"Labor Force Participation Rates of Adults 16 Years Old and Over, by Sex, March 1970 to 2000"																		
(In thousands)																		


		1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000		
US Total	Total Population	"137,374"	"151,498"	"164,265"	"178,587"	"188,479"	"190,216"	"191,862"	"193,792"	"196,209"	"198,022"	"199,925"	"202,515"	"204,551"	"207,038"	"209,845"		
	%	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		
																		
	In Labor Force	"81,696"	"91,268"	"103,339"	"114,256"	"123,499"	"124,074"	"125,452"	"126,393"	"129,163"	"131,108"	"132,324"	"135,227"	"136,926"	"138,120"	"140,454"		
	%	59.5	60.2	62.9	64.0	65.5	65.2	65.4	65.2	65.8	66.2	66.2	66.8	66.9	66.7	66.9		
	Single Parent w/ Children Under 18	"1,351"	"2,118"	"3,071"	"3,817"	"4,429"	"4,440"	"4,602"	"4,881"	"5,062"	"5,269"	"5,565"	"6,018"	"6,196"	"6,316"	"6,373"		
	%	1.7	2.3	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.5		
	Single Parent w/ Children Under 6	---	---	801	"1,066"	"1,493"	"1,516"	"1,564"	"1,807"	"1,885"	"1,886"	"1,921"	"2,287"	"2,345"	"2,361"	"2,330"		
	%	---	---	0.8	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7		
	Not In Labor Force	"55,679"	"60,230"	"60,926"	"64,331"	"64,981"	"66,142"	"66,410"	"67,399"	"67,046"	"66,914"	"67,600"	"67,288"	"67,625"	"68,918"	"69,390"		
	%	40.5	39.8	37.1	36.0	34.5	34.8	34.6	34.8	34.2	33.8	33.8	33.2	33.1	33.3	33.1		
																		
	Total Full-time/Year Round Workers*	"52,702"	"57,197"	"63,609"	"70,419"	"81,117"	"80,932"	"80,385"	"81,523"	"82,548"	"84,930"	"87,446"	"89,491"	"91,909"	"95,077"	"97,941"		
	%																	
	Single Parent w/ Children Under 18	792	"1,275"	"1,879"	"2,388"	"2,882"	"2,804"	"2,900"	"3,016"	"3,057"	"3,310"	"3,720"	"3,832"	"4,015"	"4,182"	"4,368"		
	%	1.5	2.2	3.0	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.9	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5		
	Single Parent w/ Children Under 6	---	---	367	543	822	831	838	901	914	983	"1,100"	"1,205"	"1,260"	"1,308"	"1,391"		
	%	---	---	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4		

Men	Total Population (Men)	"65,011"	"72,052"	"78,217"	"85,132"	"90,266"	"91,159"	"92,038"	"93,084"	"94,027"	"94,894"	"95,867"	"97,388"	"98,410"	"99,364"	"101,109"		
	%	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		
																		
	In Labor Force	"50,467"	"54,774"	"59,376"	"63,365"	"67,361"	"67,701"	"68,209"	"68,835"	"69,517"	"70,570"	"71,095"	"72,329"	"73,026"	"73,334"	"74,517"		
	%	77.6	76.0	75.9	74.4	74.6	74.3	74.1	73.9	73.9	74.4	74.2	74.3	74.2	73.8	73.7		
	Single Father w/ Children Under 18	196	271	380	622	864	842	919	971	959	"1,036"	"1,185"	"1,247"	"1,349"	"1,252"	"1,359"		
	%	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8		
	Single Father w/ Children Under 6	---	---	91	186	337	332	402	472	442	427	469	540	626	512	548		
	%	---	---	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.7		
	Not In Labor Force	"14,545"	"17,278"	"18,841"	"21,767"	"22,905"	"23,458"	"23,829"	"24,249"	"24,510"	"24,324"	"24,772"	"25,060"	"25,384"	"26,030"	"26,592"		
	%	22.4	24.0	24.1	25.6	25.4	25.7	25.9	26.1	26.1	25.6	25.8	25.7	25.8	26.2	26.3		
																		
	Total Full-time/Year Round Workers*	"37,031"	"38,933"	"41,804"	"43,833"	"49,693"	"49,175"	"47,895"	"48,300"	"49,059"	"50,796"	"51,976"	"53,101"	"54,268"	"56,322"	"57,520"		
	%																	
	Single Father w/ Children Under 18	148	202	281	454	660	600	674	674	697	753	926	972	"1,020"	"1,014"	"1,092"		
	%	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.9		
	Single Father w/ Children Under 6	---	---	55	109	227	225	258	289	280	288	323	386	426	378	405		
	%	---	---	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7		
																		
Women	Total Population (Women)	"72,363"	"79,446"	"86,048"	"93,455"	"98,214"	"99,057"	"99,824"	"100,709"	"102,182"	"103,128"	"104,058"	"105,127"	"106,141"	"107,674"	"108,735"		
	%	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		
																		
	In Labor Force	"31,229"	"36,495"	"43,963"	"50,891"	"56,138"	"56,373"	"57,244"	"57,558"	"59,646"	"60,538"	"61,229"	"62,899"	"63,900"	"64,786"	"65,937"		
	%	43.2	45.9	51.1	54.5	57.2	56.9	57.3	57.2	58.4	58.7	58.8	59.8	60.2	60.2	60.6		
	Single Mother w/ Children Under 18	"1,155"	"1,847"	"2,690"	"3,196"	"3,565"	"3,597"	"3,683"	"3,910"	"4,102"	"4,233"	"4,380"	"4,771"	"4,847"	"5,064"	"5,014"		
	%	3.7	5.1	6.1	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.2	7.6	7.6	7.8	7.6		
	Single Mother w/ Children Under 6	---	---	710	880	"1,157"	"1,184"	"1,161"	"1,335"	"1,443"	"1,458"	"1,452"	"1,747"	"1,719"	"1,849"	"1,782"		
	%	---	---	1.6	1.7	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.8	2.7	2.9	2.7		
	Not In Labor Force	"41,134"	"42,952"	"42,085"	"42,564"	"42,076"	"42,684"	"42,581"	"43,151"	"42,536"	"42,590"	"42,828"	"42,228"	"42,241"	"42,888"	"42,798"		
	%	56.8	54.1	48.9	45.5	42.8	43.1	42.7	42.8	41.6	41.3	41.2	40.2	39.8	39.8	39.4		
																		
	Total Full-time/Year Round Workers*	"15,671"	"18,264"	"21,806"	"26,585"	"31,424"	"31,757"	"32,491"	"33,223"	"33,489"	"34,134"	"35,471"	"36,390"	"37,640"	"38,755"	"40,421"		
	%																	
	Single Mother w/ Children Under 18	644	"1,073"	"1,598"	"1,934"	"2,222"	"2,203"	"2,226"	"2,341"	"2,360"	"2,557"	"2,794"	"2,859"	"2,995"	"3,168"	"3,275"		
	%	4.1	5.9	7.3	7.3	7.1	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.5	7.9	7.9	8.0	8.2	8.1		
	Single Mother w/ Children Under 6	---	---	311	434	595	605	580	612	634	694	777	819	835	930	985		
	%	---	---	1.4	1.6	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.4		
																		
--- Not available.																		
"* Full-time, year round employment: Worked 35 hours or more per week for 50 or more weeks in the year prior to the survey. "																		

"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (March Supplement)."