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% | 25.6% | 26.7% | 27.8% | 28.9% | 30.1% |
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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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14.40% | 14.84% | 15.28% | 15.71% | 16.15% | 16.59% |
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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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1.51% | 1.61% | 1.70% | 1.79% | 1.89% | 1.99% |
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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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0.53% | 0.62% | 0.70% | 0.78% | 0.87% | 0.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.1% | 86.2% | 87.3% | 88.4% | 89.5% | 90.6% |
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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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29.9% | 31.5% | 33.0% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 37.5% |
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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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8.3% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 19.6% |
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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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0.69% | 1.10% | 1.50% | 1.90% | 2.31% | 2.71% |
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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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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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