Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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31.2% | 32.6% | 34.1% | 35.5% | 37.0% | 38.5% |
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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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7.0% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 12.8% |
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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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1.17% | 1.35% | 1.52% | 1.69% | 1.86% | 2.04% |
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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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1.33% | 1.64% | 1.94% | 2.23% | 2.53% | 2.84% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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68.2% | 69.3% | 70.3% | 71.3% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
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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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29.2% | 31.2% | 33.2% | 35.2% | 37.2% | 39.2% |
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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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5.3% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.5% |
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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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1.01% | 1.50% | 1.99% | 2.48% | 2.96% | 3.45% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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65.1% | 66.2% | 67.2% | 68.2% | 69.2% | 70.3% |
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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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