Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.4% | 21.4% | 23.4% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 29.3% |
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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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6.9% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 15.8% |
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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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3.01% | 3.11% | 3.21% | 3.31% | 3.40% | 3.51% |
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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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3.27% | 3.75% | 4.22% | 4.70% | 5.17% | 5.65% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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54.8% | 57.8% | 60.8% | 63.7% | 66.7% | 69.7% |
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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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