Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.5% | 28.4% | 30.2% | 31.9% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
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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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12.35% | 12.86% | 13.35% | 13.85% | 14.34% | 14.84% |
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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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1.30% | 1.35% | 1.41% | 1.46% | 1.51% | 1.57% |
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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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0.42% | 0.50% | 0.58% | 0.66% | 0.74% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.2% | 84.5% | 86.7% | 88.9% | 91.2% | 93.5% |
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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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24.3% | 27.5% | 30.6% | 33.8% | 37.0% | 40.2% |
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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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7.1% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 15.5% |
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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% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.90% | 1.20% | 1.51% |
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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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