Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.1% | 27.0% | 28.9% | 30.8% | 32.7% | 34.6% |
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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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13.5% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 22.0% | 24.1% |
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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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1.20% | 1.39% | 1.57% | 1.76% | 1.94% | 2.13% |
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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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0.57% | 0.73% | 0.89% | 1.05% | 1.20% | 1.36% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.3% | 89.7% | 91.0% | 92.3% | 93.5% | 94.9% |
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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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20.1% | 23.2% | 26.2% | 29.3% | 32.3% | 35.4% |
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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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15.07% | 15.27% | 15.45% | 15.64% | 15.83% | 16.02% |
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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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3.12% | 3.37% | 3.61% | 3.85% | 4.10% | 4.35% |
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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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0.60% | 1.03% | 1.46% | 1.88% | 2.31% | 2.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.5% | 80.9% | 82.3% | 83.7% | 85.1% | 86.5% |
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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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