Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.8% | 28.2% | 29.5% | 30.8% | 32.2% | 33.6% |
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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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6.4% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 13.4% | 15.2% |
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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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1.05% | 1.24% | 1.43% | 1.61% | 1.80% | 1.99% |
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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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0.257% | 0.285% | 0.313% | 0.341% | 0.369% | 0.397% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.6% | 90.7% | 91.8% | 92.8% | 93.9% | 95.0% |
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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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27.2% | 30.1% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 38.4% | 41.3% |
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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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5.8% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
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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% | 0.50% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.99% | 2.49% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.3% | 77.9% | 82.5% | 87.0% | 91.6% | 96.2% |
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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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