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% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 23.7% | 26.1% | 28.5% |
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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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4.7% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 14.4% | 16.8% |
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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% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.47% | 1.96% | 2.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.0% | 73.7% | 77.3% | 80.9% | 84.5% | 88.1% |
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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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17.4% | 19.7% | 21.9% | 24.1% | 26.3% | 28.5% |
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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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6.5% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.8% |
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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% | 0.44% | 0.89% | 1.33% | 1.78% | 2.23% |
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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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0.50% | 0.90% | 1.29% | 1.68% | 2.06% | 2.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.1% | 71.2% | 75.2% | 79.2% | 83.3% | 87.3% |
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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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