Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.2% | 25.1% | 27.0% | 28.8% | 30.7% | 32.7% |
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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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8.6% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 15.8% | 18.2% | 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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0.28% | 0.61% | 0.94% | 1.26% | 1.59% | 1.92% |
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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% | 0.46% | 0.67% | 0.88% | 1.08% | 1.29% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.8% | 86.2% | 88.5% | 90.8% | 93.1% | 95.5% |
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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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21.8% | 26.3% | 30.8% | 35.3% | 39.7% | 44.3% |
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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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8.0% | 11.9% | 15.8% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 27.5% |
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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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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% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.56% | 1.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.8% | 81.0% | 84.2% | 87.3% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
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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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