Children under age 6 with all available parents in work force, detailed in Maine
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What the data shows
The rate of all parents of children under age 6 in the work force statewide has dipped slightly since the peak 5-year time period of 2014-2018 of 71.1% to 69.7% for the 5-year time period 2017-2021.
At the county level, for the most recent 5-year annual average, from 2017-2021, seven counties had rates that exceeded the state rate of 69.7%. These were: Sagadahoc (79.8%), Androscoggin (75.4%), Cumberland (73.8%), Kennebec (72.9%), Waldo (71.5%), and York (70.2%). The counties with the lowest rate of children under age 6 with all available parents in the workforce were: Franklin (51.1%), Knox (54.3%) and Somerset (57.7%).
Definitions: The number and percentage of children under age 6 with all parents in the family in the work force. For children living in a home with two parents this means that both parents are in the labor force. For children living in a single-parent family, this means the resident parent is in the labor force. A person is considered in the workforce if they are employed part time or full time or if they are unemployed but actively looking for work.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B23008
Footnotes:
Note that 5-year annual estimates are used to obtain county level data. Thus, 2021 represents an annual average for the years 2017-2021.
Updated December 2022.