Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.9% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 26.1% | 28.1% | 30.2% |
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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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5.4% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 16.5% |
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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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1.47% | 1.55% | 1.62% | 1.70% | 1.77% | 1.85% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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57.8% | 62.7% | 67.5% | 72.3% | 77.1% | 82.0% |
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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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14.4% | 17.6% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 27.0% | 30.2% |
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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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2.9% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 11.5% |
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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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0.00% | 0.29% | 0.59% | 0.88% | 1.18% | 1.48% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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57.8% | 61.9% | 65.8% | 69.8% | 73.8% | 77.8% |
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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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