Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.8% | 26.1% | 29.4% | 32.7% | 36.0% | 39.4% |
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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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12.6% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 15.9% |
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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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1.45% | 1.54% | 1.62% | 1.71% | 1.79% | 1.88% |
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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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0.56% | 0.64% | 0.73% | 0.81% | 0.89% | 0.97% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.9% | 76.4% | 78.8% | 81.3% | 83.7% | 86.2% |
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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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