Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.2% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 29.7% |
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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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3.9% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 13.2% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.36% | 1.81% | 2.27% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.3% | 79.3% | 83.2% | 87.1% | 91.0% | 95.0% |
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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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17.3% | 19.2% | 21.1% | 22.9% | 24.7% | 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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3.9% | 6.8% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 18.4% |
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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% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.01% | 1.35% | 1.69% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.4% | 77.1% | 80.7% | 84.4% | 88.0% | 91.7% |
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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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