Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.9% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 23.3% |
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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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4.9% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 15.0% |
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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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0.00% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.52% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.0% | 81.1% | 82.1% | 83.1% | 84.1% | 85.1% |
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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% | 17.3% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 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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4.1% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 20.7% | 24.9% |
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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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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |
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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% | 0.39% | 0.79% | 1.18% | 1.57% | 1.97% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.1% | 78.5% | 82.9% | 87.2% | 91.6% | 96.0% |
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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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