Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.0% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 28.1% | 29.2% |
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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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2.5% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10.3% |
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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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0.96% | 1.37% | 1.78% | 2.19% | 2.61% | 3.02% |
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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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1.04% | 1.27% | 1.49% | 1.72% | 1.94% | 2.17% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.68% | 74.06% | 74.44% | 74.82% | 75.20% | 75.59% |
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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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