Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.8% | 30.1% | 31.3% | 32.4% | 33.6% | 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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1.14% | 1.25% | 1.36% | 1.47% | 1.58% | 1.70% |
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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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0.49% | 0.57% | 0.65% | 0.74% | 0.82% | 0.90% |
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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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22.3% | 25.8% | 29.2% | 32.6% | 35.9% | 39.4% |
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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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9.2% | 12.6% | 16.0% | 19.4% | 22.8% | 26.2% |
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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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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% | 0.42% | 0.64% | 0.85% | 1.07% |
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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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