Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.4% | 18.1% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 20.2% | 20.9% |
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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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7.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.2% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.80% | 1.07% | 1.34% |
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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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0.87% | 0.94% | 1.01% | 1.09% | 1.16% | 1.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.7% | 81.9% | 83.1% | 84.2% | 85.3% | 86.5% |
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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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15.9% | 17.2% | 18.4% | 19.6% | 20.8% | 22.1% |
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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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6.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 13.2% |
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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% | 0.29% | 0.59% | 0.88% | 1.18% | 1.47% |
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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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67.5% | 72.2% | 76.8% | 81.4% | 86.1% | 90.8% |
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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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