Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.6% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 32.4% | 36.6% | 40.9% |
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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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1.6% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 14.3% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.4% | 84.4% | 88.3% | 92.2% | 96.1% | 100.0% |
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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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21.0% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 26.2% | 27.9% | 29.7% |
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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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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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1.141% | 1.169% | 1.197% | 1.224% | 1.252% | 1.280% |
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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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0.45% | 0.58% | 0.71% | 0.83% | 0.96% | 1.09% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.1% | 79.9% | 82.7% | 85.5% | 88.3% | 91.1% |
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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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