Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
|
17.9% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 20.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
4.0% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 12.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
0.00% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
|
1.09% | 1.41% | 1.72% | 2.03% | 2.34% | 2.65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
|
66.6% | 71.3% | 75.9% | 80.5% | 85.1% | 89.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
-
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
-
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
-
Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
-
Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.