Jobs generated through $1 billion investment in child care sector, all and by demographic characteristics of workers
| Jobs gained | Percentage of jobs gained | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Materials | K-input | Induced (respending) | Total | Direct | Materials | K-input | Induced (respending) | Total | Economy-wide | |||
| Totals | 20,550 | 3,174 | 1,913 | 8,592 | 34,228 | 60.0% | 9.3% | 5.6% | 25.1% | 100.0% | |||
| Gender | |||||||||||||
| Male | 1,139 | 1,810 | 1,642 | 4,427 | 9,018 | 5.5% | 57.0% | 85.8% | 51.5% | 26.3% | 51.5% | ||
| Female | 19,410 | 1,364 | 271 | 4,165 | 25,210 | 94.5% | 43.0% | 14.2% | 48.5% | 73.7% | 48.5% | ||
| Race | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 12,611 | 2,018 | 1,268 | 5,691 | 21,587 | 61.4% | 63.6% | 66.3% | 66.2% | 63.1% | 66.2% | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 3,647 | 348 | 106 | 933 | 5,034 | 17.7% | 11.0% | 5.5% | 10.9% | 14.7% | 10.9% | ||
| Hispanic | 3,245 | 596 | 437 | 1,362 | 5,640 | 15.8% | 18.8% | 22.9% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 15.8% | ||
| Asian (including Pacific islander) | 635 | 161 | 74 | 460 | 1,330 | 3.1% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 5.3% | ||
| Other | 411 | 52 | 28 | 147 | 638 | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.7% | ||
| Age | |||||||||||||
| Less than 25 years | 5,077 | 456 | 182 | 1,254 | 6,969 | 24.7% | 14.4% | 9.5% | 14.6% | 20.4% | 14.6% | ||
| 25–54 | 13,167 | 2,275 | 1,463 | 6,014 | 22,918 | 64.1% | 71.7% | 76.5% | 70.0% | 67.0% | 70.0% | ||
| 55 years and older | 2,305 | 443 | 268 | 1,325 | 4,341 | 11.2% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 12.7% | 15.4% | ||
| Union status | |||||||||||||
| Covered | 726 | 199 | 247 | 921 | 2,093 | 3.5% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 10.7% | 6.1% | 10.7% | ||
| Not covered | 19,823 | 2,975 | 1,666 | 7,671 | 32,136 | 96.5% | 93.7% | 87.1% | 89.3% | 93.9% | 89.3% | ||
| Education | |||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 1,498 | 387 | 317 | 833 | 3,034 | 7.3% | 12.2% | 16.5% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 9.7% | ||
| High school only | 5,342 | 908 | 724 | 2,421 | 9,395 | 26.0% | 28.6% | 37.9% | 28.2% | 27.4% | 28.2% | ||
| Some college | 8,490 | 893 | 496 | 2,560 | 12,438 | 41.3% | 28.1% | 25.9% | 29.8% | 36.3% | 29.8% | ||
| Bachelor’s only | 4,285 | 734 | 281 | 1,835 | 7,136 | 20.9% | 23.1% | 14.7% | 21.4% | 20.8% | 21.4% | ||
| Advanced degree | 934 | 253 | 95 | 942 | 2,225 | 4.5% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 11.0% | 6.5% | 11.0% | ||
| Wage quintile | |||||||||||||
| First (lowest) | 8,518 | 680 | 171 | 1,762 | 11,130 | 41.4% | 21.4% | 8.9% | 20.5% | 32.5% | 20.5% | ||
| Second | 5,574 | 635 | 344 | 1,684 | 8,238 | 27.1% | 20.0% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 24.1% | 19.6% | ||
| Third | 3,479 | 617 | 452 | 1,715 | 6,263 | 16.9% | 19.4% | 23.6% | 20.0% | 18.3% | 20.0% | ||
| Fourth | 1,879 | 599 | 494 | 1,715 | 4,688 | 9.1% | 18.9% | 25.8% | 20.0% | 13.7% | 20.0% | ||
| Fifth (highest) | 1,099 | 642 | 452 | 1,715 | 3,909 | 5.3% | 20.2% | 23.6% | 20.0% | 11.4% | 20.0% | ||
Note: Employment statistics represent pooled data from 2009–2012. Supplier jobs include materials and k-input (capital-input) jobs; indirect jobs include supplier jobs and induced (respending) jobs.
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata