Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.4% | 28.3% | 31.2% | 34.0% | 36.9% | 39.8% |
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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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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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1.32% | 1.60% | 1.88% | 2.16% | 2.43% | 2.72% |
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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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0.00% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 1.39% | 1.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.13% | 84.46% | 84.78% | 85.10% | 85.42% | 85.74% |
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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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19.4% | 23.0% | 26.6% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 37.5% |
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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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4.7% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.1% |
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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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0.52% | 0.66% | 0.80% | 0.94% | 1.08% | 1.22% |
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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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0.46% | 0.72% | 0.98% | 1.23% | 1.49% | 1.75% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.9% | 78.8% | 80.6% | 82.4% | 84.2% | 86.0% |
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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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