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Children with all available parents not in the labor force by family nativity in United States
Children with all available parents not in the labor force by family nativity
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Definition
The share of children under age 18 none of whose resident parents is in the civilian labor force by children in foreign-born or US-born families.
For children living in a married-couple family or subfamily, this means that neither parent is in the labor force. For children living in a single-parent family or subfamily, this means the resident parent is not in the labor force. The civilian labor force includes persons who are employed and those who are unemployed but looking for work. Children in immigrant families is defined as children who are themselves foreign-born or reside with at least one foreign-born parent. Foreign-born is defined as either a U.S. citizen by naturalization or not a citizen of the U.S. Native-born is defined as born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Northern Marianas or born abroad of American parents. The foreign-born status of children not living with either parent is based solely on the status of the child and no other household member. Children living in subfamilies are linked to their parent(s) and not the householder.
For children living in a married-couple family or subfamily, this means that neither parent is in the labor force. For children living in a single-parent family or subfamily, this means the resident parent is not in the labor force. The civilian labor force includes persons who are employed and those who are unemployed but looking for work. Children in immigrant families is defined as children who are themselves foreign-born or reside with at least one foreign-born parent. Foreign-born is defined as either a U.S. citizen by naturalization or not a citizen of the U.S. Native-born is defined as born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Northern Marianas or born abroad of American parents. The foreign-born status of children not living with either parent is based solely on the status of the child and no other household member. Children living in subfamilies are linked to their parent(s) and not the householder.
Data Source
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 - 2019, 2021 American Community Survey.
Notes
Updated November 2022.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children with all available parents not in the labor force by family nativity.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children with all available parents not in the labor force by family nativity.
Last Updated
December 2022