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% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 23.4% | 26.3% | 29.3% |
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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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2.2% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% |
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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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0.00% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.35% | 1.80% | 2.25% |
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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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82.1% | 84.9% | 87.8% | 90.6% | 93.4% | 96.3% |
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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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19.5% | 20.5% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 23.4% | 24.5% |
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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% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.7% |
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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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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.86% |
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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% | 0.32% | 0.63% | 0.95% | 1.27% | 1.59% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.1% | 84.6% | 87.0% | 89.4% | 91.9% | 94.3% |
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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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