Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.0% | 23.1% | 25.1% | 27.2% | 29.2% | 31.3% |
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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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12.3% | 14.6% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 21.1% | 23.4% |
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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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1.02% | 1.28% | 1.53% | 1.79% | 2.05% | 2.31% |
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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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0.58% | 0.75% | 0.92% | 1.08% | 1.25% | 1.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.7% | 83.2% | 84.7% | 86.2% | 87.7% | 89.2% |
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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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