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

or Latino ethnicity, March 2007

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Total, 16 years and over........................ 119,300 70,873 59.4 67,925 56.9 2,948 4.2 48,427

 With children under 18 years old............ 37,647 26,834 71.3 25,646 68.1 1,188 4.4 10,813

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 20,502 15,940 77.7 15,341 74.8 599 3.8 4,562

 With children under 6 years old............ 17,146 10,894 63.5 10,305 60.1 589 5.4 6,251

 With children under 3 years old............ 10,000 6,006 60.1 5,679 56.8 327 5.5 3,994

 With no children under 18 years old......... 81,653 44,039 53.9 42,279 51.8 1,760 4.0 37,614

Total, 16 years and over........................ 60,656 37,335 61.6 36,370 60.0 965 2.6 23,320

 With children under 18 years old............ 26,788 18,569 69.3 18,045 67.4 524 2.8 8,219

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 14,319 10,905 76.2 10,638 74.3 267 2.5 3,414

 With children under 6 years old............ 12,468 7,664 61.5 7,407 59.4 257 3.4 4,805

 With children under 3 years old............ 7,408 4,353 58.8 4,215 56.9 138 3.2 3,055

 With no children under 18 years old......... 33,868 18,766 55.4 18,326 54.1 441 2.3 15,102

Total, 16 years and over........................ 58,645 33,538 57.2 31,555 53.8 1,983 5.9 25,107

 With children under 18 years old............ 10,860 8,265 76.1 7,602 70.0 664 8.0 2,594

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 6,182 5,035 81.4 4,703 76.1 331 6.6 1,148

 With children under 6 years old............ 4,677 3,231 69.1 2,898 62.0 333 10.3 1,446

 With children under 3 years old............ 2,592 1,653 63.8 1,464 56.5 189 11.4 939

 With no children under 18 years old......... 47,785 25,273 52.9 23,953 50.1 1,319 5.2 22,512

Total, 16 years and over........................ 95,929 56,674 59.1 54,594 56.9 2,081 3.7 39,255

 With children under 18 years old............ 29,566 20,917 70.7 20,114 68.0 803 3.8 8,650

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 16,131 12,477 77.3 12,084 74.9 392 3.1 3,655

 With children under 6 years old............ 13,435 8,440 62.8 8,029 59.8 410 4.9 4,995

 With children under 3 years old............ 7,923 4,716 59.5 4,477 56.5 239 5.1 3,207

 With no children under 18 years old......... 66,363 35,758 53.9 34,480 52.0 1,278 3.6 30,605

Total, 16 years and over........................ 51,921 31,687 61.0 30,937 59.6 750 2.4 20,234

 With children under 18 years old............ 22,507 15,480 68.8 15,067 66.9 412 2.7 7,027

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 12,013 9,093 75.7 8,887 74.0 206 2.3 2,919

 With children under 6 years old............ 10,494 6,386 60.9 6,180 58.9 206 3.2 4,108

 With children under 3 years old............ 6,304 3,666 58.1 3,551 56.3 115 3.1 2,639

 With no children under 18 years old......... 29,414 16,207 55.1 15,870 54.0 337 2.1 13,207

Total, 16 years and over........................ 44,008 24,987 56.8 23,656 53.8 1,331 5.3 19,021

 With children under 18 years old............ 7,059 5,437 77.0 5,047 71.5 390 7.2 1,623

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 4,119 3,383 82.1 3,198 77.6 186 5.5 735

 With children under 6 years old............ 2,941 2,053 69.8 1,849 62.9 204 10.0 887

 With children under 3 years old............ 1,619 1,050 64.9 926 57.2 124 11.8 569

 With no children under 18 years old......... 36,949 19,551 52.9 18,610 50.4 941 4.8 17,398

 See footnote at end of table.

White, married, spouse present

White, other marital statuses1

Total, all marital statuses

Total, married, spouse present

Total, 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 

 Percent 

of labor 

force 

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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 2007—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Total, 16 years and over........................ 15,055 9,259 61.5 8,629 57.3 630 6.8 5,796

 With children under 18 years old............ 5,232 3,962 75.7 3,664 70.0 298 7.5 1,270

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 2,901 2,356 81.2 2,197 75.7 159 6.7 545

 With children under 6 years old............ 2,331 1,606 68.9 1,467 62.9 140 8.7 724

 With children under 3 years old............ 1,300 839 64.5 765 58.8 74 8.8 461

 With no children under 18 years old......... 9,823 5,296 53.9 4,965 50.5 331 6.3 4,526

Total, 16 years and over........................ 4,323 2,941 68.0 2,826 65.4 115 3.9 1,382

 With children under 18 years old............ 2,052 1,613 78.6 1,555 75.8 58 3.6 439

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 1,192 996 83.6 966 81.1 30 3.0 195

 With children under 6 years old............ 860 617 71.7 589 68.5 28 4.5 243

 With children under 3 years old............ 474 326 68.9 312 66.0 14 4.3 147

 With no children under 18 years old......... 2,271 1,327 58.5 1,271 56.0 57 4.3 943

Total, 16 years and over........................ 10,732 6,318 58.9 5,803 54.1 515 8.2 4,414

 With children under 18 years old............ 3,180 2,349 73.9 2,109 66.3 241 10.2 831

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 1,710 1,360 79.5 1,231 72.0 129 9.5 350

 With children under 6 years old............ 1,470 989 67.3 877 59.7 112 11.3 481

 With children under 3 years old............ 826 512 62.0 452 54.8 60 11.7 314

 With no children under 18 years old......... 7,552 3,969 52.6 3,694 48.9 274 6.9 3,583

Total, 16 years and over........................ 5,519 3,239 58.7 3,136 56.8 103 3.2 2,280

 With children under 18 years old............ 1,882 1,265 67.2 1,222 64.9 42 3.3 618

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 979 731 74.6 709 72.4 22 3.0 249

 With children under 6 years old............ 903 534 59.2 514 56.9 21 3.8 369

 With children under 3 years old............ 495 275 55.6 272 54.9 3 1.2 220

 With no children under 18 years old......... 3,637 1,974 54.3 1,913 52.6 61 3.1 1,662

Total, 16 years and over........................ 3,301 2,006 60.8 1,945 58.9 60 3.0 1,295

 With children under 18 years old............ 1,668 1,085 65.1 1,053 63.1 32 3.0 583

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 846 615 72.7 597 70.5 18 3.0 231

 With children under 6 years old............ 822 470 57.2 456 55.5 14 2.9 352

 With children under 3 years old............ 456 250 54.7 246 54.0 3 1.4 207

 With no children under 18 years old......... 1,633 920 56.4 892 54.7 28 3.0 712

Total, 16 years and over........................ 2,218 1,233 55.6 1,190 53.7 43 3.5 985

 With children under 18 years old............ 214 180 83.8 169 79.1 10 5.6 35

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 133 115 86.6 112 84.1 3 2.9 18

 With children under 6 years old............ 81 64 79.1 57 70.8 7 10.5 17

 With children under 3 years old............ 39 25 65.3 25 65.3 - - 14

 With no children under 18 years old......... 2,004 1,054 52.6 1,021 50.9 33 3.1 950

 See footnote at end of table.

Asian, all marital statuses

Asian, married, spouse present

Asian, other marital statuses1

 Percent 

of labor 

force 

Black or African American, all marital statuses

Black or African American, married, spouse present

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 

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 2007—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Total, 16 years and over........................ 15,075 8,527 56.6 8,084 53.6 443 5.2 6,549

 With children under 18 years old............ 6,894 4,270 61.9 4,028 58.4 242 5.7 2,624

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 3,298 2,336 70.8 2,228 67.6 108 4.6 962

 With children under 6 years old............ 3,596 1,933 53.8 1,800 50.1 133 6.9 1,663

 With children under 3 years old............ 2,086 1,027 49.3 953 45.7 74 7.2 1,058

 With no children under 18 years old......... 8,181 4,257 52.0 4,056 49.6 201 4.7 3,924

Total, 16 years and over........................ 7,455 4,084 54.8 3,930 52.7 155 3.8 3,371

 With children under 18 years old............ 4,702 2,676 56.9 2,568 54.6 108 4.0 2,026

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 2,178 1,445 66.3 1,388 63.8 56 3.9 733

 With children under 6 years old............ 2,524 1,231 48.8 1,180 46.7 52 4.2 1,292

 With children under 3 years old............ 1,496 677 45.3 651 43.5 26 3.9 819

 With no children under 18 years old......... 2,753 1,409 51.2 1,361 49.4 47 3.3 1,345

Total, 16 years and over........................ 7,620 4,442 58.3 4,154 54.5 288 6.5 3,178

 With children under 18 years old............ 2,193 1,594 72.7 1,460 66.6 134 8.4 599

 With children 6 to 17 years old, 

 none younger.................................. 1,120 892 79.6 839 74.9 52 5.9 228

 With children under 6 years old............ 1,072 702 65.5 620 57.8 82 11.6 370

 With children under 3 years old............ 590 351 59.4 303 51.3 48 13.7 239

 With no children under 18 years old......... 5,428 2,848 52.5 2,694 49.6 154 5.4 2,579

Hispanic or Latino, other marital statuses1

 Total 

 Percent 

of labor 

force 

Hispanic or Latino, all marital statuses

Hispanic or Latino, married, spouse present

Presence and age of children

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

Not 

in 

labor 

force 

 Total 

Percent 

of 

population 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: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of

Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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