Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.6% | 28.5% | 30.4% | 32.3% | 34.1% | 36.1% |
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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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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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0.20% | 0.59% | 0.97% | 1.35% | 1.73% | 2.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.3% | 88.1% | 88.7% | 89.4% | 90.1% | 90.8% |
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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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30.6% | 32.6% | 34.5% | 36.3% | 38.2% | 40.2% |
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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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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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0.7% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 13.9% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.0% | 82.8% | 86.5% | 90.3% | 94.0% | 97.8% |
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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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