Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.9% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 24.1% | 26.8% | 29.6% |
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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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5.0% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 16.3% |
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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% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.31% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.0% | 76.9% | 78.8% | 80.7% | 82.6% | 84.5% |
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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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16.7% | 19.3% | 21.9% | 24.5% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
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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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5.0% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
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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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1.41% | 1.75% | 2.08% | 2.41% | 2.74% | 3.08% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.0% | 76.6% | 78.1% | 79.7% | 81.3% | 82.9% |
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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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