Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.9% | 24.1% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 30.7% | 33.0% |
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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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7.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10.4% |
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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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0.16% | 0.47% | 0.79% | 1.10% | 1.41% | 1.73% |
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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% | 0.25% | 0.49% | 0.74% | 0.99% | 1.24% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.5% | 81.1% | 83.7% | 86.2% | 88.8% | 91.4% |
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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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21.0% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 27.5% | 29.7% | 31.8% |
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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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2.4% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 18.9% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.86% | 1.09% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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