Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.6% | 20.5% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 24.2% |
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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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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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1.12% | 1.42% | 1.72% | 2.03% | 2.33% | 2.63% |
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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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0.56% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.75% | 0.81% | 0.88% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.0% | 90.0% | 90.9% | 91.9% | 92.8% | 93.8% |
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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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16.34% | 16.62% | 16.90% | 17.18% | 17.45% | 17.73% |
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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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3.4% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 13.4% |
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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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0.72% | 0.95% | 1.18% | 1.42% | 1.65% | 1.88% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.0% | 91.8% | 93.6% | 95.4% | 97.2% | 99.1% |
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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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