Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.3% | 22.2% | 24.1% | 25.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% |
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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% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 13.6% |
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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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1.1% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 12.9% | 15.9% |
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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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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.91% | 2.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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49.3% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 56.8% | 59.3% | 61.9% |
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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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