Civic Report
No. 35 March 2003

Gaining Ground, Moving Up: The Change in the Economic Status of Single Mother Under Welfare Reform

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Percent of Single Mothers Employed Last Week by Number of Children, Education and Race

A. By Education

B. By Race

C. By Number of Children

Source: Calculated from micro data files, CPS Outgoing Rotation Groups (ORG) for single mothers ages 18–44. Employment is based on monthly reports of current labor force status and the annual numbers shown are averages of the 12 months.

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