Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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34.2% | 35.5% | 36.8% | 38.0% | 39.3% | 40.6% |
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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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10.5% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.8% | 14.9% | 16.1% |
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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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1.22% | 1.39% | 1.56% | 1.73% | 1.90% | 2.07% |
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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% | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.70% | 0.94% | 1.17% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.2% | 88.7% | 89.2% | 89.8% | 90.3% | 90.9% |
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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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23.0% | 27.7% | 32.2% | 36.8% | 41.3% | 45.9% |
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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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6.3% | 9.0% | 11.6% | 14.2% | 16.8% | 19.5% |
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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% | 0.41% | 0.83% | 1.24% | 1.65% | 2.07% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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