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February 2007

Trends in labor force participation of married mothers of infants

Sharon R. Cohany, Emy Sok

Following a long-term advance, the labor force activity of married mothers of infants began to decline in the late 1990s for a variety of demographic groups and since 2000 has been relatively stable.

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