Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.2% | 25.2% | 27.2% | 29.2% | 31.1% | 33.1% |
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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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11.39% | 11.68% | 11.97% | 12.26% | 12.55% | 12.84% |
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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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1.331% | 1.347% | 1.362% | 1.378% | 1.393% | 1.409% |
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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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0.25% | 0.47% | 0.68% | 0.90% | 1.12% | 1.34% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.6% | 90.3% | 92.0% | 93.7% | 95.3% | 97.1% |
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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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24.1% | 27.7% | 31.3% | 34.8% | 38.4% | 42.0% |
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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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2.2% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 13.8% | 16.7% |
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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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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% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.61% | 0.81% | 1.01% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.9% | 94.3% | 95.8% | 97.2% | 98.6% | 100.0% |
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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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