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% | 19.0% | 21.3% | 23.5% | 25.8% | 28.1% |
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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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6.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.9% |
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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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0.00% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.85% | 1.13% | 1.41% |
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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% | 0.30% | 0.59% | 0.89% | 1.18% | 1.48% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.8% | 90.9% | 92.0% | 93.1% | 94.1% | 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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16.5% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 26.1% | 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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3.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% |
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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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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% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 1.08% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.3% | 88.3% | 91.2% | 94.1% | 97.1% | 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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