Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.9% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 21.7% |
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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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7.5% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.1% |
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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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2.14% | 2.21% | 2.29% | 2.36% | 2.43% | 2.50% |
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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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0.4284% | 0.4320% | 0.4356% | 0.4392% | 0.4428% | 0.4465% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.1% | 74.1% | 78.0% | 81.9% | 85.9% | 89.9% |
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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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12.1% | 14.0% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 19.8% | 21.7% |
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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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4.5% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
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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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0.428% | 0.444% | 0.459% | 0.474% | 0.489% | 0.505% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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