Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.8% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 21.6% | 22.5% | 23.5% |
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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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8.1% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 14.3% |
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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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1.09% | 1.40% | 1.71% | 2.01% | 2.31% | 2.62% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.89% | 1.34% | 1.79% | 2.24% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.2% | 79.8% | 81.4% | 83.0% | 84.6% | 86.2% |
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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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12.3% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 24.9% |
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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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5.9% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 16.1% |
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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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1.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 11.3% |
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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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72.1% | 75.0% | 77.8% | 80.6% | 83.4% | 86.2% |
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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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