Definition

Percent of children under age 6 in families where all available parents are in the workforce

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Various Years, Table B23008: Age of Own Children Under 18 Years in Families and Subfamilies by Living Arrangements by Employment Status of Parents - Universe: Own children under 18 years in families and subfamilies

Technical

Notes

1 Waldfogel, Jane. 2006. What Children Need. Harvard University Press.

2 Kids Count Data Center. Children under age 6 with all available parents in the workforce. https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/7317-children-under-age-6-with-all-available-parents-in-work-force#detailed/2/any/false/870,573,869,36,868,867,133/any/14380,14381.
[% of young children with all parents in workforce](/~/media/4012/Percentage of young children with all parents in workforce 2025 CI Table.pdf).

Last Updated

2025-03