BLS: Labor Force Participation Rate Was 73.9% for Mothers and 93.7% for Fathers in 2025
May 02, 2026
May 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 1, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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Labor force participation rate was 73.9 percent for mothers and 93.7 percent for fathers in 2025
The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for all mothers with children under age 18 was 73.9 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. . . .
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Labor force participation rate was 73.9 percent for mothers and 93.7 percent for fathers in 2025
The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for all mothers with children under age 18 was 73.9 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. . . .