Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
|
23.5% | 24.5% | 25.4% | 26.3% | 27.2% | 28.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
4.2% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 11.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
1.17% | 1.33% | 1.48% | 1.64% | 1.79% | 1.95% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
|
0.18% | 0.32% | 0.46% | 0.60% | 0.74% | 0.88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
|
69.1% | 71.8% | 74.6% | 77.3% | 80.0% | 82.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
-
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
-
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
-
Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
-
Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.