May 07, 2010
Labor force participation rates among mothers
Labor force participation rate of mothers, by age of youngest child, March 1975–March 2008
| |
With children
ages 6 to 17 |
With children
under age 6 |
1975 |
54.9 |
39.0 |
1976 |
56.2 |
40.1 |
1977 |
58.3 |
41.2 |
1978 |
60.0 |
44.0 |
1979 |
61.6 |
45.7 |
1980 |
64.3 |
46.8 |
1981 |
65.5 |
48.9 |
1982 |
65.8 |
49.9 |
1983 |
66.3 |
50.5 |
1984 |
68.1 |
52.1 |
1985 |
69.9 |
53.5 |
1986 |
70.4 |
54.4 |
1987 |
72.0 |
56.7 |
1988 |
73.3 |
56.1 |
1989 |
74.2 |
56.7 |
1990 |
74.7 |
58.2 |
1991 |
74.4 |
58.4 |
1992 |
75.9 |
58.0 |
1993 |
75.4 |
57.9 |
1994 |
76.0 |
60.3 |
1995 |
76.4 |
62.3 |
1996 |
77.2 |
62.3 |
1997 |
78.1 |
65.0 |
1998 |
78.4 |
65.2 |
1999 |
78.5 |
64.4 |
2000 |
79.0 |
65.3 |
2001 |
79.4 |
64.4 |
2002 |
78.6 |
64.1 |
2003 |
78.7 |
62.9 |
2004 |
77.5 |
62.2 |
2005 |
76.9 |
62.6 |
2006 |
76.9 |
63.0 |
2007 |
77.7 |
63.5 |
2008 |
77.5 |
63.6 |
These data featured in the TED article, Labor force participation rates among mothers.
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