Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.2% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 21.8% | 23.0% |
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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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12.09% | 12.58% | 13.08% | 13.57% | 14.06% | 14.56% |
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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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2.32% | 2.42% | 2.51% | 2.61% | 2.70% | 2.80% |
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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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61.22% | 61.39% | 61.55% | 61.71% | 61.88% | 62.04% |
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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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10.2% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 15.8% | 17.3% |
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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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8.2% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 12.1% |
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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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0.00% | 0.47% | 0.93% | 1.40% | 1.86% | 2.33% |
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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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6.51% | 6.85% | 7.20% | 7.54% | 7.88% | 8.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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44.8% | 48.2% | 51.4% | 54.7% | 58.0% | 61.3% |
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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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