Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.8% | 22.5% | 23.0% | 23.6% | 24.2% | 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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13.6% | 14.6% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 17.5% | 18.6% |
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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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0.29% | 0.49% | 0.69% | 0.89% | 1.09% | 1.30% |
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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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1.09% | 1.39% | 1.68% | 1.97% | 2.26% | 2.56% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.8% | 87.4% | 89.0% | 90.6% | 92.1% | 93.7% |
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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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20.5% | 22.2% | 23.9% | 25.6% | 27.3% | 29.0% |
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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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13.7% | 15.5% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 20.9% | 22.7% |
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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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0.42% | 0.75% | 1.07% | 1.40% | 1.72% | 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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0.85% | 1.33% | 1.81% | 2.29% | 2.76% | 3.25% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.7% | 78.7% | 82.8% | 86.8% | 90.8% | 94.9% |
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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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