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Table 4:1

Employment Rates Among Single Mothers Under 200 Percent of Poverty
1996 - 2003
With Children Under 6
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Employed 44.4% 50.4% 51.1% 54.6% 58.5% 55.9% 57.3% 53.7%
Unemployed 9.6% 11.8% 11.0% 9.5% 8.0% 8.3% 9.9% 11.1%
Not in Labor Force 46.0% 37.8% 37.8% 35.9% 33.5% 35.8% 32.7% 35.2%
With Children Under 18
Employed 51.1% 54.4% 56.6% 59.0% 60.8% 60.1% 59.3% 56.4%
Unemployed 8.6% 10.3% 9.3% 7.9% 7.4% 7.6% 9.0% 10.2%
Not in Labor Force 40.4% 35.4% 34.1% 33.1% 31.8% 32.3% 31.7% 33.4%
Source: ASPE tabulations using data from the CPS, U.S. Census Bureau (1996-2003)

Last Updated on 2/13/2007
By ACF

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