Current Population Survey - Marital and Family Labor Force Statistics

The marital and family labor force statistics (FM) database from the Current Population Survey reflects data published each year in the news release, Employment Characteristics of Families. At the present time, only data for persons are available in the FM database. Person data include employment status by marital status and presence and age of own children. For example, the FM database includes the labor force participation rate of mothers with children under age 6 (series FMUP1378865).

Data and Resources

Field Value
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modified 2014-02-14
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Groups
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  • North America
Tags
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  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • demographic
  • earnings
  • employment
  • family
  • hours-of-work
  • marital
  • unemployment
  • union
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metadata_created 2025-09-24T19:25:33.960189
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T19:25:33.960198
notes The marital and family labor force statistics (FM) database from the Current Population Survey reflects data published each year in the news release, Employment Characteristics of Families. At the present time, only data for persons are available in the FM database. Person data include employment status by marital status and presence and age of own children. For example, the FM database includes the labor force participation rate of mothers with children under age 6 (series FMUP1378865).
num_resources 2
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title Current Population Survey - Marital and Family Labor Force Statistics