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Mothers and Families

Occupations employing the largest number of mothers

Occupations employing the largest number of mothers

Mothers with children under 18 who are equal, primary, or sole earners by race 

Mothers with children under 18 who are equal, primary, or sole earners by race 

Share of families with own children under 18 (1975-2020)

Share of families with own children under 18 (1975-2020)

Percent of households with children under 18 in which mothers are equal, primary, or sole earners

Percent of households with children under 18 in which mothers are equal, primary, or sole earners

Households with disrupted childcare arrangements

Households with disrupted childcare arrangements

Full-time weekly median earnings of men and women by presence and age of youngest child

Full-time weekly median earnings of men and women by presence and age of youngest child

Percent of mothers and fathers employed by marital status and age of youngest child

Percent of mothers and fathers employed by marital status and age of youngest child

Percent distribution of opposite-sex married-couple families by employment status and age of youngest child

Percent distribution of opposite-sex married-couple families by employment status and age of youngest child

Employed men and women by full-time and part-time status and age of youngest child

Employed men and women by full-time and part-time status and age of youngest child

Unemployment rates of men and women by presence and age of youngest child

Unemployment rates of men and women by presence and age of youngest child

Unemployment rates of mothers by marital status and age of youngest child

Unemployment rates of mothers by marital status and age of youngest child

Mothers labor force participation rates by race and ethnicity and age of youngest child

Mothers labor force participation rates by race and ethnicity and age of youngest child

Labor force participation rates of men and women by presence and age of youngest child

Labor force participation rates of men and women by presence and age of youngest child

Women’s labor force participation rates by age of youngest child, 1975 - 2020

Women’s labor force participation rates by age of youngest child, 1975 - 2020

Labor force participation rate of mothers by age of youngest child

Labor force participation rate of mothers by age of youngest child

Labor force participation rates of mothers and fathers by age of youngest child 

Labor force participation rates of mothers and fathers by age of youngest child 

Labor force participation rates of mothers by marital status and age of youngest child

Labor force participation rates of mothers by marital status and age of youngest child

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