Rose M. Kreider

3 weeks ago | census.gov | Néstor Hernández |Rose M. Kreider

The share of fathers working before their first child’s birth remained stable (around 76%) for the cohorts whose first born came prior to 1981 until the 2006–2010 timeframe. In contrast, the share of first-time mothers who worked before their child’s birth was as low as 38% for the cohort whose child was born prior to 1981, climbed to 53% from 1981 to 1985 and remained relatively stable at around 60% from 1986 to 2015.