Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.6% | 18.6% | 20.5% | 22.5% | 24.4% | 26.4% |
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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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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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0.38% | 0.64% | 0.89% | 1.15% | 1.40% | 1.66% |
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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% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.7% | 82.8% | 84.9% | 87.0% | 89.1% | 91.2% |
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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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15.3% | 20.1% | 24.9% | 29.7% | 34.5% | 39.4% |
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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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3.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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68.4% | 73.2% | 78.0% | 82.8% | 87.5% | 92.3% |
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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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