Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.7% | 23.9% | 25.1% | 26.3% | 27.5% | 28.8% |
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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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8.4% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.9% |
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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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0.37% | 0.56% | 0.74% | 0.93% | 1.11% | 1.30% |
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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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0.18% | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.96% | 1.16% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.8% | 85.8% | 87.8% | 89.8% | 91.7% | 93.7% |
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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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15.8% | 19.9% | 23.9% | 27.9% | 31.9% | 36.0% |
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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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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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0.0% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
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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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0.0% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10.9% |
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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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