49.8%
% of married women (spouse present) in the civilian labor force
No current source auditAll sources · source collection
Statistical Abstract of the United States, Table 596: Labor Force Participation Rates by Marital Status, Sex, and Age
U.S. Census Bureau (data from BLS Current Population Survey) · 2010
Population measured
U.S. civilian noninstitutional population 16+, by marital status (CPS annual averages)
Source notes & limitations
Table 596 from the 2011 Statistical Abstract (130th edition). Annual averages of monthly CPS figures. Covers 1960-2009. 'Married, spouse present' = married civilians with spouse present in the household. File: 11s0596.xls (downloaded and verified). The series is the direct continuation of Historical Statistics Vol 1, Series D 49-62 (which ends at 1970). The 1970 figure (40.5%) is close to but not identical to the Hist Stats figure (40.8%) due to CPS processing differences.
Where this source appears
3 records across 3 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
0 of 3 records have a current source audit. A transcription check reads a declared numeric field from a pinned local source file; a calculation replay reads its operands and applies the declared method and rounding rule. A source audit does not independently validate the source or every claim in a record. The date is the last successful local audit; the build checks that its bindings still match.
US · 1980s
US · 1990s
58.4%
% of married women (spouse present) in the civilian labor force
No current source auditUS · 2000s
61.1%
% of married women (spouse present) in the civilian labor force
No current source audit