Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.8% | 18.1% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 21.8% | 23.1% |
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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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8.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 11.7% |
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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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1.03% | 1.17% | 1.31% | 1.45% | 1.59% | 1.74% |
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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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0.44% | 0.62% | 0.78% | 0.95% | 1.12% | 1.30% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.45% | 87.54% | 87.63% | 87.72% | 87.80% | 87.90% |
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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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10.2% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 20.7% | 24.2% | 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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4.9% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.6% | 12.1% |
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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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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% | 0.47% | 0.95% | 1.42% | 1.89% | 2.37% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.7% | 77.9% | 81.9% | 86.0% | 90.1% | 94.3% |
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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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