Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.5% | 30.3% | 31.0% | 31.7% | 32.5% | 33.2% |
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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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14.3% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 16.4% | 17.1% | 17.9% |
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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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1.16% | 1.38% | 1.59% | 1.80% | 2.01% | 2.23% |
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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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0.25% | 0.33% | 0.41% | 0.49% | 0.57% | 0.65% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.6% | 87.8% | 88.9% | 90.0% | 91.2% | 92.4% |
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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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21.6% | 25.7% | 29.7% | 33.7% | 37.8% | 41.8% |
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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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6.0% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 17.8% | 21.7% | 25.7% |
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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% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.20% | 1.61% | 2.01% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.0% | 91.1% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 96.9% | 99.0% |
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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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