Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.0% | 27.7% | 28.3% | 28.9% | 29.5% | 30.1% |
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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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14.1% | 15.0% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 17.5% | 18.4% |
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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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1.35% | 1.46% | 1.57% | 1.68% | 1.79% | 1.91% |
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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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0.47% | 0.53% | 0.59% | 0.64% | 0.70% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.1% | 86.8% | 87.4% | 88.0% | 88.6% | 89.3% |
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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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19.4% | 22.7% | 26.0% | 29.2% | 32.5% | 35.8% |
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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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4.3% | 7.1% | 10.0% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 18.5% |
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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% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.3% | 82.7% | 87.0% | 91.4% | 95.7% | 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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