Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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8.6% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 21.0% | 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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7.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 14.6% |
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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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1.677% | 1.691% | 1.703% | 1.716% | 1.729% | 1.742% |
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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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0.98% | 1.46% | 1.94% | 2.42% | 2.90% | 3.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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68.3% | 71.7% | 75.1% | 78.4% | 81.8% | 85.2% |
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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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6.8% | 11.6% | 16.4% | 21.2% | 26.0% | 30.8% |
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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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6.9% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 26.9% |
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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% | 0.39% | 0.79% | 1.18% | 1.58% | 1.98% |
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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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67.0% | 70.2% | 73.3% | 76.4% | 79.5% | 82.6% |
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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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