| Table S3. Labor Force Status for Women Having Own Children | |||||||
| New Jersey: 2000 to 2007 (Persons in Thousands) | |||||||
| Two-year Moving Average | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Women 16 Years and Over | |||||||
| TOTAL | 3,395 | 3,501 | 3,572 | 3,537 | 3,540 | 3,562 | 3,579 |
| Women having Children | |||||||
| Under 18 Years Old | 1,336 | 1,406 | 1,427 | 1,412 | 1,435 | 1,493 | 1,527 |
| Labor Force Status (% distribution) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Employed | 60.0% | 58.6% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 58.2% | 58.0% | 57.6% |
| Unemployed | 2.1% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 37.9% | 37.6% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 38.3% | 38.8% | 39.0% |
| Women having Children | |||||||
| Under 6 Years Old | 499 | 516 | 519 | 492 | 500 | 528 | 547 |
| Labor Force Status (% distribution) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Employed | 59.0% | 54.0% | 55.8% | 53.2% | 50.1% | 54.5% | 54.8% |
| Unemployed | 2.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 38.9% | 42.0% | 40.0% | 43.1% | 45.3% | 42.0% | 41.2% |
| Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 2000 through 2007. | |||||||
| Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 11/07. | |||||||