Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.5% | 26.5% | 28.4% | 30.3% | 32.2% | 34.1% |
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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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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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0.71% | 1.08% | 1.44% | 1.80% | 2.16% | 2.53% |
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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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0.99% | 1.35% | 1.71% | 2.06% | 2.42% | 2.78% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.3% | 84.0% | 86.6% | 89.3% | 92.0% | 94.7% |
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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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14.6% | 18.1% | 21.6% | 25.1% | 28.5% | 32.0% |
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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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19.4% | 24.0% | 28.6% | 33.1% | 37.7% | 42.3% |
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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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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.57% | 0.72% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.4% | 85.7% | 87.9% | 90.2% | 92.4% | 94.7% |
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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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