June 18, 2010

Employment and unemployment of fathers without spouses

Employment status of fathers by age of youngest child, families maintained by men(1), 2008�09
Characteristic	Percent distribution
Characteristic	2008	2009
With own children under 18 years
Father employed	82.8	76.6
Father not employed	17.2	23.4
With own children 6 to 17 years, none younger
Father employed	82.3	77.1
Father not employed	17.7	22.9
With own children under 6 years
Father employed	83.4	75.9
Father not employed	16.6	24.1
Footnotes: (1) No spouse present.

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