Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.9% | 27.6% | 28.3% | 29.0% | 29.7% | 30.5% |
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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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9.7% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 20.6% |
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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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0.50% | 0.96% | 1.41% | 1.87% | 2.32% | 2.78% |
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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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0.25% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.64% | 0.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.9% | 90.2% | 91.5% | 92.7% | 94.0% | 95.3% |
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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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21.5% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 27.9% | 30.1% | 32.2% |
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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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3.9% | 8.4% | 12.9% | 17.4% | 21.9% | 26.4% |
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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% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.54% | 1.93% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.3% | 89.0% | 91.8% | 94.5% | 97.3% | 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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