Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.2% | 17.1% | 20.0% | 22.8% | 25.7% | 28.6% |
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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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6.0% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 13.2% |
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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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0.98% | 1.40% | 1.82% | 2.24% | 2.65% | 3.07% |
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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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1.792% | 1.825% | 1.858% | 1.891% | 1.924% | 1.957% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.52% | 69.66% | 69.78% | 69.91% | 70.04% | 70.17% |
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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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12.6% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 23.8% |
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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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4.7% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.9% |
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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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1.07% | 1.42% | 1.76% | 2.10% | 2.44% | 2.78% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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59.5% | 63.4% | 67.3% | 71.1% | 75.0% | 78.9% |
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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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