Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.0% | 25.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 31.5% | 33.5% |
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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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16.9% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 18.9% | 19.5% | 20.2% |
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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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1.37% | 1.51% | 1.64% | 1.78% | 1.91% | 2.05% |
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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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0.02% | 0.27% | 0.51% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.24% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.20% | 90.70% | 91.20% | 91.69% | 92.19% | 92.69% |
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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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27.6% | 28.5% | 29.4% | 30.2% | 31.1% | 32.0% |
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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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15.3% | 17.7% | 20.0% | 22.3% | 24.6% | 27.0% |
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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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0.84% | 1.16% | 1.47% | 1.79% | 2.10% | 2.42% |
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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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85.5% | 87.7% | 89.7% | 91.8% | 93.9% | 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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