Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.3% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 28.5% | 30.2% | 32.0% |
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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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5.34% | 5.77% | 6.20% | 6.63% | 7.06% | 7.49% |
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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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0.49% | 0.94% | 1.38% | 1.83% | 2.28% | 2.73% |
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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% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 0.85% | 1.13% | 1.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.0% | 71.0% | 74.9% | 78.8% | 82.8% | 86.7% |
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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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20.6% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 28.0% | 30.5% | 33.0% |
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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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3.0% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 16.6% | 20.0% |
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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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0.00% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.35% | 1.80% | 2.26% |
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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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68.5% | 72.2% | 75.9% | 79.6% | 83.3% | 87.1% |
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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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