Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.7% | 17.2% | 18.7% | 20.1% | 21.6% | 23.1% |
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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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2.9% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 12.7% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.76% |
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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% | 0.42% | 0.84% | 1.26% | 1.68% | 2.11% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.0% | 88.7% | 90.2% | 91.8% | 93.4% | 95.0% |
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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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15.7% | 17.5% | 19.3% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 24.8% |
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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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2.98% | 3.33% | 3.67% | 4.02% | 4.37% | 4.72% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.53% | 0.80% | 1.07% | 1.34% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.8% | 77.3% | 81.7% | 86.1% | 90.5% | 95.0% |
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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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