Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.7% | 30.7% | 31.8% | 32.8% | 33.8% | 34.8% |
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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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11.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 16.9% |
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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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1.141% | 1.153% | 1.164% | 1.175% | 1.186% | 1.198% |
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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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0.493% | 0.519% | 0.545% | 0.570% | 0.596% | 0.622% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.3% | 91.1% | 91.8% | 92.5% | 93.2% | 94.0% |
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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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21.7% | 25.7% | 29.7% | 33.7% | 37.7% | 41.7% |
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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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5.4% | 9.3% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 24.8% |
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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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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 1.92% | 2.40% |
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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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82.9% | 86.4% | 89.8% | 93.2% | 96.6% | 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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