Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.4% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 28.6% | 29.9% | 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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14.85% | 15.12% | 15.37% | 15.63% | 15.89% | 16.16% |
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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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1.04% | 1.16% | 1.26% | 1.37% | 1.48% | 1.60% |
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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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0.676% | 0.700% | 0.724% | 0.748% | 0.772% | 0.796% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.8% | 85.0% | 87.2% | 89.4% | 91.6% | 93.9% |
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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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17.4% | 20.3% | 23.1% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 31.6% |
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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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8.5% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 18.4% |
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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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0.97% | 1.42% | 1.86% | 2.31% | 2.75% | 3.20% |
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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% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.52% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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68.1% | 73.0% | 77.9% | 82.8% | 87.7% | 92.7% |
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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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