Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.5% | 29.8% | 32.1% | 34.3% | 36.6% | 38.9% |
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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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15.2% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 18.3% | 19.4% | 20.4% |
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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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1.387% | 1.401% | 1.414% | 1.428% | 1.441% | 1.456% |
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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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0.45% | 0.58% | 0.70% | 0.83% | 0.95% | 1.08% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.8% | 91.8% | 92.7% | 93.7% | 94.7% | 95.7% |
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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% | 17.4% | 20.8% | 24.2% | 27.5% | 31.0% |
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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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5.8% | 9.0% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 18.5% | 21.7% |
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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% | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.71% | 0.94% | 1.18% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.1% | 83.3% | 87.5% | 91.7% | 95.8% | 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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