Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.5% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 20.5% | 21.8% | 23.1% |
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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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18.5% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 27.6% | 30.6% | 33.7% |
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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.70% | 0.93% | 1.17% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.2% | 72.0% | 76.8% | 81.6% | 86.3% | 91.1% |
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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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11.7% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 18.5% | 20.8% | 23.1% |
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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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25.3% | 27.6% | 29.8% | 32.0% | 34.2% | 36.5% |
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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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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.93% | 2.41% |
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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% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 1.07% | 1.43% | 1.80% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.0% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 89.5% | 90.3% | 91.1% |
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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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