Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.6% | 16.7% | 17.8% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 21.1% |
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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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8.2% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 18.3% |
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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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2.86% | 3.27% | 3.68% | 4.09% | 4.49% | 4.91% |
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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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2.62% | 2.72% | 2.80% | 2.89% | 2.98% | 3.08% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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59.7% | 60.6% | 61.5% | 62.4% | 63.2% | 64.2% |
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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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