Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
|
18.7% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 25.0% | 27.1% | 29.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
5.4% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
|
0.00% | 0.29% | 0.57% | 0.86% | 1.15% | 1.44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
|
71.7% | 75.9% | 80.0% | 84.1% | 88.3% | 92.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
|
20.7% | 22.4% | 24.0% | 25.5% | 27.1% | 28.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
3.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
|
0.00% | 0.34% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 1.36% | 1.70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
|
68.6% | 71.4% | 74.1% | 76.9% | 79.6% | 82.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
-
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
-
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
-
Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
-
Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.