Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.4% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 22.2% | 24.1% | 26.1% |
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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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8.1% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 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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0.8939% | 0.8977% | 0.9013% | 0.9050% | 0.9086% | 0.9123% |
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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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2.45% | 2.65% | 2.85% | 3.05% | 3.25% | 3.45% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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53.7% | 57.1% | 60.4% | 63.8% | 67.1% | 70.5% |
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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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16.4% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 24.0% | 26.5% | 29.1% |
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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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8.1% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.4% |
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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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0.73% | 0.84% | 0.95% | 1.05% | 1.16% | 1.27% |
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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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46.2% | 51.1% | 56.0% | 60.8% | 65.6% | 70.5% |
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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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