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.