Employed mothers with young children (2016-2020 series) in Alabama

Definitions:
The number and percent of mothers who are parents of children under age six and are employed or serving in the armed forces. Data reported for 2000 represent a single year only and represent mothers who are 16 years or older. Data reported for 2016-2020 reflect a five-year average and represent mothers aged 20-64.

Data Source:
U. S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Summary File 3, Table P45, Released 2002; and U. S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Table B23003, Released December, 2021.

Footnotes:
Different methodologies were used in producing base year versus current-year data for this indicator; hence, caution should be used in making comparisons over these two time periods.

Definitions:
The number and percent of mothers who are parents of children under age six and are employed or serving in the armed forces. Data reported for 2000 represent a single year only and represent mothers who are 16 years or older. Data reported for 2016-2020 reflect a five-year average and represent mothers aged 20-64.

Data Source:
U. S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Summary File 3, Table P45, Released 2002; and U. S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Table B23003, Released December, 2021.

Footnotes:
Different methodologies were used in producing base year versus current-year data for this indicator; hence, caution should be used in making comparisons over these two time periods.