Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.6% | 31.2% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 35.9% | 37.5% |
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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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20.1% | 23.0% | 25.8% | 28.7% | 31.6% | 34.5% |
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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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2.27% | 2.42% | 2.57% | 2.72% | 2.87% | 3.02% |
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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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3.29% | 3.50% | 3.71% | 3.92% | 4.13% | 4.34% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.2% | 81.8% | 85.5% | 89.1% | 92.7% | 96.4% |
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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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29.6% | 31.3% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 37.6% |
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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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16.6% | 20.2% | 23.7% | 27.3% | 30.9% | 34.5% |
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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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2.38% | 2.77% | 3.16% | 3.55% | 3.94% | 4.34% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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