Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.0% | 27.6% | 29.0% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 33.5% |
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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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8.8% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 19.3% | 22.8% | 26.4% |
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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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1.16% | 1.30% | 1.43% | 1.56% | 1.70% | 1.84% |
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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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0.65% | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.82% | 0.88% | 0.94% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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94.4% | 95.2% | 96.0% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 98.3% |
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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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26.0% | 28.1% | 30.1% | 32.1% | 34.1% | 36.2% |
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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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5.9% | 10.0% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 22.3% | 26.4% |
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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% | 0.33% | 0.67% | 1.00% | 1.33% | 1.67% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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93.5% | 94.5% | 95.5% | 96.4% | 97.3% | 98.3% |
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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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