Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.7% | 20.3% | 23.0% | 25.6% | 28.2% | 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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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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0.53% | 0.91% | 1.28% | 1.65% | 2.02% | 2.40% |
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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% | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.54% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.1% | 87.0% | 89.9% | 92.7% | 95.6% | 98.5% |
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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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10.7% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 26.8% | 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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1.7% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 11.9% |
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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% | 0.89% | 1.34% | 1.79% | 2.24% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.80% | 1.07% | 1.35% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.0% | 80.5% | 85.0% | 89.5% | 94.0% | 98.5% |
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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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