Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.2% | 22.4% | 23.6% | 24.8% | 26.0% | 27.3% |
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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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10.2% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 15.4% |
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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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1.58% | 1.66% | 1.73% | 1.81% | 1.88% | 1.96% |
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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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0.122% | 0.144% | 0.165% | 0.187% | 0.208% | 0.230% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.2% | 76.8% | 80.4% | 83.9% | 87.5% | 91.1% |
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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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22.1% | 25.3% | 28.4% | 31.5% | 34.6% | 37.8% |
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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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7.3% | 11.0% | 14.7% | 18.4% | 22.1% | 25.9% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.96% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.2% | 75.0% | 79.8% | 84.6% | 89.4% | 94.3% |
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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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