Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.1% | 17.8% | 18.4% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 20.3% |
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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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7.3% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 13.6% |
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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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2.24% | 2.66% | 3.07% | 3.49% | 3.90% | 4.32% |
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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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0.37% | 0.44% | 0.51% | 0.58% | 0.65% | 0.72% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.1% | 68.5% | 69.9% | 71.2% | 72.6% | 74.0% |
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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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14.8% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 21.2% | 23.3% | 25.4% |
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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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3.3% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 11.5% | 13.6% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.59% | 0.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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58.7% | 62.1% | 65.5% | 68.8% | 72.2% | 75.6% |
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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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