Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.0% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 20.0% |
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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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6.5% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 14.8% |
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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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0.66% | 0.83% | 1.00% | 1.17% | 1.34% | 1.51% |
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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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0.44% | 0.54% | 0.64% | 0.73% | 0.82% | 0.92% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.0% | 84.5% | 86.0% | 87.5% | 89.0% | 90.5% |
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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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20.6% | 22.7% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 28.8% | 30.9% |
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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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3.6% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 13.5% | 16.1% |
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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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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 1.16% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.7% | 91.0% | 93.3% | 95.5% | 97.8% | 100.0% |
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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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