Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.5% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 24.7% |
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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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9.58% | 10.07% | 10.55% | 11.04% | 11.52% | 12.01% |
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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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2.71% | 2.85% | 2.98% | 3.11% | 3.24% | 3.38% |
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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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1.348% | 1.357% | 1.366% | 1.374% | 1.383% | 1.393% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.6% | 76.5% | 78.4% | 80.2% | 82.0% | 83.9% |
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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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11.0% | 12.4% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 16.5% | 17.9% |
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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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17.4% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 21.5% |
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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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3.32% | 3.73% | 4.13% | 4.53% | 4.93% | 5.33% |
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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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1.27% | 1.64% | 2.01% | 2.37% | 2.73% | 3.10% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.8% | 70.3% | 73.7% | 77.1% | 80.5% | 83.9% |
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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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