Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.1% | 26.4% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 30.3% | 31.6% |
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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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11.72% | 11.92% | 12.13% | 12.33% | 12.53% | 12.74% |
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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% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.66% | 0.83% |
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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% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.5% | 89.6% | 90.6% | 91.6% | 92.6% | 93.6% |
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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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25.1% | 27.1% | 29.0% | 30.9% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
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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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7.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 17.3% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 1.38% | 1.73% |
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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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87.0% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 95.1% | 97.1% |
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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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