Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.5% | 17.6% | 20.5% | 23.5% | 26.4% | 29.4% |
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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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5.8% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 13.0% |
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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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0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10.1% |
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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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69.9% | 73.9% | 77.7% | 81.6% | 85.4% | 89.3% |
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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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23.1% | 24.0% | 24.9% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 27.7% |
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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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6.71% | 7.15% | 7.59% | 8.03% | 8.47% | 8.92% |
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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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0.67% | 1.14% | 1.61% | 2.08% | 2.54% | 3.02% |
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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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0.19% | 0.48% | 0.78% | 1.07% | 1.36% | 1.66% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.7% | 76.8% | 78.9% | 81.0% | 83.1% | 85.2% |
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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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