Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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30.3% | 32.1% | 33.9% | 35.6% | 37.4% | 39.2% |
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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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12.3% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 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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1.00% | 1.16% | 1.31% | 1.47% | 1.63% | 1.79% |
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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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0.30% | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.47% | 0.53% | 0.59% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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91.4% | 92.6% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 97.0% |
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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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25.4% | 29.3% | 33.2% | 37.1% | 41.0% | 44.9% |
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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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8.9% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 17.8% | 20.8% | 23.8% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.77% | 0.96% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.2% | 85.0% | 88.7% | 92.5% | 96.2% | 100.0% |
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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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