Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.6% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 32.5% | 34.7% | 37.0% |
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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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6.0% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 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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0.97% | 1.20% | 1.42% | 1.64% | 1.86% | 2.09% |
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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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0.05% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.47% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.6% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 90.9% | 91.7% | 92.5% |
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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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19.9% | 24.2% | 28.6% | 32.9% | 37.3% | 41.7% |
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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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8.0% | 10.2% | 12.5% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 19.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 1.90% | 2.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.6% | 82.7% | 86.6% | 90.6% | 94.5% | 98.6% |
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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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