Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.4% | 25.7% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 32.5% | 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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4.5% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 12.8% | 15.5% | 18.3% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 1.07% | 1.34% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.9% | 76.6% | 81.3% | 86.0% | 90.6% | 95.3% |
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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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20.1% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 25.1% | 26.7% | 28.4% |
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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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5.9% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 16.3% | 18.9% |
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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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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% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 1.29% | 1.62% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.5% | 79.3% | 83.1% | 86.9% | 90.7% | 94.5% |
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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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