Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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12.9% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 19.3% | 21.0% |
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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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7.8% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.9% |
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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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1.29% | 1.56% | 1.82% | 2.08% | 2.34% | 2.61% |
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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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76.4% | 78.8% | 81.1% | 83.4% | 85.6% | 88.0% |
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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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12.5% | 15.8% | 19.1% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 28.9% |
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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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2.4% | 5.3% | 8.2% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 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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1.07% | 1.44% | 1.80% | 2.17% | 2.53% | 2.90% |
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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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0.28% | 0.53% | 0.77% | 1.01% | 1.25% | 1.50% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.6% | 79.4% | 82.3% | 85.1% | 87.9% | 90.8% |
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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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