Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.7% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 28.2% | 29.6% |
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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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7.3% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
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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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1.50% | 1.92% | 2.34% | 2.76% | 3.18% | 3.61% |
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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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1.07% | 1.38% | 1.69% | 2.00% | 2.31% | 2.63% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.0% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 97.1% |
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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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