Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.3% | 17.1% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 28.3% |
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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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9.5% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.2% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.32% | 0.76% | 1.19% | 1.62% | 2.05% | 2.49% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.2% | 75.4% | 77.5% | 79.7% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
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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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12.0% | 14.8% | 17.5% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 25.6% |
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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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9.1% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 14.2% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.91% | 1.24% | 1.57% | 1.90% | 2.23% | 2.56% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.2% | 73.7% | 76.2% | 78.7% | 81.1% | 83.6% |
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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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