Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.2% | 23.5% | 24.8% | 26.2% | 27.5% | 28.8% |
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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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14.9% | 16.7% | 18.5% | 20.2% | 22.0% | 23.8% |
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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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1.72% | 2.06% | 2.40% | 2.74% | 3.07% | 3.42% |
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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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0.47% | 0.77% | 1.06% | 1.35% | 1.64% | 1.93% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.6% | 78.4% | 79.1% | 79.9% | 80.6% | 81.4% |
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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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19.3% | 21.9% | 24.5% | 27.1% | 29.7% | 32.3% |
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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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11.1% | 13.1% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 21.1% |
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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% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 1.03% | 1.30% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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