Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.4% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 31.1% | 32.8% |
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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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19.0% | 19.8% | 20.6% | 21.3% | 22.1% | 22.9% |
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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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1.58% | 2.07% | 2.55% | 3.03% | 3.51% | 3.99% |
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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% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.57% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.5% | 71.7% | 75.9% | 80.0% | 84.1% | 88.3% |
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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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9.4% | 14.3% | 19.1% | 24.0% | 28.8% | 33.7% |
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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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13.3% | 18.1% | 23.0% | 27.8% | 32.7% | 37.5% |
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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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0.00% | 0.47% | 0.94% | 1.41% | 1.88% | 2.36% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.6% | 82.9% | 87.2% | 91.5% | 95.7% | 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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