Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.7% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 26.8% | 28.8% | 30.8% |
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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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3.3% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 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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2.02% | 2.37% | 2.72% | 3.08% | 3.43% | 3.78% |
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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% | 0.31% | 0.61% | 0.92% | 1.23% | 1.54% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.6% | 80.2% | 81.8% | 83.3% | 84.9% | 86.5% |
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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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