Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.8% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 20.9% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
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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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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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2.26% | 2.59% | 2.91% | 3.23% | 3.55% | 3.88% |
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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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1.58% | 1.96% | 2.33% | 2.70% | 3.08% | 3.45% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.6% | 81.4% | 82.2% | 83.0% | 83.8% | 84.6% |
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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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18.1% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 28.1% |
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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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2.9% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11.3% |
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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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0.70% | 0.87% | 1.04% | 1.21% | 1.38% | 1.56% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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