Sep 28, 2023 - News
Des Moines mom work rates best U.S. percentages
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A greater share of DSM metro-area women who recently gave birth remain part of the workforce as compared to U.S. overall percentages, per new Census data.
State of play: Motherhood can knock women out of the labor force, at least temporarily — slowing careers and contributing to gender pay gaps.
By the numbers: Almost 74% of DSM women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force as of 2022, per the latest American Community Survey.
- That's down three percentage points from the previous year.
Meanwhile, the U.S. percentage last year was 66.6%, a national decade-plus high-water mark.
Read more: Childcare hurdles complicate workforce participation