Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.4% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 25.2% | 27.5% | 29.8% |
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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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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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0.57% | 0.85% | 1.12% | 1.40% | 1.67% | 1.95% |
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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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0.28% | 0.49% | 0.70% | 0.90% | 1.11% | 1.32% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.4% | 80.0% | 81.5% | 83.1% | 84.7% | 86.3% |
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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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11.8% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 28.2% | 32.3% |
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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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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 11.7% |
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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% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 1.28% | 1.70% | 2.13% |
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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% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.37% | 1.83% | 2.29% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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64.6% | 69.1% | 73.5% | 77.9% | 82.4% | 86.8% |
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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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