Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.1% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 23.4% |
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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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8.4% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 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% | 1.16% | 1.32% | 1.48% | 1.64% | 1.81% |
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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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0.57% | 0.82% | 1.08% | 1.33% | 1.58% | 1.84% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.6% | 74.3% | 76.0% | 77.7% | 79.4% | 81.1% |
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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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15.5% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 21.9% | 24.0% | 26.1% |
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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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5.3% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 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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0.91% | 1.19% | 1.48% | 1.76% | 2.04% | 2.32% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.1% | 69.1% | 72.1% | 75.1% | 78.1% | 81.1% |
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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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