Return to the PIE Home PageAs the graph above illustrates, the labor force participation rate of women with children has increased dramatically in recent decades. The participation rate of women with children under 6 years of age has increased from 22.2% in 1960 to 62.0% in 1990. The participation rate of women with children 6-17 years of age has similarly increased, from 52.2% in 1970 to 77.0% in 1990. Combined, 69.6% of women with children in Franklin County were in the labor force in 1990. This represents 122,102 Franklin County women.
Children in homes (i.e., families or subfamilies) with all parents in the labor force is the norm in Franklin County. In 1990, 65.1% of children in families had both parents (or all parents present) in the labor force. Of children less than 6 years of age, 58.8% lived in families with all parents in the labor force, while 68.9% of children 6-17 years of age lived in such families.
The labor force participation rate is defined as the percentage of persons over 16 years of age either employed or unemployed but actively seeking employment.
1960 1970 1980 1990
Women w/Children 0-18 N/A 118,188 117,367 122,102
In the Labor Force N/A 50,532 67,797 84,929
% in Labor Force N/A 42.8% 57.8% 69.6%
Women w/Children 0-6 58,945 59,427 53,250 60,597
In the Labor Force 13,095 19,873 25,986 37,570
% in Labor Force 22.2% 33.4% 48.8% 62.0%
Women w/Children 6-17 N/A 58,761 64,117 61,505
In the Labor Force N/A 30,659 41,811 47,359
% in Labor Force N/A 52.2% 65.2% 77.0%
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Age 1990 All Children (0-17 yrs) 226,662 W/ All Parents in Labor Force 147,569 % W/ All Parents in Labor Force 65.1% Children < 6 yrs 85,115 W/ All Parents in Labor Force 50,040 % W/ All Parents in Labor Force 58.8% Children 6-17 yrs 141,547 W/ All Parents in Labor Force 97,529 % W/ All Parents in Labor Force 68.9%
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
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