Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.5% | 23.1% | 27.6% | 32.2% | 36.7% | 41.3% |
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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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4.7% | 8.1% | 11.5% | 14.9% | 18.3% | 21.7% |
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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% | 0.20% | 0.39% | 0.59% | 0.78% | 0.98% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.2% | 82.3% | 86.3% | 90.3% | 94.4% | 98.5% |
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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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24.88% | 25.29% | 25.70% | 26.10% | 26.51% | 26.92% |
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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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12.21% | 12.40% | 12.60% | 12.79% | 12.98% | 13.18% |
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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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1.51% | 1.67% | 1.82% | 1.98% | 2.13% | 2.28% |
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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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0.18% | 0.30% | 0.41% | 0.53% | 0.64% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.1% | 88.0% | 88.9% | 89.7% | 90.5% | 91.4% |
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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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