Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.7% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 20.9% |
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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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4.4% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 11.9% | 14.4% | 16.9% |
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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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1.13% | 1.19% | 1.25% | 1.31% | 1.37% | 1.43% |
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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% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.38% | 0.48% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.9% | 71.5% | 76.0% | 80.5% | 85.0% | 89.5% |
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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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14.4% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 22.8% |
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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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4.0% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 15.9% |
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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% | 0.37% | 0.73% | 1.10% | 1.46% | 1.84% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.1% | 80.1% | 82.2% | 84.2% | 86.2% | 88.2% |
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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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