Figure 8. Labor force participation rates of mothers, by age of youngest child, 1975–2015
Year |
Under 18 years |
6–17 years |
3-5 years |
Under 3 years |
1975
|
47.4 |
54.9 |
45.0 |
34.3 |
1976
|
48.8 |
56.2 |
47.6 |
34.1 |
1977
|
50.8 |
58.3 |
49.2 |
35.4 |
1978
|
53.0 |
60.0 |
50.7 |
39.4 |
1979
|
54.5 |
61.6 |
52.5 |
41.1 |
1980
|
56.6 |
64.3 |
54.5 |
41.9 |
1981
|
58.1 |
65.5 |
56.1 |
44.3 |
1982
|
58.5 |
65.8 |
56.5 |
45.6 |
1983
|
58.9 |
66.3 |
57.7 |
46.0 |
1984
|
60.5 |
68.1 |
58.8 |
47.6 |
1985
|
62.1 |
69.9 |
59.5 |
49.5 |
1986
|
62.8 |
70.4 |
59.9 |
50.8 |
1987
|
64.7 |
72.0 |
62.4 |
52.9 |
1988
|
65.1 |
73.3 |
61.5 |
52.4 |
1989
|
65.7 |
74.2 |
63.1 |
52.4 |
1990
|
66.7 |
74.7 |
65.3 |
53.6 |
1991
|
66.6 |
74.4 |
64.4 |
54.5 |
1992
|
67.2 |
75.9 |
63.3 |
54.5 |
1993
|
66.9 |
75.4 |
63.7 |
53.9 |
1994
|
68.4 |
76.0 |
64.9 |
57.1 |
1995
|
69.7 |
76.4 |
67.1 |
58.7 |
1996
|
70.2 |
77.2 |
66.9 |
59.0 |
1997
|
72.1 |
78.1 |
69.3 |
61.8 |
1998
|
72.3 |
78.4 |
69.3 |
62.2 |
1999
|
72.1 |
78.5 |
69.5 |
60.7 |
2000
|
72.9 |
79.0 |
71.5 |
61.0 |
2001
|
72.7 |
79.4 |
69.6 |
60.7 |
2002
|
72.2 |
78.6 |
69.1 |
60.5 |
2003
|
71.7 |
78.7 |
68.7 |
58.7 |
2004
|
70.7 |
77.5 |
69.0 |
57.3 |
2005
|
70.5 |
76.9 |
67.9 |
58.9 |
2006
|
70.6 |
76.9 |
67.5 |
59.9 |
2007
|
71.3 |
77.7 |
68.4 |
60.1 |
2008
|
71.2 |
77.5 |
69.3 |
59.6 |
2009
|
71.6 |
78.2 |
67.1 |
61.1 |
2010
|
71.3 |
77.2 |
68.5 |
61.1 |
2011
|
70.9 |
76.5 |
68.4 |
60.9 |
2012
|
70.9 |
76.0 |
69.8 |
60.7 |
2013
|
70.3 |
74.8 |
68.0 |
62.1 |
2014
|
70.8 |
75.8 |
67.3 |
61.8 |
2015
|
69.9 |
74.6 |
67.3 |
61.4 |