September 24, 1999 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Change in percent of persons working full-time year round varies by sex and education
From 1969 to 1997,
the percent of persons age 25 to 54 working full-time year round
increased from 53.0 percent to 62.6 percent, with changes varying by sex
and educational attainment level.
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In 1969, a total of 27.5 percent of women age 25 to 54 worked full-time
year round; by 1997, that percentage increased to 50.2 percent. By
educational attainment, all groups of women experienced a rise in the
percent working full-time year round. However, those women with a college
degree or higher reported the smallest increase among the groups shown in
the chart at 18.9 percentage points.
The percentage of men working full-time year round decreased from 80.6
percent in 1969 to 75.4 percent in 1997. By educational attainment, all
groups of men experienced a decline in the percent working full-time year
round; the largest decrease among the groups in the chart was for men with
a high school diploma, down 10.5 percentage points.
These data are a product of the Current
Population Survey program. Find out
more in Chapter 3 of Report
on the American Workforce 1999
(PDF 1,037K).
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