Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.4% | 22.4% | 24.4% | 26.4% | 28.3% | 30.3% |
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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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14.10% | 14.31% | 14.53% | 14.74% | 14.95% | 15.17% |
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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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1.569% | 1.583% | 1.597% | 1.611% | 1.625% | 1.639% |
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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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0.39% | 0.86% | 1.33% | 1.80% | 2.26% | 2.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.6% | 82.0% | 84.4% | 86.7% | 89.1% | 91.5% |
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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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23.3% | 24.0% | 24.7% | 25.4% | 26.1% | 26.8% |
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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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9.9% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
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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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1.40% | 1.46% | 1.51% | 1.57% | 1.63% | 1.69% |
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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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85.7% | 87.1% | 88.6% | 90.0% | 91.4% | 92.9% |
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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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