Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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12.5% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 15.2% | 16.1% | 17.0% |
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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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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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1.35% | 1.41% | 1.46% | 1.52% | 1.57% | 1.64% |
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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% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.59% | 1.99% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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63.5% | 64.7% | 66.0% | 67.2% | 68.4% | 69.7% |
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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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8.5% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 17.0% |
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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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2.7% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10.1% |
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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% | 0.81% | 1.08% | 1.36% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.04% | 1.39% | 1.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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57.6% | 58.9% | 60.0% | 61.2% | 62.3% | 63.5% |
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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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