Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.8% | 17.5% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 20.0% |
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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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7.5% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 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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3.41% | 3.58% | 3.74% | 3.90% | 4.06% | 4.22% |
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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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5.220% | 5.229% | 5.238% | 5.246% | 5.255% | 5.264% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.5% | 72.1% | 74.6% | 77.2% | 79.7% | 82.2% |
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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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16.8% | 18.8% | 20.8% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 26.8% |
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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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2.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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4.34% | 4.52% | 4.70% | 4.87% | 5.05% | 5.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.5% | 73.8% | 78.0% | 82.2% | 86.4% | 90.6% |
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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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