Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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13.8% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 18.8% | 20.5% | 22.2% |
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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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4.1% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 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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1.95% | 2.10% | 2.23% | 2.37% | 2.51% | 2.65% |
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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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0.877% | 0.904% | 0.930% | 0.956% | 0.982% | 1.008% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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51.8% | 56.3% | 60.7% | 65.2% | 69.6% | 74.1% |
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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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11.5% | 14.3% | 17.0% | 19.7% | 22.4% | 25.2% |
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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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4.05% | 4.49% | 4.93% | 5.36% | 5.80% | 6.24% |
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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% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.83% | 1.11% | 1.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.8% | 84.5% | 88.1% | 91.7% | 95.2% | 98.9% |
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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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