Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.3% | 25.7% | 27.0% | 28.3% | 29.5% | 30.9% |
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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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9.74% | 10.05% | 10.36% | 10.66% | 10.96% | 11.27% |
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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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1.39% | 1.50% | 1.61% | 1.71% | 1.82% | 1.93% |
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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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0.12% | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.47% | 0.57% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.9% | 89.0% | 90.1% | 91.2% | 92.3% | 93.4% |
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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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16.1% | 19.6% | 23.0% | 26.4% | 29.8% | 33.3% |
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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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6.8% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 14.4% |
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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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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.75% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.2% | 86.0% | 88.7% | 91.5% | 94.3% | 97.1% |
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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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