Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.9% | 18.9% | 20.8% | 22.8% | 24.7% | 26.7% |
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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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7.32% | 7.67% | 8.02% | 8.37% | 8.72% | 9.07% |
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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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1.99% | 2.19% | 2.38% | 2.57% | 2.76% | 2.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.4% | 73.7% | 74.9% | 76.1% | 77.4% | 78.6% |
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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% | 20.6% | 23.2% | 25.8% | 28.4% | 31.0% |
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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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5.6% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 11.2% |
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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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1.64% | 1.71% | 1.77% | 1.83% | 1.89% | 1.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.9% | 77.3% | 78.7% | 80.0% | 81.4% | 82.8% |
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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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