Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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11.6% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 19.4% |
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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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6.25% | 6.34% | 6.43% | 6.52% | 6.61% | 6.70% |
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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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5.80% | 5.97% | 6.14% | 6.30% | 6.47% | 6.64% |
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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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2.51% | 2.68% | 2.85% | 3.01% | 3.18% | 3.35% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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46.4% | 47.7% | 49.0% | 50.3% | 51.6% | 53.0% |
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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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11.60% | 11.89% | 12.17% | 12.46% | 12.74% | 13.03% |
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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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4.85% | 5.22% | 5.59% | 5.96% | 6.33% | 6.70% |
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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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5.80% | 5.88% | 5.95% | 6.03% | 6.11% | 6.19% |
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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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45.77% | 45.90% | 46.03% | 46.16% | 46.29% | 46.42% |
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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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