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% | 17.1% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 28.3% |
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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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7.8% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 12.6% |
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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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0.25% | 0.70% | 1.15% | 1.59% | 2.04% | 2.49% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.2% | 75.5% | 77.9% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
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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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12.0% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 25.6% |
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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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9.1% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 13.8% |
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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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0.49% | 0.90% | 1.32% | 1.73% | 2.15% | 2.56% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.2% | 74.0% | 76.7% | 79.4% | 82.1% | 84.9% |
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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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