Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.9% | 26.2% | 27.5% | 28.7% | 30.0% | 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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9.0% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 12.9% |
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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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1.17% | 1.27% | 1.37% | 1.46% | 1.56% | 1.66% |
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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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0.73% | 0.87% | 1.00% | 1.13% | 1.26% | 1.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.0% | 86.8% | 87.6% | 88.3% | 89.0% | 89.8% |
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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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17.5% | 21.2% | 24.8% | 28.4% | 32.0% | 35.6% |
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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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6.0% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 17.7% |
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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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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% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.26% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.7% | 88.6% | 91.5% | 94.3% | 97.2% | 100.0% |
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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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