Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.9% | 17.7% | 19.5% | 21.2% | 23.0% | 24.8% |
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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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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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1.53% | 1.59% | 1.64% | 1.70% | 1.75% | 1.81% |
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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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0.30% | 0.43% | 0.55% | 0.68% | 0.80% | 0.93% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.2% | 85.1% | 86.0% | 86.8% | 87.7% | 88.6% |
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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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6.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 19.4% | 23.5% | 27.7% |
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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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1.93% | 2.00% | 2.06% | 2.13% | 2.19% | 2.26% |
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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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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.32% |
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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% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.2% | 77.7% | 81.1% | 84.6% | 88.1% | 91.6% |
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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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