Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.7% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 29.6% | 31.3% | 32.9% |
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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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8.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 12.0% |
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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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1.255% | 1.296% | 1.336% | 1.376% | 1.415% | 1.456% |
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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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0.69% | 1.06% | 1.44% | 1.81% | 2.18% | 2.56% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.8% | 84.7% | 85.6% | 86.4% | 87.3% | 88.2% |
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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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32.54% | 32.76% | 32.97% | 33.19% | 33.40% | 33.62% |
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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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4.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.3% |
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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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2.37% | 2.72% | 3.06% | 3.40% | 3.74% | 4.09% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.4% | 85.5% | 87.5% | 89.5% | 91.5% | 93.6% |
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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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