Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.6% | 23.8% | 26.0% | 28.2% | 30.3% | 32.6% |
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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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8.5% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 12.0% |
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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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0.00% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |
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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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0.00% | 0.42% | 0.85% | 1.27% | 1.69% | 2.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.5% | 89.6% | 91.7% | 93.8% | 95.9% | 98.1% |
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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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20.9% | 25.0% | 29.1% | 33.3% | 37.4% | 41.6% |
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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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5.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 15.1% | 17.5% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 0.85% | 1.14% | 1.43% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.5% | 90.8% | 93.1% | 95.4% | 97.7% | 100.0% |
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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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