Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.9% | 19.6% | 22.3% | 25.0% | 27.7% | 30.5% |
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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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9.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 15.9% |
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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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0.47% | 0.87% | 1.27% | 1.67% | 2.07% | 2.47% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.8% | 84.7% | 85.5% | 86.4% | 87.2% | 88.1% |
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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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16.9% | 20.6% | 24.3% | 28.0% | 31.7% | 35.5% |
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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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9.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 15.9% |
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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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0.38% | 0.80% | 1.22% | 1.63% | 2.05% | 2.47% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.9% | 81.6% | 83.2% | 84.8% | 86.4% | 88.1% |
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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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