Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.3% | 24.1% | 24.9% | 25.7% | 26.5% | 27.4% |
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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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11.1% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 14.6% |
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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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1.00% | 1.10% | 1.20% | 1.30% | 1.40% | 1.51% |
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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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0.490% | 0.507% | 0.523% | 0.540% | 0.556% | 0.573% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.0% | 83.1% | 85.2% | 87.2% | 89.3% | 91.4% |
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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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19.9% | 22.5% | 25.1% | 27.7% | 30.2% | 32.9% |
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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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6.7% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 14.6% |
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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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0.97% | 1.23% | 1.48% | 1.74% | 1.99% | 2.25% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.05% | 1.40% | 1.75% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.0% | 82.9% | 85.7% | 88.6% | 91.4% | 94.3% |
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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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