Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.5% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 24.1% |
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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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5.7% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 14.5% |
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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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1.19% | 1.25% | 1.30% | 1.36% | 1.42% | 1.48% |
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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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0.163% | 0.211% | 0.257% | 0.304% | 0.350% | 0.397% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.2% | 82.7% | 84.2% | 85.6% | 87.1% | 88.6% |
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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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