Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.5% | 19.9% | 21.3% | 22.7% | 24.0% | 25.5% |
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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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10.97% | 11.18% | 11.38% | 11.59% | 11.80% | 12.01% |
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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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1.02% | 1.33% | 1.63% | 1.93% | 2.24% | 2.55% |
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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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0.84% | 1.06% | 1.27% | 1.48% | 1.69% | 1.91% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.4% | 84.9% | 85.5% | 86.0% | 86.6% | 87.1% |
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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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16.8% | 18.5% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 25.5% |
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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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7.6% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 13.1% |
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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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0.81% | 1.03% | 1.25% | 1.46% | 1.67% | 1.89% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.0% | 80.5% | 83.9% | 87.3% | 90.7% | 94.2% |
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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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