Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.6% | 22.5% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 25.0% | 25.9% |
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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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11.0% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 16.0% | 17.3% |
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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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1.08% | 1.21% | 1.34% | 1.47% | 1.60% | 1.74% |
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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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0.52% | 0.67% | 0.82% | 0.96% | 1.11% | 1.26% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.8% | 85.5% | 86.1% | 86.8% | 87.4% | 88.1% |
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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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21.2% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 26.2% | 27.8% | 29.5% |
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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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8.6% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.9% | 15.3% |
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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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1.63% | 1.73% | 1.83% | 1.93% | 2.02% | 2.13% |
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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% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.33% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.8% | 82.7% | 84.5% | 86.4% | 88.2% | 90.1% |
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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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