Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.5% | 16.7% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 21.4% |
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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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6.78% | 7.08% | 7.38% | 7.67% | 7.97% | 8.27% |
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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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1.947% | 1.962% | 1.977% | 1.992% | 2.007% | 2.022% |
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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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51.4% | 55.0% | 58.5% | 62.1% | 65.7% | 69.3% |
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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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11.9% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 25.0% |
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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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7.2% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 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% | 0.42% | 0.84% | 1.27% | 1.69% | 2.12% |
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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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2.54% | 2.61% | 2.66% | 2.72% | 2.78% | 2.85% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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50.2% | 54.4% | 58.4% | 62.5% | 66.6% | 70.7% |
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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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