Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)
Year | Population (in thousands) |
With work experience | Percent distribution by work experience | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (in thousands) |
Percent of population | Total | Usually work full time | Usually work part time | ||||||
Total | 50 to 52 weeks | 1 to 49 weeks | Total | 50 to 52 weeks | 1 to 49 weeks | |||||
Total, both sexes | ||||||||||
1970 |
138,953 | 93,850 | 67.5 | 100.0 | 79.4 | 55.6 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 13.9 |
1975 |
153,180 | 102,603 | 67.0 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 54.3 | 24.6 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 13.7 |
1980 |
169,452 | 115,752 | 68.3 | 100.0 | 78.5 | 56.1 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 7.7 | 13.7 |
1985 |
179,944 | 123,466 | 68.6 | 100.0 | 78.2 | 58.7 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 8.3 | 13.6 |
1990 (1) |
189,238 | 132,562 | 70.1 | 100.0 | 78.8 | 60.4 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 8.7 | 12.6 |
1995 |
199,925 | 138,971 | 69.5 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 62.9 | 15.7 | 21.3 | 9.1 | 12.2 |
2000 (1) |
214,292 | 150,787 | 70.4 | 100.0 | 80.4 | 66.7 | 13.7 | 19.5 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
2005 |
227,975 | 154,322 | 67.7 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 67.5 | 12.8 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
2006 |
231,033 | 156,658 | 67.8 | 100.0 | 80.9 | 68.4 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
2007 |
232,995 | 157,653 | 67.7 | 100.0 | 80.9 | 68.4 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
Women | ||||||||||
1970 |
73,657 | 38,809 | 52.7 | 100.0 | 67.9 | 40.7 | 27.2 | 32.2 | 10.1 | 22.1 |
1975 |
80,834 | 43,511 | 53.8 | 100.0 | 67.1 | 41.4 | 25.7 | 32.8 | 11.7 | 21.1 |
1980 |
89,259 | 51,492 | 57.7 | 100.0 | 67.7 | 44.7 | 23.0 | 32.3 | 11.9 | 20.4 |
1985 |
94,490 | 56,165 | 59.4 | 100.0 | 68.1 | 48.9 | 19.2 | 31.8 | 12.3 | 19.5 |
1990 (1) |
98,970 | 61,494 | 62.1 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 51.5 | 18.3 | 30.2 | 12.8 | 17.4 |
1995 |
104,058 | 65,304 | 62.8 | 100.0 | 70.2 | 54.3 | 15.9 | 29.7 | 13.3 | 16.4 |
2000 (1) |
111,440 | 71,341 | 64.0 | 100.0 | 72.9 | 58.4 | 14.5 | 27.1 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
2005 |
117,814 | 72,309 | 61.4 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 59.9 | 12.8 | 27.3 | 14.1 | 13.2 |
2006 |
119,300 | 73,527 | 61.6 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 60.7 | 12.3 | 27.0 | 14.1 | 12.9 |
2007 |
120,300 | 74,115 | 61.6 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 61.5 | 12.1 | 26.4 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
Men | ||||||||||
1970 |
65,296 | 55,041 | 84.3 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 66.1 | 21.5 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 8.0 |
1975 |
72,346 | 59,091 | 81.7 | 100.0 | 87.5 | 63.8 | 23.7 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 8.1 |
1980 |
80,193 | 64,260 | 80.1 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 65.2 | 22.0 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 8.4 |
1985 |
85,454 | 67,301 | 78.8 | 100.0 | 86.5 | 66.8 | 19.7 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 8.7 |
1990 (1) |
90,269 | 71,068 | 78.7 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 68.0 | 18.4 | 13.5 | 5.1 | 8.4 |
1995 |
95,867 | 73,667 | 76.8 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 70.6 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 5.5 | 8.4 |
2000 (1) |
102,853 | 79,446 | 77.2 | 100.0 | 87.5 | 74.2 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 7.1 |
2005 |
110,161 | 82,013 | 74.4 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 74.2 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
2006 |
111,733 | 83,131 | 74.4 | 100.0 | 87.8 | 75.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
2007 |
112,695 | 83,538 | 74.1 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 74.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 6.7 |
Footnotes: |
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NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement, reflect the work experience of the entire year.
SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1971-2008, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |