Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.4% | 28.3% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.7% | 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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6.6% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 13.9% | 15.8% |
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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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1.19% | 1.29% | 1.39% | 1.49% | 1.59% | 1.69% |
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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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0.06% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.33% | 0.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.1% | 91.0% | 91.8% | 92.6% | 93.5% | 94.4% |
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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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17.9% | 20.8% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 29.6% | 32.5% |
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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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3.6% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 14.9% | 17.8% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.3% | 85.1% | 88.8% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 100.0% |
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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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