Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.7% | 29.5% | 31.2% | 33.0% | 34.7% | 36.5% |
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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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11.75% | 11.98% | 12.21% | 12.44% | 12.67% | 12.90% |
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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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0.93% | 1.05% | 1.16% | 1.27% | 1.38% | 1.50% |
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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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0.23% | 0.31% | 0.39% | 0.47% | 0.56% | 0.64% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.7% | 93.4% | 94.1% | 94.9% | 95.6% | 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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21.4% | 26.2% | 31.0% | 35.8% | 40.6% | 45.5% |
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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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5.6% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 16.3% | 19.1% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.89% | 1.34% | 1.78% | 2.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.1% | 84.1% | 88.1% | 92.1% | 96.0% | 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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