Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.4% | 22.2% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 27.5% | 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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6.23% | 6.51% | 6.80% | 7.08% | 7.36% | 7.65% |
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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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0.77% | 1.09% | 1.41% | 1.74% | 2.06% | 2.38% |
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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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0.54% | 0.72% | 0.89% | 1.06% | 1.23% | 1.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.0% | 80.5% | 82.0% | 83.5% | 85.0% | 86.6% |
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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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16.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 24.9% | 27.8% | 30.8% |
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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% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 15.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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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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83.5% | 86.9% | 90.1% | 93.4% | 96.7% | 100.0% |
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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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