Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.7% | 24.5% | 25.2% | 25.9% | 26.7% | 27.5% |
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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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6.80% | 7.22% | 7.65% | 8.07% | 8.49% | 8.91% |
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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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1.46% | 1.53% | 1.60% | 1.66% | 1.72% | 1.79% |
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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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0.62% | 0.71% | 0.80% | 0.89% | 0.98% | 1.07% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.6% | 83.4% | 84.2% | 85.0% | 85.8% | 86.6% |
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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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16.5% | 21.1% | 25.6% | 30.1% | 34.6% | 39.2% |
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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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2.3% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 18.2% |
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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% | 0.47% | 0.93% | 1.40% | 1.86% | 2.34% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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