Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.2% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 20.6% |
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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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5.5% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
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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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1.90% | 2.05% | 2.19% | 2.34% | 2.48% | 2.63% |
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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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1.31% | 1.43% | 1.55% | 1.67% | 1.79% | 1.91% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.0% | 75.6% | 76.3% | 76.9% | 77.5% | 78.2% |
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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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