Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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13.0% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 18.8% |
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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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5.2% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 17.1% |
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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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1.84% | 2.22% | 2.59% | 2.96% | 3.33% | 3.71% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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57.4% | 60.6% | 63.8% | 67.0% | 70.2% | 73.4% |
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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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12.8% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 18.3% |
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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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7.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% |
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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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2.05% | 2.22% | 2.38% | 2.55% | 2.71% | 2.88% |
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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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1.86% | 2.13% | 2.38% | 2.64% | 2.89% | 3.16% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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58.9% | 61.7% | 64.4% | 67.1% | 69.8% | 72.6% |
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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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