Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 4. Families with own children: Employment status of parents by age of youngest child and family type, 2006-07 annual averages
Table 4. Families with own children: Employment status of parents by age of
youngest child and family type, 2006-07 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Number Percent distribution
Characteristic
2006 2007 2006 2007
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Total.......................... 35,605 35,856 100.0 100.0
Parent(s) employed............... 32,216 32,538 90.5 90.7
No parent employed............... 3,388 3,318 9.5 9.3
Married-couple families.......... 25,022 25,125 100.0 100.0
Parent(s) employed.............. 24,344 24,459 97.3 97.3
Mother employed................ 16,721 16,855 66.8 67.1
Both parents employed......... 15,516 15,627 62.0 62.2
Mother employed, not father.. 1,205 1,228 4.8 4.9
Father employed, not mother.. 7,623 7,604 30.5 30.3
Neither parent employed......... 678 666 2.7 2.7
Families maintained by women (1) 8,407 8,554 100.0 100.0
Mother employed................ 6,054 6,224 72.0 72.8
Mother not employed............ 2,352 2,330 28.0 27.2
Families maintained by men (1)... 2,176 2,177 100.0 100.0
Father employed................ 1,818 1,855 83.5 85.2
Father not employed............ 359 322 16.5 14.8
WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS,
NONE YOUNGER
Total.......................... 20,283 20,361 100.0 100.0
Parent(s) employed............... 18,446 18,619 90.9 91.4
No parent employed............... 1,837 1,742 9.1 8.6
Married-couple families.......... 13,752 13,823 100.0 100.0
Parent(s) employed.............. 13,356 13,435 97.1 97.2
Mother employed................ 10,016 10,126 72.8 73.3
Both parents employed......... 9,245 9,341 67.2 67.6
Mother employed, not father.. 771 785 5.6 5.7
Father employed, not mother.. 3,339 3,309 24.3 23.9
Neither parent employed......... 396 388 2.9 2.8
Families maintained by women (1) 5,195 5,224 100.0 100.0
Mother employed................ 3,976 4,070 76.5 77.9
Mother not employed............ 1,219 1,155 23.5 22.1
Families maintained by men (1)... 1,336 1,314 100.0 100.0
Father employed................ 1,114 1,115 83.4 84.9
Father not employed............ 222 199 16.6 15.1
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS
Total.......................... 15,322 15,495 100.0 100.0
Parent(s) employed............... 13,770 13,918 89.9 89.8
No parent employed............... 1,551 1,576 10.1 10.2
Married-couple families.......... 11,270 11,302 100.0 100.0
Parent(s) employed.............. 10,989 11,024 97.5 97.5
Mother employed................ 6,705 6,729 59.5 59.5
Both parents employed......... 6,271 6,287 55.6 55.6
Mother employed, not father.. 434 442 3.8 3.9
Father employed, not mother.. 4,284 4,295 38.0 38.0
Neither parent employed......... 281 278 2.5 2.5
Families maintained by women (1) 3,212 3,329 100.0 100.0
Mother employed................ 2,078 2,154 64.7 64.7
Mother not employed............ 1,133 1,175 35.3 35.3
Families maintained by men (1)... 840 863 100.0 100.0
Father employed................ 704 740 83.8 85.7
Father employed................ 136 123 16.2 14.3
1 No spouse present.
NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted
children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related
and unrelated children. Data may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated
population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: May 30, 2008
