Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.4% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 26.8% |
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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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11.75% | 11.97% | 12.19% | 12.40% | 12.62% | 12.84% |
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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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1.57% | 1.68% | 1.78% | 1.88% | 1.98% | 2.08% |
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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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0.581% | 0.590% | 0.599% | 0.608% | 0.617% | 0.626% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.642% | 86.678% | 86.714% | 86.750% | 86.786% | 86.823% |
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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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9.8% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 20.1% | 23.5% | 26.9% |
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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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6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 14.5% |
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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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69.7% | 74.7% | 79.7% | 84.6% | 89.6% | 94.5% |
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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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