Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.5% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 25.0% | 27.1% |
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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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8.3% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 13.0% |
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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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1.13% | 1.30% | 1.47% | 1.65% | 1.82% | 1.99% |
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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% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.80% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.6% | 85.3% | 87.9% | 90.5% | 93.0% | 95.7% |
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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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16.5% | 18.5% | 20.5% | 22.5% | 24.5% | 26.6% |
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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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4.1% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 12.8% | 15.0% |
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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% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.47% | 1.96% | 2.45% |
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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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75.2% | 79.1% | 83.0% | 86.8% | 90.7% | 94.6% |
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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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