Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.1% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 22.0% |
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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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8.4% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
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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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0.98% | 1.41% | 1.83% | 2.26% | 2.68% | 3.11% |
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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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0.46% | 0.86% | 1.25% | 1.64% | 2.02% | 2.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.0% | 75.7% | 78.3% | 80.9% | 83.5% | 86.2% |
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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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14.1% | 16.6% | 19.1% | 21.6% | 24.1% | 26.7% |
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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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7.7% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.8% |
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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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0.14% | 0.60% | 1.05% | 1.50% | 1.96% | 2.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.9% | 79.0% | 81.0% | 83.1% | 85.1% | 87.2% |
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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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