Lone-parent families, particularly the large majority headed by the mother, are over-represented among low income families. Employment and the resultant earnings represent a the main path out of economic disadvantage. This paper examines the pattern of labour force attachment of lone mothers in...

This dataset shows the proportion of earnings that are lost to either higher taxes, lower benefits or childcare costs when a parent with young children takes up full-time employment and uses centre-based childcare services. Data are presented from 2004 onwards.

This dataset contains labour market statistics on hours worked both for full-time and part-time employment with a specific focus on average usual hours weekly worked averages. Data are broken down by employment status, sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total). Data are...

This dataset contains annual labour market statistics based on the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours...