Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.6% | 21.0% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 25.2% | 26.6% |
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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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12.4% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.2% |
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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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0.93% | 1.40% | 1.87% | 2.33% | 2.80% | 3.28% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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65.8% | 69.5% | 73.1% | 76.8% | 80.4% | 84.1% |
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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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7.8% | 11.0% | 14.2% | 17.3% | 20.5% | 23.7% |
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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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14.8% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 17.7% |
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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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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 11.3% |
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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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0.46% | 0.83% | 1.19% | 1.56% | 1.92% | 2.29% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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64.9% | 68.7% | 72.5% | 76.3% | 80.0% | 83.8% |
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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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