Definition

Children under age 18 living in families where at least one parent does not have a job, has been actively looking for work in the past 4 weeks, and is currently available for work. For children living in single-parent families, this means that the resident parent is unemployed. For children living in married-couple families, this means that either or both parents are unemployed.

Data Source

PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Basic Monthly Data Files.

Notes

N.A. - Data not available.

Last Updated

2025-02