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May 06, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Year | Percent of families with children under 18 where the mother is employed, by family type | |
---|---|---|
Married-couple families | Families with no spouse present | |
1994 |
67.3 | 61.6 |
1995 |
67.6 | 64.0 |
1996 |
68.3 | 65.9 |
1997 |
68.7 | 69.2 |
1998 |
68.1 | 71.8 |
1999 |
68.2 | 74.6 |
2000 |
68.3 | 75.5 |
2001 |
67.5 | 74.4 |
2002 |
66.6 | 73.4 |
2003 |
66.3 | 71.9 |
2004 |
65.8 | 72.0 |
2005 |
66.2 | 71.2 |
2006 |
66.8 | 72.0 |
2007 |
67.1 | 72.8 |
2008 |
67.4 | 71.4 |
2009 |
66.3 | 67.8 |
2010 |
65.4 | 67.0 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Share of married-couple families with an employed mother at its lowest, 1994-2010.
Year | Percent of families where the mother is employed, by family type and age of youngest child | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Married-couple families, with youngest child under age 6 |
Married-couple families, with youngest child age 6 to 17, none younger |
Families with no spouse present, with youngest child under age 6 |
Families with no spouse present, with youngest child age 6 to 17, none younger |
|
1994 |
60.4 | 73.5 | 49.0 | 70.8 |
1995 |
60.9 | 73.6 | 52.5 | 72.1 |
1996 |
61.0 | 74.6 | 55.2 | 73.3 |
1997 |
61.4 | 74.8 | 60.9 | 74.9 |
1998 |
61.1 | 74.0 | 63.6 | 77.0 |
1999 |
60.7 | 74.6 | 67.4 | 79.1 |
2000 |
59.9 | 75.2 | 69.1 | 79.6 |
2001 |
59.3 | 74.2 | 67.4 | 78.8 |
2002 |
57.9 | 73.6 | 66.4 | 77.8 |
2003 |
57.6 | 73.4 | 63.8 | 76.9 |
2004 |
56.9 | 73.1 | 63.8 | 77.1 |
2005 |
58.3 | 72.5 | 63.4 | 76.0 |
2006 |
59.5 | 72.8 | 64.7 | 76.5 |
2007 |
59.5 | 73.3 | 64.7 | 77.9 |
2008 |
59.6 | 73.6 | 64.4 | 76.0 |
2009 |
59.1 | 72.1 | 60.8 | 72.6 |
2010 |
58.9 | 70.7 | 59.6 | 72.1 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Share of married-couple families with an employed mother at its lowest, 1994-2010.