Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.4% | 22.2% | 22.9% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 25.1% |
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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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7.1% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% |
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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% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.81% | 1.02% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.5% | 77.3% | 82.0% | 86.7% | 91.4% | 96.2% |
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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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23.49% | 23.85% | 24.21% | 24.57% | 24.93% | 25.30% |
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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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5.62% | 6.01% | 6.40% | 6.78% | 7.17% | 7.56% |
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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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0.60% | 0.89% | 1.18% | 1.46% | 1.75% | 2.04% |
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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% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.61% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.0% | 88.4% | 89.7% | 91.1% | 92.4% | 93.8% |
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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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