Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.7% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 24.2% |
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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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5.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 12.7% |
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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% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 1.14% | 1.51% | 1.90% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.3% | 78.2% | 81.0% | 83.8% | 86.7% | 89.5% |
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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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15.7% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 22.0% | 24.1% | 26.2% |
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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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5.2% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 17.1% |
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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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0.00% | 0.47% | 0.94% | 1.41% | 1.88% | 2.36% |
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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% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 1.14% | 1.51% | 1.90% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.8% | 73.7% | 77.7% | 81.6% | 85.5% | 89.5% |
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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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