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% | 19.1% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 24.7% | 26.7% |
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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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5.9% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 15.0% |
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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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1.00% | 1.29% | 1.57% | 1.86% | 2.14% | 2.43% |
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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% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.13% | 1.41% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.6% | 82.9% | 86.2% | 89.5% | 92.7% | 96.1% |
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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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