Table 4. Families with own children: Employment status of parents by age of youngest child and family type, 2009-10 annual averages

Table 4. Families with own children: Employment status of parents by age of youngest child and family type, 2009-2010 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Number		Percent distribution
Characteristic	2009	2010	2009	2010
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Total families	34,762	34,513	100.0	100.0
Parent(s) employed	30,521	30,153	87.8	87.4
No parent employed	4,241	4,359	12.2	12.6
Married-couple families
Total	24,223	23,804	100.0	100.0
Parent(s) employed	23,179	22,776	95.7	95.7
Mother employed	16,055	15,577	66.3	65.4
Both parents employed	14,269	13,822	58.9	58.1
Mother employed, not father	1,786	1,755	7.4	7.4
Father employed, not mother	7,124	7,199	29.4	30.2
Neither parent employed	1,044	1,028	4.3	4.3
Families maintained by mother(1)
Total	8,308	8,401	100.0	100.0
Mother employed	5,632	5,627	67.8	67.0
Mother not employed	2,677	2,774	32.2	33.0
Families maintained by father(1)
Total	2,231	2,308	100.0	100.0
Father employed	1,710	1,750	76.6	75.8
Father not employed	521	557	23.4	24.2

WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER
Total families	19,699	19,480	100.0	100.0
Parent(s) employed	17,465	17,224	88.7	88.4
No parent employed	2,234	2,257	11.3	11.6
Married-couple families
Total	13,449	13,203	100.0	100.0
Parent(s) employed	12,867	12,650	95.7	95.8
Mother employed	9,691	9,333	72.1	70.7
Both parents employed	8,582	8,256	63.8	62.5
Mother employed, not father	1,109	1,076	8.2	8.2
Father employed, not mother	3,176	3,318	23.6	25.1
Neither parent employed	582	553	4.3	4.2
Families maintained by mother(1)
Total	4,928	4,987	100.0	100.0
Mother employed	3,578	3,594	72.6	72.1
Mother not employed	1,350	1,393	27.4	27.9
Families maintained by father(1)
Total	1,321	1,290	100.0	100.0
Father employed	1,019	979	77.1	75.9
Father not employed	302	311	22.9	24.1

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS
Total families	15,063	15,032	100.0	100.0
Parent(s) employed	13,056	12,930	86.7	86.0
No parent employed	2,007	2,103	13.3	14.0
Married-couple families
Total	10,774	10,601	100.0	100.0
Parent(s) employed	10,312	10,125	95.7	95.5
Mother employed	6,364	6,244	59.1	58.9
Both parents employed	5,688	5,566	52.8	52.5
Mother employed, not father	676	678	6.3	6.4
Father employed, not mother	3,948	3,881	36.6	36.6
Neither parent employed	462	475	4.3	4.5
Families maintained by mother(1)
Total	3,380	3,414	100.0	100.0
Mother employed	2,053	2,033	60.8	59.6
Mother not employed	1,327	1,381	39.2	40.4
Families maintained by father(1)
Total	910	1,018	100.0	100.0
Father employed	691	771	75.9	75.8
Father not employed	219	247	24.1	24.2
Footnotes (1) No spouse present.
NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: September 26, 2023