Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.7% | 26.2% | 28.6% | 31.0% | 33.5% | 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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11.7% | 14.1% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 23.7% |
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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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1.22% | 1.49% | 1.76% | 2.02% | 2.29% | 2.56% |
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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% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.66% | 0.84% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.0% | 89.6% | 90.1% | 90.6% | 91.1% | 91.7% |
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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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23.5% | 27.7% | 31.8% | 35.9% | 40.0% | 44.2% |
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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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0.95% | 1.38% | 1.80% | 2.23% | 2.66% | 3.09% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.89% | 1.11% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.7% | 83.8% | 87.8% | 91.9% | 95.9% | 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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