Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.4% | 27.4% | 28.4% | 29.3% | 30.3% | 31.2% |
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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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9.75% | 10.10% | 10.45% | 10.80% | 11.15% | 11.50% |
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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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1.627% | 1.651% | 1.674% | 1.698% | 1.721% | 1.745% |
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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% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.70% | 0.89% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.6% | 84.1% | 86.6% | 89.1% | 91.5% | 94.0% |
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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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15.3% | 19.5% | 23.6% | 27.7% | 31.9% | 36.1% |
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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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4.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 11.5% |
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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% | 0.49% | 0.99% | 1.48% | 1.98% | 2.48% |
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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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