Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.9% | 23.3% | 24.6% | 25.9% | 27.2% | 28.5% |
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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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21.36% | 21.52% | 21.68% | 21.84% | 22.00% | 22.16% |
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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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2.329% | 2.378% | 2.426% | 2.475% | 2.523% | 2.572% |
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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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0.48% | 0.68% | 0.88% | 1.08% | 1.28% | 1.48% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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93.9% | 95.0% | 96.1% | 97.1% | 98.1% | 99.2% |
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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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11.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 18.4% |
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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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18.4% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 22.2% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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3.42% | 3.51% | 3.60% | 3.68% | 3.77% | 3.86% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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93.40% | 93.87% | 94.33% | 94.79% | 95.25% | 95.72% |
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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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