Working Parents in 2014

For most families with children under age 18, all parents in the household are employed. Here are the percentages in 2014 by type of family and age of children...

Married couple families, both mother and father employed
Total with children under age 18: 60.2%
With children aged 6 to 17 only: 70.4%
With children under age 6: 55.3%

Female-headed single-parent families, mother employed
Total with children under age 18: 69.4%
With children aged 6 to 17 only: 74.3%
With children under age 6: 62.1%

Male-headed single-parent families, father employed
Total with children under age 18: 81.9%
With children aged 6 to 17 only: 81.3%
With children under age 6: 82.7%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Characteristics of Families—2014