This special labor force report, focusing on children of working mothers, summarizes findings from the 1977 annual survey of marital and family characteristics of workers in the population who are 16 years old and over. Data are given on: the numbers of children of various ages with working mothers, the percentages of black and white children…

Reports statistics showing that strong employment growth during 1977 was accompanied by fairly substantial declines in unemployment; from yearend 1976 to December 1977, the jobless rate fell to 6.4 percent the lowest point in more than three years. Trends among special labor force groups are also discussed. (Editor/TA)

Describes characteristics of persons living in central cities, suburbs, and nonmetropolitan areas, and discusses the labor force problems of Whites, Blacks, and persons of Hispanic origin; the employment opportunities reflected by an area's occupational and industry composition; and the journey-to-work pattern and its effect on earnings. (BM)

Unemployment increased substantially among all youth in the labor force except college graduates in the year ending in October, 1974. Data were collected as part of the Current Population Survey and relate to persons 16 to 24 years of age in the civilian noninstitutional population. Estimates on the number of graduates are based on a sample, and…

This paper presents a survey of the number of mothers with children under age 17 who were in the work force in 1976. The paper surveys various factors which influence these statistics: age of children, socioeconomic factors, ethnic and racial characteristics, family size, family income and the availability of child care services. The statistics…