Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.8% | 26.1% | 28.3% | 30.5% | 32.8% | 35.0% |
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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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14.7% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 19.6% |
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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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1.16% | 1.37% | 1.56% | 1.76% | 1.96% | 2.17% |
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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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0.20% | 0.36% | 0.51% | 0.67% | 0.82% | 0.98% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.6% | 87.6% | 90.4% | 93.3% | 96.1% | 99.0% |
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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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18.0% | 21.0% | 23.9% | 26.8% | 29.7% | 32.7% |
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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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9.1% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 17.4% | 19.5% |
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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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0.47% | 0.92% | 1.37% | 1.82% | 2.26% | 2.71% |
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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% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 1.01% | 1.27% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.1% | 89.8% | 92.3% | 94.9% | 97.4% | 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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