Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.1% | 23.6% | 26.1% | 28.5% | 31.0% | 33.5% |
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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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5.6% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.2% |
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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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1.14% | 1.31% | 1.48% | 1.65% | 1.82% | 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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0.36% | 0.49% | 0.63% | 0.76% | 0.89% | 1.02% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.0% | 84.4% | 85.8% | 87.1% | 88.5% | 89.9% |
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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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12.7% | 16.5% | 20.3% | 24.1% | 27.9% | 31.8% |
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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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0.0% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 17.9% |
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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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0.0% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 16.1% |
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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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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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