| Table S3. Labor Force Status for Women Having Own Children | |||||||||||
| New Jersey: 2001 to 2012 (Persons in Thousands) | |||||||||||
| Two-year Moving Average | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
| Women 16 Years and Over | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 3,501 | 3,572 | 3,537 | 3,540 | 3,562 | 3,579 | 3,580 | 3,580 | 3,599 | 3,609 | 3,645 |
| Women having Children | |||||||||||
| Under 18 Years Old | 1,406 | 1,427 | 1,412 | 1,435 | 1,493 | 1,527 | 1,463 | 1,382 | 1,407 | 1,410 | 1,367 |
| Labor Force Status (% distribution) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Employed | 58.6% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 58.2% | 58.0% | 57.6% | 58.2% | 57.4% | 54.9% | 55.4% | 56.6% |
| Unemployed | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 37.6% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 38.3% | 38.8% | 39.0% | 38.4% | 39.1% | 39.9% | 38.5% | 37.9% |
| Women having Children | |||||||||||
| Under 6 Years Old | 516 | 519 | 492 | 500 | 528 | 547 | 522 | 479 | 482 | 458 | 434 |
| Labor Force Status (% distribution) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Employed | 54.0% | 55.8% | 53.2% | 50.1% | 54.5% | 54.8% | 59.1% | 56.9% | 50.8% | 53.8% | 56.6% |
| Unemployed | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 7.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 42.0% | 40.0% | 43.1% | 45.3% | 42.0% | 41.2% | 37.3% | 39.6% | 44.5% | 40.1% | 35.6% |
| Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 2001 through 2012. | |||||||||||
| Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 12/12. | |||||||||||