Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.7% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 18.9% | 19.8% |
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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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10.7% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 14.9% |
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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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5.38% | 5.64% | 5.91% | 6.17% | 6.44% | 6.70% |
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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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1.3% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 13.0% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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33.8% | 37.6% | 41.3% | 45.0% | 48.8% | 52.5% |
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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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