Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.4% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 28.4% | 29.0% | 29.7% |
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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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7.2% | 9.2% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 15.1% | 17.1% |
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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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1.00% | 1.11% | 1.22% | 1.33% | 1.44% | 1.56% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.41% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.7% | 86.3% | 88.9% | 91.5% | 94.0% | 96.7% |
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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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20.9% | 24.3% | 27.5% | 30.8% | 34.1% | 37.4% |
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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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6.3% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.6% | 16.7% |
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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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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.1% | 85.2% | 88.2% | 91.2% | 94.2% | 97.3% |
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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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