Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.7% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 19.9% |
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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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2.9% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 12.7% |
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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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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.55% | 0.83% | 1.10% | 1.38% |
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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% | 0.50% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.98% | 2.48% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.0% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 100.0% |
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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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20.88% | 21.03% | 21.18% | 21.34% | 21.49% | 21.64% |
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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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5.68% | 6.13% | 6.57% | 7.02% | 7.46% | 7.91% |
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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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0.69% | 0.82% | 0.94% | 1.06% | 1.19% | 1.31% |
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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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0.27% | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.49% | 0.55% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.0% | 91.7% | 93.2% | 94.8% | 96.4% | 98.0% |
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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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