[quote=squat250]temecula, if she’s thinking she needs to stay home with her baby. which odds are she will[/quote]
61%
The proportion of mothers with a recent birth who were in the labor force increased from 57 percent in 2006 to 61 percent in 2008.
Other interesting stats:
Compared with other moms, stay-at-home moms in 2007 were more likely to be:
•Younger (44 percent were under 35 compared with 38 percent of mothers in the labor force).
•Hispanic (27 percent compared with 16 percent of mothers in the labor force).
•Foreign-born (34 percent compared with 19 percent of mothers in the labor force).
•Living with a preschool-age child (57 percent compared with 43 percent of mothers in the labor force).
•Without a high school diploma (19 percent versus 8 percent of mothers in the labor force).
