Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 19
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| With children under 6 | With children 6 to 17 only
Year |-----------------------------|-----------------------------
|Married\1\|Separated|Divorced|Married\1\|Separated|Divorced
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Civilian labor force, in millions \2\
1950 ....... 1.4 --- --- | 2.2 --- ---
1960 ....... 2.5 --- --- | 4.1 --- ---
1970 ....... 3.9 0.3 0.3 | 6.3 0.4 0.6
1975 ....... 4.4 0.4 0.5 | 7.0 0.5 1.0
1980 ....... 5.2 0.4 0.5 | 8.4 0.6 1.6
1985 ....... 6.4 0.4 0.6 | 8.5 0.7 2.0
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1986 ....... 6.6 0.5 0.7 | 8.8 0.6 2.0
1987 ....... 7.0 0.4 0.7 | 9.0 0.7 2.0
1988 ....... 7.0 0.4 0.6 | 9.3 0.7 1.9
1990 ....... 7.2 0.5 0.6 | 9.3 0.7 2.0
1991 ....... 7.4 0.5 0.6 | 9.1 0.7 2.0
1992 ....... 7.3 0.5 0.6 | 9.5 0.7 2.1
1993 ....... 7.3 0.5 0.7 | 9.7 0.8 2.1
Labor force participation rate\3\
1950 ....... 11.9 --- --- | 28.3 --- ---
1960 ....... 18.6 --- --- | 39.0 --- ---
1970 ....... 30.3 45.0 65.4 | 49.2 60.5 82.7
1975 ....... 36.6 49.4 65.8 | 52.3 59.1 80.1
1980 ....... 45.1 52.2 68.3 | 61.7 66.3 82.3
1985 ....... 53.4 53.2 67.5 | 67.8 70.9 83.4
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1986 ....... 53.8 57.4 73.8 | 68.4 70.6 84.7
1987 ....... 56.8 55.1 70.5 | 70.6 72.6 84.5
1988 ....... 57.1 53.0 70.1 | 72.5 69.3 83.9
1990 ....... 58.9 59.3 69.8 | 73.6 75.0 85.9
1991 ....... 59.9 52.2 68.5 | 73.6 74.7 84.6
1992 ....... 59.9 55.7 65.9 | 75.4 71.6 85.9
1993 ....... 59.6 52.1 68.1 | 74.9 71.6 83.6
Unemployment rate\4\
1960 ....... 7.8 --- --- | 4.9 --- ---
1970 ....... 7.9 12.9 5.0 | 4.8 5.9 6.5
1975 ....... 13.8 22.7 10.9 | 7.1 13.0 9.3
1980 ....... 8.3 12.3 13.6 | 4.4 10.6 6.7
1985 ....... 8.0 22.9 12.1 | 5.5 14.6 9.0
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1986 ....... 7.6 16.5 12.9 | 4.8 11.7 8.2
1987 ....... 5.9 15.7 13.8 | 4.9 14.8 6.1
1988 ....... 6.1 15.0 9.4 | 3.8 8.7 5.3
1990 ....... 4.8 13.0 9.0 | 3.8 10.4 7.0
1991 ....... 6.7 16.2 9.9 | 4.2 10.7 6.5
1992 ....... 7.0 19.4 14.3 | 4.6 13.5 7.0
1993 ....... 6.2 17.4 8.8 | 3.8 9.6 6.0
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---Data not available.
/1/ Husband present.
/2/ The civilian labor force includes all employed persons, plus those seeking employment; it excludes persons in the military.
/3/ The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons either employed or seeking employment.
/4/ The unemployment rate is the proportion of those in the labor force who are not working and are seeking employment.
NOTE: Data are for both full-time and part-time workers. Data for 1989 are not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States. U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Special Labor Force Reports, nos. 13, 183, and 2163; and unpublished data.
[Indicator 18. Parents' Employment]
[Indicator 20. Median Income]
