Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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30.2% | 32.5% | 34.7% | 37.0% | 39.3% | 41.6% |
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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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10.8% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 21.1% |
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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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1.99% | 2.23% | 2.48% | 2.72% | 2.96% | 3.21% |
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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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0.05% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.30% | 0.38% | 0.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.1% | 88.6% | 90.0% | 91.4% | 92.8% | 94.2% |
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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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17.4% | 21.6% | 25.7% | 29.9% | 34.0% | 38.2% |
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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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10.8% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 16.3% |
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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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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% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.56% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.1% | 89.8% | 92.3% | 94.9% | 97.4% | 100.0% |
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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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