働く母、子育て世帯の７５％　保育の受け皿拡大―厚労省

　厚生労働省は９日、２０２１年の国民生活基礎調査結果を発表した。子どものいる世帯の母親で「仕事あり」と回答した人の割合は７５．９％に上り、過去最高を更新した。同省は「保育の受け皿の拡大や、男性が育児休業を取得しやすい環境整備が進んだ」と分析する。
　仕事を持つ母親は１７年に７割を突破。その後も増え続けており、今回初めて７５％を上回った。このうち、正社員の割合も上昇傾向にあり、２１年は２９．６％を占めた。一方、子どものいる世帯は全世帯の２０．７％で、年々減少しつつある。（2022/09/09-16:14）

The proportion of working mothers in child-rearing households in Japan hit a record high of 75.9 pct in 2021, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey showed Friday.
   The rise came as the number of nurseries increased and it became easier for male workers to take child care leave, a ministry official said. The proportion topped 70 pct for the first time in 2017 and has been continuing to rise.
   The proportion of regular employees in working mothers with children has also been on the rise, accounting for 29.6 pct in 2021.
   Meanwhile, the share of households with children has been on the decline, making up 20.7 pct of all households in the country last year.
   The survey also found that single-member households accounted for 29.5 pct of the total. The combined number of households comprising only members aged 65 or over and those made up of such elderly people and unmarried people under 18 totaled a record 15,062,000.