |
780 | 666 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
56.7 | 56.3 |
Some family member employed full time(1) |
666 | 558 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
48.4 | 47.2 |
Asian |
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Total families |
4,374 | 4,538 |
With at least one family member unemployed |
328 | 260 |
As a percent of total families |
7.5 | 5.7 |
Some family member(s) employed |
262 | 213 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
79.8 | 82.1 |
Some family member(s) employed full time(1) |
232 | 191 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
70.9 | 73.6 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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Total families |
12,178 | 12,602 |
With at least one family member unemployed |
1,311 | 1,220 |
As a percent of total families |
10.8 | 9.7 |
Some family member(s) employed |
933 | 864 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
71.1 | 70.8 |
Some family member(s) employed full time(1) |
798 | 740 |
As a percent of families with at least one family member unemployed |
60.9 | 60.7 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: The race or ethnicity of the family is determined by that of the householder, the family reference person in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Characteristic | Number | Percent distribution | ||
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2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES |
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Total |
58,806 | 59,217 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
With at least one family member employed |
47,852 | 48,205 | 81.4 | 81.4 |
Husband only |
11,713 | 11,726 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
Wife only |
4,422 | 4,209 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
Husband and wife |
28,042 | 28,434 | 47.7 | 48.0 |
Other employment combinations |
3,676 | 3,837 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
With no family member employed |
10,954 | 11,012 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(1) |
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Total |
15,581 | 15,693 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
With at least one family member employed |
11,585 | 11,765 | 74.4 | 75.0 |
Householder only |
6,368 | 6,451 | 40.9 | 41.1 |
Householder and other member(s) |
3,059 | 3,181 | 19.6 | 20.3 |
Other member(s), not householder |
2,159 | 2,133 | 13.9 | 13.6 |
With no family member employed |
3,995 | 3,928 | 25.6 | 25.0 |
FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(1) |
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Total |
6,502 | 6,499 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
With at least one family member employed |
5,394 | 5,389 | 83.0 | 82.9 |
Householder only |
2,568 | 2,517 | 39.5 | 38.7 |
Householder and other member(s) |
1,891 | 1,932 | 29.1 | 29.7 |
Other member(s), not householder |
935 | 940 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
With no family member employed |
1,108 | 1,110 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Characteristic | Number | Percent distribution | ||
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2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES |
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With at least one family member unemployed, total |
3,765 | 3,292 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Employment of family members |
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Some family member(s) employed |
3,028 | 2,653 | 80.4 | 80.6 |
No family member employed |
737 | 639 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
Unemployment of family members |
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Husband unemployed(1) |
1,398 | 1,194 | 37.1 | 36.3 |
Wife employed |
872 | 739 | 23.2 | 22.5 |
Wife unemployed, husband employed or not in labor force |
1,121 | 947 | 29.8 | 28.8 |
Husband employed |
943 | 786 | 25.1 | 23.9 |
Other family member(s) unemployed |
1,246 | 1,151 | 33.1 | 35.0 |
FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN(2) |
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With at least one family member unemployed, total |
1,933 | 1,666 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Employment of family members |
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Some family member(s) employed |
936 | 804 | 48.4 | 48.2 |
No family member employed |
997 | 862 | 51.6 | 51.8 |
Unemployment of family members |
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Householder unemployed |
892 | 770 | 46.2 | 46.2 |
Other member(s) employed |
216 | 181 | 11.2 | 10.8 |
Other family member(s) unemployed |
1,040 | 896 | 53.8 | 53.8 |
FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN(2) |
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With at least one family member unemployed, total |
789 | 657 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Employment of family members |
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Some family member(s) employed |
455 | 375 | 57.7 | 57.0 |
No family member employed |
333 | 282 | 42.3 | 43.0 |
Unemployment of family members |
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Householder unemployed |
446 | 378 | 56.5 | 57.5 |
Other member(s) employed |
200 | 158 | 25.4 | 24.1 |
Other family member(s) unemployed |
343 | 280 | 43.5 | 42.5 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Characteristic | Number | Percent distribution | ||
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2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS |
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Total families |
34,434 | 34,363 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Parent(s) employed |
30,545 | 30,672 | 88.7 | 89.3 |
No parent employed |
3,889 | 3,692 | 11.3 | 10.7 |
Married-couple families |
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Total |
23,330 | 23,401 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Parent(s) employed |
22,528 | 22,631 | 96.6 | 96.7 |
Mother employed |
15,347 | 15,420 | 65.8 | 65.9 |
Both parents employed |
14,033 | 14,174 | 60.2 | 60.6 |
Mother employed, not father |
1,314 | 1,246 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
Father employed, not mother |
7,181 | 7,211 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
Neither parent employed |
801 | 771 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Families maintained by mother(1) |
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Total |
8,589 | 8,505 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Mother employed |
5,958 | 6,024 | 69.4 | 70.8 |
Mother not employed |
2,632 | 2,481 | 30.6 | 29.2 |
Families maintained by father(1) |
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Total |
2,515 | 2,457 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Father employed |
2,059 | 2,017 | 81.9 | 82.1 |
Father not employed |
456 | 440 | 18.1 | 17.9 |
WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER |
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Total families |
19,850 | 19,774 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Parent(s) employed |
17,768 | 17,762 | 89.5 | 89.8 |
No parent employed |
2,082 | 2,012 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
Married-couple families |
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Total |
13,239 | 13,306 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Parent(s) employed |
12,753 | 12,842 | 96.3 | 96.5 |
Mother employed |
9,321 | 9,363 | 70.4 | 70.4 |
Both parents employed |
8,453 | 8,565 | 63.9 | 64.4 |
Mother employed, not father |
868 | 798 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
Father employed, not mother |
3,432 | 3,479 | 25.9 | 26.1 |
Neither parent employed |
486 | 464 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Families maintained by mother(1) |
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Total |
5,130 | 5,080 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Mother employed |
3,811 | 3,790 | 74.3 | 74.6 |
Mother not employed |
1,319 | 1,290 | 25.7 | 25.4 |
Families maintained by father(1) |
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Total |
1,481 | 1,388 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Father employed |
1,204 | 1,130 | 81.3 | 81.4 |
Father not employed |
277 | 258 | 18.7 | 18.6 |
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS |
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Total families |
14,584 | 14,589 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Parent(s) employed |
12,777 | 12,910 | 87.6 | 88.5 |
No parent employed |
1,807 | 1,680 | 12.4 | 11.5 |
Married-couple families |
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Total |
10,091 | 10,096 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Parent(s) employed |
9,775 | 9,789 | 96.9 | 97.0 |
Mother employed |
6,027 | 6,057 | 59.7 | 60.0 |
Both parents employed |
5,580 | 5,609 | 55.3 | 55.6 |
Mother employed, not father |
447 | 448 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Father employed, not mother |
3,749 | 3,732 | 37.1 | 37.0 |
Neither parent employed |
315 | 307 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Families maintained by mother(1) |
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Total |
3,460 | 3,425 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Mother employed |
2,147 | 2,234 | 62.1 | 65.2 |
Mother not employed |
1,313 | 1,191 | 37.9 | 34.8 |
Families maintained by father(1) |
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Total |
1,034 | 1,069 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Father employed |
854 | 887 | 82.7 | 83.0 |
Father not employed |
179 | 182 | 17.3 | 17.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Characteristic | 2014 | 2015 | ||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
65,643 | 29,040 | 36,602 | 65,564 | 29,095 | 36,469 |
Civilian labor force |
52,580 | 26,939 | 25,641 | 52,476 | 26,978 | 25,498 |
Participation rate |
80.1 | 92.8 | 70.1 | 80.0 | 92.7 | 69.9 |
Employed |
49,948 | 25,899 | 24,049 | 50,238 | 26,079 | 24,159 |
Full-time workers(1) |
42,727 | 24,615 | 18,112 | 43,250 | 24,880 | 18,370 |
Part-time workers(2) |
7,221 | 1,284 | 5,937 | 6,989 | 1,199 | 5,790 |
Employment-population ratio |
76.1 | 89.2 | 65.7 | 76.6 | 89.6 | 66.2 |
Unemployed |
2,632 | 1,040 | 1,592 | 2,238 | 899 | 1,339 |
Unemployment rate |
5.0 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
Married, spouse present |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
49,739 | 25,098 | 24,641 | 49,822 | 25,122 | 24,700 |
Civilian labor force |
40,220 | 23,505 | 16,715 | 40,226 | 23,532 | 16,694 |
Participation rate |
80.9 | 93.7 | 67.8 | 80.7 | 93.7 | 67.6 |
Employed |
38,804 | 22,762 | 16,042 | 39,026 | 22,889 | 16,137 |
Full-time workers(1) |
33,773 | 21,751 | 12,022 | 34,148 | 21,958 | 12,190 |
Part-time workers(2) |
5,032 | 1,012 | 4,020 | 4,877 | 931 | 3,947 |
Employment-population ratio |
78.0 | 90.7 | 65.1 | 78.3 | 91.1 | 65.3 |
Unemployed |
1,415 | 742 | 673 | 1,200 | 643 | 557 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Other marital status(3) |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
15,904 | 3,943 | 11,961 | 15,742 | 3,973 | 11,769 |
Civilian labor force |
12,360 | 3,434 | 8,926 | 12,250 | 3,446 | 8,804 |
Participation rate |
77.7 | 87.1 | 74.6 | 77.8 | 86.7 | 74.8 |
Employed |
11,143 | 3,137 | 8,007 | 11,213 | 3,190 | 8,022 |
Full-time workers(1) |
8,955 | 2,864 | 6,090 | 9,101 | 2,922 | 6,179 |
Part-time workers(2) |
2,189 | 272 | 1,917 | 2,111 | 268 | 1,843 |
Employment-population ratio |
70.1 | 79.6 | 66.9 | 71.2 | 80.3 | 68.2 |
Unemployed |
1,217 | 298 | 919 | 1,038 | 256 | 782 |
Unemployment rate |
9.8 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
36,486 | 16,114 | 20,372 | 36,616 | 16,171 | 20,445 |
Civilian labor force |
29,989 | 14,768 | 15,221 | 30,057 | 14,840 | 15,218 |
Participation rate |
82.2 | 91.6 | 74.7 | 82.1 | 91.8 | 74.4 |
Employed |
28,689 | 14,244 | 14,445 | 28,923 | 14,392 | 14,531 |
Full-time workers(1) |
24,746 | 13,594 | 11,153 | 25,073 | 13,785 | 11,288 |
Part-time workers(2) |
3,943 | 650 | 3,292 | 3,850 | 607 | 3,243 |
Employment-population ratio |
78.6 | 88.4 | 70.9 | 79.0 | 89.0 | 71.1 |
Unemployed |
1,300 | 524 | 775 | 1,134 | 448 | 687 |
Unemployment rate |
4.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
29,157 | 12,927 | 16,230 | 28,948 | 12,924 | 16,024 |
Civilian labor force |
22,591 | 12,171 | 10,420 | 22,419 | 12,138 | 10,281 |
Participation rate |
77.5 | 94.2 | 64.2 | 77.4 | 93.9 | 64.2 |
Employed |
21,259 | 11,655 | 9,604 | 21,315 | 11,687 | 9,628 |
Full-time workers(1) |
17,981 | 11,021 | 6,959 | 18,177 | 11,095 | 7,082 |
Part-time workers(2) |
3,278 | 634 | 2,644 | 3,139 | 592 | 2,547 |
Employment-population ratio |
72.9 | 90.2 | 59.2 | 73.6 | 90.4 | 60.1 |
Unemployed |
1,332 | 516 | 816 | 1,104 | 451 | 652 |
Unemployment rate |
5.9 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
182,304 | 90,707 | 91,596 | 185,237 | 92,006 | 93,231 |
Civilian labor force |
103,342 | 55,943 | 47,399 | 104,654 | 56,643 | 48,011 |
Participation rate |
56.7 | 61.7 | 51.7 | 56.5 | 61.6 | 51.5 |
Employed |
96,357 | 51,793 | 44,564 | 98,595 | 53,052 | 45,544 |
Full-time workers(1) |
75,991 | 43,214 | 32,777 | 78,243 | 44,471 | 33,772 |
Part-time workers(2) |
20,366 | 8,579 | 11,787 | 20,353 | 8,581 | 11,772 |
Employment-population ratio |
52.9 | 57.1 | 48.7 | 53.2 | 57.7 | 48.9 |
Unemployed |
6,985 | 4,150 | 2,835 | 6,058 | 3,591 | 2,468 |
Unemployment rate |
6.8 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Characteristic | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
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With own children under 3 years old | With own children under 3 years old | |||||||
Total | 2 years | 1 year | Under 1 year |
Total | 2 years | 1 year | Under 1 year |
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TOTAL MOTHERS |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
9,224 | 2,834 | 3,293 | 3,097 | 9,308 | 2,920 | 3,254 | 3,134 |
Civilian labor force |
5,624 | 1,799 | 2,056 | 1,770 | 5,714 | 1,869 | 2,024 | 1,821 |
Participation rate |
61.0 | 63.5 | 62.4 | 57.1 | 61.4 | 64.0 | 62.2 | 58.1 |
Employed |
5,169 | 1,661 | 1,880 | 1,628 | 5,336 | 1,741 | 1,897 | 1,698 |
Full-time workers(1) |
3,685 | 1,185 | 1,325 | 1,175 | 3,882 | 1,280 | 1,370 | 1,232 |
Part-time workers(2) |
1,484 | 477 | 555 | 453 | 1,455 | 462 | 526 | 466 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.0 | 58.6 | 57.1 | 52.6 | 57.3 | 59.6 | 58.3 | 54.2 |
Unemployed |
456 | 137 | 176 | 142 | 377 | 127 | 128 | 123 |
Unemployment rate |
8.1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
Married, spouse present |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
6,243 | 1,934 | 2,300 | 2,009 | 6,341 | 1,974 | 2,252 | 2,114 |
Civilian labor force |
3,691 | 1,153 | 1,376 | 1,163 | 3,772 | 1,198 | 1,356 | 1,218 |
Participation rate |
59.1 | 59.6 | 59.8 | 57.9 | 59.5 | 60.7 | 60.2 | 57.6 |
Employed |
3,526 | 1,104 | 1,307 | 1,116 | 3,628 | 1,149 | 1,300 | 1,179 |
Full-time workers(1) |
2,602 | 807 | 950 | 844 | 2,698 | 864 | 961 | 873 |
Part-time workers(2) |
925 | 296 | 357 | 271 | 931 | 285 | 339 | 306 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.5 | 57.1 | 56.8 | 55.5 | 57.2 | 58.2 | 57.7 | 55.8 |
Unemployed |
165 | 49 | 68 | 47 | 144 | 49 | 55 | 39 |
Unemployment rate |
4.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
Other marital status(3) |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
2,981 | 900 | 993 | 1,088 | 2,967 | 946 | 1,001 | 1,020 |
Civilian labor force |
1,933 | 646 | 681 | 607 | 1,942 | 670 | 669 | 603 |
Participation rate |
64.9 | 71.8 | 68.6 | 55.8 | 65.4 | 70.9 | 66.8 | 59.1 |
Employed |
1,642 | 558 | 573 | 512 | 1,708 | 592 | 596 | 519 |
Full-time workers(1) |
1,083 | 377 | 375 | 330 | 1,184 | 415 | 409 | 359 |
Part-time workers(2) |
559 | 180 | 197 | 182 | 524 | 177 | 187 | 160 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.1 | 62.0 | 57.7 | 47.0 | 57.6 | 62.6 | 59.5 | 50.9 |
Unemployed |
291 | 88 | 108 | 95 | 234 | 78 | 72 | 84 |
Unemployment rate |
15.0 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 13.9 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |