Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.8% | 30.2% | 32.5% | 34.9% | 37.2% | 39.6% |
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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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17.7% | 19.1% | 20.4% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 24.4% |
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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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1.18% | 1.37% | 1.55% | 1.73% | 1.92% | 2.10% |
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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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0.92% | 1.15% | 1.38% | 1.60% | 1.82% | 2.05% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.9% | 80.2% | 81.3% | 82.5% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
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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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30.4% | 34.8% | 39.2% | 43.6% | 48.0% | 52.5% |
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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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19.0% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 27.0% | 29.6% | 32.3% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.89% | 1.34% | 1.78% | 2.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.8% | 80.7% | 85.5% | 90.3% | 95.2% | 100.0% |
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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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