Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.6% | 29.3% | 30.0% | 30.7% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
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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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8.5% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.5% | 16.4% | 18.5% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.82% | 1.09% | 1.37% |
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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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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.85% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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91.0% | 92.6% | 94.2% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 98.9% |
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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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16.4% | 21.3% | 26.1% | 30.9% | 35.8% | 40.6% |
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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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10.3% | 14.0% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 25.1% | 28.8% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.00% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.93% | 1.24% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.3% | 88.2% | 91.2% | 94.1% | 97.1% | 100.0% |
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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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