Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.7% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 31.8% | 33.8% | 35.9% |
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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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3.3% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% |
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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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0.26% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 1.02% | 1.27% | 1.52% |
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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% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.40% | 0.50% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.3% | 83.9% | 86.5% | 89.0% | 91.6% | 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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20.3% | 23.4% | 26.5% | 29.6% | 32.7% | 35.9% |
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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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1.7% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
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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% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 1.03% | 1.37% | 1.72% |
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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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