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% | 19.4% | 21.0% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 26.0% |
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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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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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2.13% | 2.38% | 2.62% | 2.86% | 3.10% | 3.34% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.0% | 75.6% | 79.2% | 82.7% | 86.3% | 89.9% |
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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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14.3% | 17.0% | 19.7% | 22.4% | 25.0% | 27.7% |
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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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3.0% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 18.7% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.2% | 70.7% | 72.0% | 73.4% | 74.8% | 76.2% |
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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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