Market research firm Statscan is shedding some light on the work schedules and changes in earnings in traditional and single parent households. According to the report, the share of single mothers working full time has increased substantially over the past 25 years. The pay rate, however, has not been on the same pace.

Between 1980 and 2005, the proportion of single mothers with a full-time and full-year schedule rose from 43% to 51%, Statscan said. However, that work may have resulted in an absolute increase of pay, but the overall share of single parents with “low earnings” has increased as well. The market research firm found that the proportion of single mothers with low earnings working on a full-year and full-time basis rose from 8% to 20%.

Among single mothers, increasing work hours contributed to one-third of the overall increase in annual earnings. The gains were mostly associated with the rising work hours of single mothers with low earnings. In contrast, single fathers increased their work time by much smaller amounts, which is likely due to the fact that many single fathers were working full time already.

Statscan defined low income as less than two-thirds of the national median in any census year. The median was $70,100 and low earnings were defined as $46,266 or less.

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