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Table 6. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child, marital status, race, and Hispanic 

or Latino ethnicity, March 2010

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Total women, 16 years and over.................................................. 122,337 71,881 58.8 65,766 53.8 6,116 8.5 50,456

 With children under 18 years old...................................... 36,172 25,783 71.3 23,510 65.0 2,273 8.8 10,389

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 19,750 15,247 77.2 14,058 71.2 1,189 7.8 4,503

 With children under 6 years old...................................... 16,422 10,536 64.2 9,452 57.6 1,085 10.3 5,886

 With children under 3 years old.................................... 9,621 5,878 61.1 5,240 54.5 638 10.9 3,742

 With no children under 18 years old................................. 86,165 46,098 53.5 42,256 49.0 3,842 8.3 40,067

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 60,337 37,201 61.7 34,964 57.9 2,237 6.0 23,137

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 25,270 17,622 69.7 16,510 65.3 1,112 6.3 7,647

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 13,700 10,395 75.9 9,769 71.3 626 6.0 3,305

 With children under 6 years old...................................... 11,569 7,227 62.5 6,741 58.3 486 6.7 4,342

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 6,832 4,035 59.1 3,763 55.1 272 6.7 2,796

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 35,068 19,579 55.8 18,454 52.6 1,125 5.7 15,489

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 62,000 34,680 55.9 30,802 49.7 3,879 11.2 27,320

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 10,903 8,161 74.9 6,999 64.2 1,161 14.2 2,742

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 6,050 4,852 80.2 4,288 70.9 563 11.6 1,198

 With children under 6 years old...................................... 4,853 3,309 68.2 2,711 55.9 598 18.1 1,544

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 2,789 1,843 66.1 1,477 53.0 366 19.8 946

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 51,097 26,520 51.9 23,803 46.6 2,717 10.2 24,578

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 97,798 57,316 58.6 52,880 54.1 4,437 7.7 40,482

 With children under 18 years old...................................... 28,252 20,039 70.9 18,461 65.3 1,578 7.9 8,213

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 15,508 11,951 77.1 11,092 71.5 859 7.2 3,557

 With children under 6 years old...................................... 12,744 8,088 63.5 7,368 57.8 720 8.9 4,656

 With children under 3 years old.................................... 7,514 4,543 60.5 4,114 54.8 429 9.4 2,970

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 69,547 37,278 53.6 34,419 49.5 2,858 7.7 32,269

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 51,480 31,543 61.3 29,728 57.7 1,816 5.8 19,937

 With children under 18 years old...................................... 21,079 14,652 69.5 13,769 65.3 883 6.0 6,427

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 11,498 8,696 75.6 8,185 71.2 511 5.9 2,802

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 9,581 5,956 62.2 5,584 58.3 372 6.2 3,625

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 5,704 3,366 59.0 3,148 55.2 219 6.5 2,338

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 30,401 16,892 55.6 15,959 52.5 933 5.5 13,510

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 46,318 25,773 55.6 23,152 50.0 2,621 10.2 20,545

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 7,173 5,387 75.1 4,692 65.4 695 12.9 1,786

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 4,009 3,255 81.2 2,907 72.5 348 10.7 754

 With children under 6 years old...................................... 3,163 2,132 67.4 1,785 56.4 348 16.3 1,031

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 1,809 1,177 65.0 967 53.4 210 17.9 632

 With no children under 18 years old................................... 39,145 20,386 52.1 18,460 47.2 1,926 9.4 18,759

 See footnote at end of table.

Total, all marital statuses

Total, married, spouse present

Total, other marital statuses1

 Percent 

of labor 

force 

White, married, spouse present

White, other marital statuses1

White, all marital statuses

Presence and age of children

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not 

in 

labor 

force 

 Total 

 Percent 

of 

population Total

 Percent 

of 

population 

 Total 

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Table 6. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child, marital status, race, and Hispanic

or Latino ethnicity, March 2010—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 15,711 9,398 59.8 8,197 52.2 1,201 12.8 6,313

 With children under 18 years old...................................... 4,993 3,738 74.9 3,206 64.2 532 14.2 1,254

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 2,729 2,148 78.7 1,897 69.5 251 11.7 581

 With children under 6 years old...................................... 2,263 1,590 70.3 1,309 57.9 281 17.6 673

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 1,303 879 67.5 713 54.7 166 18.9 424

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 10,718 5,660 52.8 4,991 46.6 669 11.8 5,059

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 4,252 2,819 66.3 2,603 61.2 216 7.7 1,433

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 1,870 1,428 76.4 1,310 70.1 118 8.3 442

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 1,035 834 80.6 775 74.9 59 7.1 200

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 835 594 71.1 535 64.1 59 9.9 241

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 468 308 65.8 278 59.5 30 9.6 160

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 2,383 1,391 58.4 1,292 54.2 98 7.1 992

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 11,459 6,579 57.4 5,594 48.8 985 15.0 4,880

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 3,123 2,310 74.0 1,896 60.7 414 17.9 813

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 1,695 1,314 77.5 1,122 66.2 192 14.6 381

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 1,428 996 69.7 774 54.2 222 22.3 432

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 835 571 68.4 435 52.1 136 23.9 264

 With no children under 18 years old................................... 8,336 4,269 51.2 3,698 44.4 571 13.4 4,067

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 5,841 3,368 57.7 3,116 53.3 252 7.5 2,473

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 2,007 1,370 68.2 1,274 63.5 95 7.0 637

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 1,058 795 75.1 746 70.5 49 6.1 263

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 949 575 60.6 528 55.7 47 8.1 374

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 529 292 55.3 272 51.5 20 6.9 236

 With no children under 18 years old................................... 3,834 1,998 52.1 1,841 48.0 157 7.8 1,836

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 3,459 2,122 61.3 1,973 57.0 149 7.0 1,337

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 1,755 1,166 66.4 1,086 61.9 81 6.9 589

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 875 642 73.4 604 69.1 38 6.0 232

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 880 524 59.5 482 54.7 42 8.1 357

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 493 270 54.8 251 51.0 19 7.0 222

 With no children under 18 years old................................... 1,704 956 56.1 887 52.1 68 7.1 748

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 2,382 1,246 52.3 1,143 48.0 103 8.3 1,136

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 252 203 80.8 189 74.9 15 7.3 48

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 183 152 83.2 142 77.6 10 6.7 31

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 69 51 74.4 47 67.9 5 8.8 18

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 36 22 61.9 21 58.3 1 5.8 14

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 2,130 1,042 48.9 954 44.8 88 8.5 1,088

 See footnote at end of table.

Black or African American, all marital statuses

Black or African American, married, spouse present

Asian, married, spouse present

Asian, other marital statuses1

Asian, all marital statuses

Black or African American, other marital statuses1

Presence and age of children

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not 

in 

labor 

force 

 Total 

 Percent 

of 

population Total 

 Percent 

of labor 

force 

 Total 

 Percent 

of 

population 

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Table 6. Employment status of women by presence and age of youngest child, marital status, race, and Hispanic

or Latino ethnicity, March 2010—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 16,212 9,168 56.6 8,056 49.7 1,112 12.1 7,044

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 6,873 4,258 61.9 3,742 54.5 515 12.1 2,615

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 3,347 2,357 70.4 2,113 63.1 244 10.3 991

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 3,526 1,901 53.9 1,630 46.2 271 14.3 1,625

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 2,018 1,019 50.5 857 42.5 162 15.9 1,000

 With no children under 18 years old................................... 9,339 4,910 52.6 4,313 46.2 597 12.2 4,429

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 7,370 4,085 55.4 3,660 49.7 425 10.4 3,285

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 4,376 2,500 57.1 2,242 51.2 259 10.4 1,875

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 2,101 1,376 65.5 1,251 59.5 125 9.1 725

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 2,274 1,124 49.4 990 43.5 134 11.9 1,150

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 1,319 608 46.1 539 40.9 69 11.3 711

 With no children under 18 years old................................... 2,994 1,585 52.9 1,419 47.4 166 10.5 1,410

Total women, 16 years and over................................................... 8,842 5,083 57.5 4,395 49.7 687 13.5 3,759

 With children under 18 years old....................................... 2,497 1,757 70.4 1,501 60.1 256 14.6 740

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger....................................................... 1,246 980 78.7 861 69.1 119 12.1 266

 With children under 6 years old....................................... 1,251 777 62.1 639 51.1 137 17.7 474

 With children under 3 years old..................................... 700 411 58.7 318 45.5 93 22.6 289

 With no children under 18 years old.................................. 6,344 3,325 52.4 2,894 45.6 431 13.0 3,019

Presence and age of children

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not 

in 

labor 

force 

 Total 

 Percent 

of 

population 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, other marital statuses1

 Total 

 Percent 

of labor 

force 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, all marital statuses

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, married, spouse present

 Total 

 Percent 

of 

population 

 1 Includes never-married, divorced, separated, and widowed persons.

 NOTE:Children are "own" children and include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces,

nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail for the above race groups (White, Black or African

American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as

Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

 SOURCE: 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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