Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.2% | 28.0% | 28.7% | 29.4% | 30.1% | 30.9% |
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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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4.9% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
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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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0.79% | 0.91% | 1.03% | 1.14% | 1.26% | 1.38% |
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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% | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.44% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.7% | 90.8% | 91.8% | 92.9% | 93.9% | 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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23.9% | 27.6% | 31.1% | 34.7% | 38.3% | 41.9% |
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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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3.4% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 14.3% |
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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% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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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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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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