Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.1% | 26.9% | 27.6% | 28.4% | 29.1% | 29.9% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
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9.7% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 16.9% | 18.7% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
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1.805% | 1.853% | 1.900% | 1.947% | 1.994% | 2.042% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.05% | 0.13% | 0.21% | 0.29% | 0.37% | 0.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.2% | 85.4% | 86.6% | 87.9% | 89.1% | 90.3% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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35.95% | 36.12% | 36.29% | 36.46% | 36.62% | 36.80% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
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8.96% | 9.42% | 9.87% | 10.33% | 10.78% | 11.24% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
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1.69% | 1.80% | 1.90% | 2.01% | 2.12% | 2.23% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.16% | 0.56% | 0.94% | 1.33% | 1.71% | 2.10% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.7% | 88.3% | 88.9% | 89.4% | 90.0% | 90.6% |
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Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
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Employed:
persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
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Unemployed:
persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
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Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
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Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
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