Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.5% | 19.2% | 22.8% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 33.7% |
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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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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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0.77% | 1.14% | 1.50% | 1.87% | 2.23% | 2.60% |
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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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1.16% | 1.45% | 1.73% | 2.02% | 2.30% | 2.60% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.2% | 78.6% | 80.9% | 83.3% | 85.6% | 88.0% |
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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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15.5% | 20.0% | 24.4% | 28.8% | 33.2% | 37.6% |
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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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6.4% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
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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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0.77% | 1.15% | 1.53% | 1.91% | 2.28% | 2.67% |
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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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1.12% | 1.42% | 1.71% | 2.01% | 2.30% | 2.60% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.2% | 80.1% | 84.1% | 88.0% | 91.9% | 95.9% |
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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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