Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.3% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 20.2% | 21.5% | 22.8% |
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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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7.3% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 12.8% |
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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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3.050% | 3.073% | 3.095% | 3.118% | 3.140% | 3.163% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.5% | 67.4% | 68.3% | 69.2% | 70.1% | 71.0% |
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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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7.7% | 10.8% | 13.8% | 16.9% | 19.9% | 23.0% |
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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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4.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 12.8% |
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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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2.24% | 2.57% | 2.90% | 3.22% | 3.55% | 3.88% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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52.8% | 56.7% | 60.5% | 64.3% | 68.1% | 72.0% |
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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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