Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.6% | 31.8% | 34.0% | 36.1% | 38.3% | 40.5% |
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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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7.6% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 15.7% |
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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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0.30% | 0.76% | 1.21% | 1.67% | 2.13% | 2.59% |
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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% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.46% | 0.59% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.8% | 84.4% | 87.9% | 91.4% | 94.9% | 98.4% |
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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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21.1% | 24.0% | 26.8% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 35.5% |
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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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11.0% | 15.4% | 19.7% | 24.1% | 28.4% | 32.8% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.11% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.2% | 84.9% | 88.5% | 92.2% | 95.8% | 99.5% |
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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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