Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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32.9% | 34.2% | 35.3% | 36.5% | 37.6% | 38.8% |
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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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15.5% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 18.1% | 18.7% |
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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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1.57% | 1.72% | 1.87% | 2.01% | 2.16% | 2.30% |
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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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0.2801% | 0.2846% | 0.2890% | 0.2934% | 0.2978% | 0.3023% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.04% | 92.31% | 92.57% | 92.83% | 93.10% | 93.37% |
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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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30.0% | 33.8% | 37.4% | 41.1% | 44.7% | 48.5% |
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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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11.0% | 12.6% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 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% | 0.29% | 0.57% | 0.86% | 1.15% | 1.44% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.6% | 83.1% | 86.5% | 89.9% | 93.4% | 96.8% |
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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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