Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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11.7% | 14.3% | 16.8% | 19.2% | 21.7% | 24.3% |
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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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6.1% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 14.9% |
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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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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.03% | 1.29% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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60.9% | 64.5% | 68.0% | 71.6% | 75.1% | 78.7% |
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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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13.0% | 16.2% | 19.3% | 22.4% | 25.5% | 28.6% |
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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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4.1% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 16.1% | 19.1% |
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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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0.15% | 0.54% | 0.92% | 1.30% | 1.68% | 2.07% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.2% | 68.1% | 69.9% | 71.8% | 73.6% | 75.5% |
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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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