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As children at home aged, labor force participation increased for mothers but decreased for fathers
May 29, 2025
Among mothers whose youngest child at home was 6 to 17 years old, 78.0 percent participated in the labor force by working or looking for work in 2024. This was higher than the labor force participation rate among mothers with children under age 6, at 68.3 percent.
For fathers, it was those with younger children that had a higher labor force participation rate. The participation rate for fathers with children under age 6 was 94.9 percent, and the rate for fathers whose youngest child was 6 to 17 years old was 92.5 percent.
United States Department of Labor
