There are approximately 75 million of them in the civilian labor force and that number is growing at a steady clip. It is important for everyone to understand, in this tight labor market, statistics released by the United States Department of Labor show 47 percent of the U. S. work force are women. They own close to 10 million businesses accounting for more than $1.4 trillion dollars in receipts. Seventy percent of mothers with children under 18 participate in the labor force with 75% of them