Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.75% | 27.15% | 27.54% | 27.93% | 28.33% | 28.73% |
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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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8.9% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 18.5% |
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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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0.98% | 1.24% | 1.51% | 1.77% | 2.03% | 2.30% |
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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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0.43% | 0.62% | 0.80% | 0.98% | 1.16% | 1.35% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.3% | 87.2% | 88.9% | 90.7% | 92.5% | 94.3% |
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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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24.6% | 25.4% | 26.1% | 26.9% | 27.6% | 28.4% |
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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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5.6% | 8.2% | 10.8% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 18.5% |
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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% | 0.47% | 0.94% | 1.40% | 1.87% | 2.35% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.7% | 89.3% | 90.9% | 92.4% | 93.9% | 95.5% |
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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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