Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.4% | 20.7% | 21.8% | 23.0% | 24.2% | 25.5% |
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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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11.4% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 16.7% | 18.0% |
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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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1.53% | 1.61% | 1.69% | 1.77% | 1.86% | 1.94% |
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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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0.16% | 0.38% | 0.59% | 0.80% | 1.01% | 1.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.9% | 88.0% | 89.1% | 90.2% | 91.3% | 92.4% |
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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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18.4% | 20.9% | 23.4% | 25.9% | 28.4% | 30.9% |
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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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8.9% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 18.0% |
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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% | 0.49% | 0.73% | 0.98% | 1.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.6% | 85.5% | 88.3% | 91.0% | 93.8% | 96.7% |
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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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