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AN OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,
AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
AFFECTING THE US LABOR MARKET
Robert I. Lerman
Stefanie R. Schmidt
The Urban
Institute
Table 3: Percent of Women in the Labor Force in Various Types of Families: Second Quarter of 1998
Living Arrangements
Percent of female labor force
Own children under age 18 40.0
Own children under age 6
16.4
Own children under age 3 9.1
Married, spouse present
with children under age 18 28.1
Divorced, seperated or widowed and
own children under 18 7.2
Never married and own children under 18
4.7
Living Arrangements
Percent of female full-time workers
Own children under age 18 39.6
Own children under age 6
15.1
Own children under age 38 8.1
Married, spouse
present with children under age 18 27.2
Divorced, seperated or
widowed and own children under 18 8.1
Never married and own children
under 18 4.3