Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.1% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 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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6.9% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
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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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0.15% | 0.49% | 0.82% | 1.16% | 1.49% | 1.84% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.5% | 75.9% | 79.3% | 82.7% | 86.2% | 89.6% |
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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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18.5% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 24.1% | 25.9% | 27.8% |
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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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7.2% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
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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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0.15% | 0.59% | 1.03% | 1.48% | 1.92% | 2.37% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.4% | 73.5% | 77.5% | 81.5% | 85.6% | 89.6% |
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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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