Dr. Robert Groves Appeared on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal": Women in the Workforce
View archived segment on C-SPANCensus Bureau Director Robert Groves appeared on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" on Friday, August 12, discussing women in the workforce.
Director's Blog
Presentation [PDF]
Slide 2: Subject Definitions [PDF]
Census Bureau Reports:
Employment and Labor Force Participation
- Opting Out, Scaling Back, or Business-As-Usual? An Assessment of Women's Employment Hours in 92 Occupations
- Employment Status of Married-Couple Families by Presence of Own Children Under 18 Years: 2008 and 2009 [PDF]
- Labor Force Participation Rate for Selected Age Groups: 2008 and 2009 [PDF]
Earnings
- Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2009 [PDF]
- Detailed Occupation and Median Earnings: 2008
- Men's and Women's Earnings for States and Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2009 [PDF]
- Metros, Money, Manpower: Exploring and Gender Earnings Gap Across U.S. Labor Markets and Occupations
Other Reports and Information
- Educational Attainment in the United States: 2010 - Detailed Tables
- The Hours We Work: Are They Occupationally Determined?
- Fertility of American Women
- Women Business Owners
Sources for the information:
Economics and Statistics Administration Reports:
- Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being [PDF]
(U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration) - Women-Owned Businesses in the 21st Century
Note: The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases substantial information on working women:
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