In recent years, more mothers of young children have entered the paid labor force. While the share of mothers with children under age 6 in the labor force has risen sharply, the rate for all working-age adults has remained relatively flat.
The recent economic recession, the steady decline in men's real earnings, the growth in single-mother families, and the increase in women's educational levels are some of the factors likely contributing to the growth in the proportion of mothers of young children in the workforce.
The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for women with children under age 6 was 68 percent in 2011, up from 63 percent in 2005, according to PRB's analysis of new American Community Survey (ACS) data (see figure). At the same time, the rate for all women of working age (defined as ages 20 to 64) increased slightly, from 71 percent to 72 percent. During the same period, men's labor force participation rate dropped from 84 percent to 82 percent. Although the rate for all working-age adults stood at 77 percent in 2005 and 2011, the labor force has become slightly more female with the rising share of women—predominantly mothers with young children—and the decline in the share of employed men in the labor force.
In recent years, more mothers of young children have entered the paid labor force. While the share of mothers with children under age 6 in the labor force has risen sharply, the rate for all working-age adults has remained relatively flat.
The recent economic recession, the steady decline in men's real earnings, the growth in single-mother families, and the increase in women's educational levels are some of the factors likely contributing to the growth in the proportion of mothers of young children in the workforce.
The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for women with children under age 6 was 68 percent in 2011, up from 63 percent in 2005, according to PRB's analysis of new American Community Survey (ACS) data (see figure). At the same time, the rate for all women of working age (defined as ages 20 to 64) increased slightly, from 71 percent to 72 percent. During the same period, men's labor force participation rate dropped from 84 percent to 82 percent. Although the rate for all working-age adults stood at 77 percent in 2005 and 2011, the labor force has become slightly more female with the rising share of women—predominantly mothers with young children—and the decline in the share of employed men in the labor force.
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