Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.3% | 25.0% | 25.8% | 26.5% | 27.2% | 28.0% |
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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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10.3% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 14.5% |
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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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0.74% | 0.92% | 1.09% | 1.25% | 1.42% | 1.59% |
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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% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.29% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.1% | 86.1% | 88.1% | 90.1% | 92.1% | 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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18.4% | 21.1% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 29.3% | 32.0% |
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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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6.2% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 22.4% | 26.5% |
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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% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.63% | 2.05% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.0% | 80.0% | 84.8% | 89.7% | 94.6% | 99.5% |
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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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