Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.2% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 25.6% | 27.1% | 28.6% |
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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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7.0% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 16.8% | 20.0% | 23.3% |
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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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1.87% | 1.97% | 2.07% | 2.17% | 2.27% | 2.37% |
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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% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.47% | 1.96% | 2.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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60.6% | 65.2% | 69.8% | 74.4% | 78.9% | 83.5% |
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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% | 21.5% | 24.1% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 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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8.8% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 13.1% |
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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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1.23% | 1.43% | 1.61% | 1.80% | 1.98% | 2.18% |
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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% | 0.47% | 0.95% | 1.42% | 1.89% | 2.37% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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64.4% | 67.5% | 70.6% | 73.7% | 76.8% | 79.9% |
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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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