Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.2% | 20.4% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 29.7% | 32.9% |
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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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3.5% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.7% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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68.1% | 73.1% | 78.0% | 82.9% | 87.8% | 92.7% |
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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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16.1% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 21.6% | 23.4% | 25.2% |
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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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8.13% | 8.41% | 8.69% | 8.97% | 9.25% | 9.53% |
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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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0.37% | 0.79% | 1.20% | 1.61% | 2.02% | 2.44% |
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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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0.30% | 0.54% | 0.78% | 1.02% | 1.26% | 1.51% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.0% | 82.0% | 84.0% | 85.9% | 87.9% | 89.9% |
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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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