Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.4% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 18.5% | 19.2% | 20.0% |
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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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5.1% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 10.3% |
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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% | 0.21% | 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 1.04% |
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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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4.94% | 5.34% | 5.73% | 6.13% | 6.52% | 6.92% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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52.1% | 55.2% | 58.3% | 61.4% | 64.5% | 67.7% |
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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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