Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.6% | 26.0% | 27.3% | 28.6% | 29.9% | 31.3% |
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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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7.8% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 12.6% |
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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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1.11% | 1.24% | 1.37% | 1.49% | 1.62% | 1.75% |
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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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0.32% | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.62% | 0.72% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.1% | 79.4% | 81.6% | 83.8% | 86.0% | 88.3% |
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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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18.9% | 23.0% | 27.2% | 31.3% | 35.4% | 39.6% |
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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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4.2% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 13.5% |
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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% | 0.24% | 0.49% | 0.73% | 0.97% | 1.22% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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