Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.0% | 26.4% | 28.7% | 31.1% | 33.4% | 35.8% |
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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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7.5% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 22.4% |
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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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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% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.61% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.7% | 90.8% | 91.9% | 93.1% | 94.2% | 95.3% |
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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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26.2% | 27.9% | 29.5% | 31.1% | 32.8% | 34.5% |
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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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8.6% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
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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% | 0.37% | 0.73% | 1.10% | 1.47% | 1.84% |
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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% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.54% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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91.6% | 92.2% | 92.8% | 93.4% | 93.9% | 94.5% |
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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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