United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

382 Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings
N o . 6 3 6 . C iv ilian L a b o r F o rc e P a rtic ip a tio n R a te s , by M a r i t a l S ta tu s , S e x , a n d Age:
I 9 6 0 TO 1 9 8 1
[See table 628 for definition of participation rate}
YEAR AN D M ARITAL 8TA TUS
16-19
years
MALE PARTICIPATION RATE
20-24
years
25-44
years
45-64
years
65 and
over
16-19
years
FEM ALE PA RTICIPATIO N RATE
20-24
years
25-44
years
45-64
years
65 and
over
I960; Married, spouse present.................... ‘91.5 97.1 98.7 93.7 36.6 •27.2 31.7 33.1 36.0 6.7
Single............................................... ■42.6 80.3 90.5 80.1 31.2 '30.2 77.2 83.2 79.8 24.3
Other 1.............................................. ■6B.B 96.9 94.7 83.2 22.7 ‘43.8 58.0 67.2 60.0 11.4
1965: Married, spouse present.,................... ‘B8.0 96.4 98.5 92.6 31.0 ‘30.6 37.1 36.2 39.5 6.7
Single............................................... ‘40.9 75.7 69.0 78.1 23.2 '28.8 72.9 82.4 76.1 22.4
Other2............................................... 77.8 96.6 93.8 80.8 18.7 ‘42.1 59.2 67.2 61.6 10.5
1970: Married, spouse present.................... 92.3 94.7 98.0 91.2 29.9 37.8 47.9 42.7 44.0 7.3
Single............................................... 54.6 73.8 87.4 75.7 25.2 44.7 73.0 80.5 73.0 19.7
Other2............................................... 6 8 .8 90.4 92.3 78.5 18.3 48.5 60.3 67.2 61.9 10.0
1975: Married, spouse present..................... 92.9 95.3 97.3 8 6 .8 23.3 46.2 57.0 50.0 43.8 7.0
Single............................................... 57.9 77.9 8 6 .0 69.9 21.0 49.6 72.5 80.3 66.3 15.8
Other2............................................... 70.6 8 8 .8 91.1 73.4 15.4 47.6 65.3 68.9 59.0 8.3
1960: Married, spouse present.................... 91.3 96.9 97.3 64.3 20.5 49.3 61.4 60.1 46.9 7.3
Single............................................... 59.9 81.3 87.9 66.9 16.8 53.6 75.2 82.0 65.6 13.3
Other2................ 75.0 92.6 93.1 73.3 13.7 50.0 68.4 76.8 60.2 8 .2
1961: Married, spouse present.................... 92.4 96.5 97.2 63.5 19.9 47.2 62.1 61.3 47.4 7.1
Single................. 58.2 80.9 87.8 64.8 19.9 52.3 75.4 62.5 64.3 11.9
Other1................ 80.0 91.9 92.5 73.0 13.0 53.4 69.9 77.7 60.1 0.2
'14 to 19 years old. 2Widowed, divorced, and married (spouse absent).
Source: U,S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unpublished data.
N o . 6 3 7 . E m p l o y m e n t S t a t u s o f M e m b e r s in H u s b a n d - W i f e F a m i l i e s : I 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[As of March. Includes members of the Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post]
IT E M 1960 1966 1970 1975 1977 1978 1979 I960 1981
Husband employed, total (1,000)................. 33,579 35,512 37,687 37,235 37,905 35,034 39,389 38,367 37,968
Percent:
Wife or other member In labor force 1........................ 42.7 47.2 53.1 57.9 61.1 62.2 64.1 65.1 6 6 . 2
Wife only................................................................ 26.5 29.4 34.3 38.9 40.9 41.6 43.9 44.8 45.8
Wife and other member......... 6.1 7.3 9.3 9.9 11.1 11.7 11.7 1 2 . 2 12.3
Wife or other member employed 3 40.0 44.5 50.7 53.4 57.1 59.0 60.8 62.0 62.4
Only wife employed.............. 29.6 32.8 38.3 35.5 36.6 41.0 38.4 43.3 44.4
Husband unemployed, total (1,000)............... 1,462 1,033 972 2,293 1,684 1,366 1,219 1,540 1,860
Percent
Wife or other member in labor force1........................ 49.7 54.6 56.1 61.1 58.6 62.1 60.2 62.6 66.7
Wife only................................................................ 32.1 36.6 41.8 44.6 41.9 45.6 4 4 . 2 45.2 4 9 . 4
Wife a n d other member.......................................... 6 . 0 7.8 7 . 6 8.5 9.3 8.4 1 0 .1 1 1 .1 1 0 . 5
Wife or other member employed 2.......................... 41.7 47.5 5 0 . 6 47.3 49.1 53.2 51.3 53.2 56.7
Only wife employed.... ........................................... 24.9 28.7 33.4 36.4 99.3 40.5 42.4 39.6 44.1
‘Includes other categories not shown separately. ’ Includes wife or other member who Is unemployed.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, H andbook o f L abor S tatistics, periodic, and unpublished data.
N o . 6 3 8 . M a r r i e d , S e p a r a t e d , a n d D iv o r c e d w o m e n — L a b o r F o r c e S t a t u s , b y P r e s e n c e a n d
A g e o f C h i l d r e n : 1 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[In millions, except rate. As of March. Based on Current Population Survey; see Appendix III)
ITEM
IN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION R A T E 1 U N E M P LO Y M E N T R A T E 2
1960 1970 1980 1981 1960 1970 1980 1981 1960 1970 1980 1981
Married, husband present, total.................. 12.3 18.4 24.9 25.5 30.5 40.8 50.1 51.0 5.4 4.8 5.3 6.B
No children under 18.............................. 5.7 8.2 11.2 11.4 34.7 42.2 46.0 46.3 4.8 3.3 4.5 4.9
Children 6-17 yr. only 4.1 6.3 8.4 B.4 39.0 49.2 61.7 62.5 4.9 4.8 4.4 5.3
Children under 6 yr.... 2.5 3.9 5.2 5.6 18.6 30.3 45.1 47.8 7.8 7.9 8.3 6.2
Separated, total............ (NA) 1.4 1.9 2.1 (NA) 52.1 59.4 60.8 (NA) 6.8 9.9 12.5
No children under 16. (NA) .7 .9 1.0 (NA) 52.3 58.9 59.9 (NA) 4.2
Children 6-17 yr. only (NA) .4 .6 .7 (NA) 60.6 66.3 70.0 (NA) 5.9
8.3
10.6
8.0
14.2
Children under 6 yr.... (NA) .3 .4 .4 (NA) 45.4 52.2 51.0 (NA) 13.3 12.3 20.2
Divorced, total ............. (NA) 1.9 4.4 4.6 (NA) 71.5 74.5 75.0 (N A ) 5.4 6.4 6.8
No children under 18. (NA) 1.1 2.3 2.5 (NA) 67.7 71.4 72.4 (NA) 4.7 4.5 5.8
Children 6-17 yr. only (NA) .6 1.6 1.7 (NA) 82.4 62.3 83.4 (NA 6.5 6.7 7.1
Children under 6 yr..., (NA) .3 .6 .6 (NA) 63.3 66.3 65.4 (NA) 5.2 13.6 10.3
NA Not available. 'Percent of women in each specific category In the labor force. ’Unemployed as a percent of civilian
labor force in specified group.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Specief Labor Force Reports No. 13, and forthcoming report