Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.7% | 19.9% | 23.0% | 26.2% | 29.3% | 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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2.5% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 14.2% |
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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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4.29% | 4.38% | 4.46% | 4.54% | 4.63% | 4.72% |
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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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3.6% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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46.1% | 47.3% | 48.4% | 49.5% | 50.7% | 51.9% |
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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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