Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.0% | 17.2% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 25.6% |
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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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3.3% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.4% |
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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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1.42% | 1.65% | 1.86% | 2.08% | 2.30% | 2.52% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 1.06% | 1.33% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.1% | 75.6% | 77.1% | 78.6% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
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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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