Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.5% | 25.3% | 26.1% | 26.8% | 27.6% | 28.4% |
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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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16.5% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 22.0% | 23.4% |
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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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1.62% | 1.76% | 1.90% | 2.03% | 2.17% | 2.31% |
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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% | 0.91% | 0.96% | 1.01% | 1.07% | 1.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.7% | 82.7% | 83.7% | 84.7% | 85.7% | 86.7% |
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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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13.9% | 18.9% | 23.8% | 28.7% | 33.6% | 38.6% |
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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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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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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 11.3% |
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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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0.0% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 14.2% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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