Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.2% | 24.2% | 25.2% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 28.1% |
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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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11.5% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 18.9% |
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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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1.666% | 1.674% | 1.683% | 1.691% | 1.699% | 1.708% |
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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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0.663% | 0.691% | 0.718% | 0.745% | 0.772% | 0.800% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.87% | 87.37% | 87.87% | 88.36% | 88.86% | 89.36% |
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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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14.6% | 19.5% | 24.4% | 29.2% | 34.1% | 39.0% |
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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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6.6% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 19.0% | 23.2% | 27.3% |
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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% | 0.25% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 1.01% | 1.27% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.6% | 80.8% | 84.9% | 89.1% | 93.3% | 97.5% |
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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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