Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.2% | 30.2% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 33.2% | 34.2% |
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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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9.1% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 16.3% |
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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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0.39% | 0.86% | 1.34% | 1.81% | 2.28% | 2.76% |
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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% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.34% | 0.43% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.6% | 89.3% | 90.1% | 90.8% | 91.5% | 92.3% |
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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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20.6% | 24.0% | 27.3% | 30.7% | 34.0% | 37.4% |
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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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3.9% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 13.3% |
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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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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% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.10% | 1.38% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.7% | 85.8% | 88.9% | 92.0% | 95.1% | 98.2% |
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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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