Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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31.0% | 32.2% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 35.5% | 36.7% |
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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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7.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% |
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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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2.15% | 2.31% | 2.47% | 2.62% | 2.78% | 2.94% |
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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% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.65% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.5% | 87.2% | 88.9% | 90.6% | 92.3% | 94.0% |
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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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27.2% | 29.8% | 32.3% | 34.9% | 37.4% | 40.0% |
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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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6.3% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 12.6% |
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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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1.45% | 1.88% | 2.31% | 2.74% | 3.17% | 3.60% |
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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% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.58% | 1.98% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.1% | 77.6% | 81.0% | 84.5% | 87.9% | 91.4% |
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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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