Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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36.5% | 37.6% | 38.6% | 39.6% | 40.5% | 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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15.56% | 15.99% | 16.42% | 16.85% | 17.28% | 17.72% |
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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% | 2.15% | 2.32% | 2.48% | 2.64% | 2.81% |
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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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0.4028% | 0.4063% | 0.4099% | 0.4134% | 0.4169% | 0.4204% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.66% | 92.78% | 92.90% | 93.01% | 93.12% | 93.24% |
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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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29.1% | 33.3% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 45.8% | 50.0% |
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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% | 10.6% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 17.7% | 20.2% |
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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% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 1.01% | 1.35% | 1.69% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.0% | 89.2% | 91.2% | 93.3% | 95.4% | 97.5% |
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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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