Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.2% | 25.0% | 25.7% | 26.5% | 27.3% | 28.1% |
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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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11.90% | 12.07% | 12.24% | 12.40% | 12.57% | 12.75% |
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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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1.26% | 1.45% | 1.64% | 1.82% | 2.01% | 2.20% |
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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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0.57% | 0.64% | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.84% | 0.91% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.9% | 81.9% | 83.8% | 85.8% | 87.7% | 89.7% |
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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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14.3% | 18.2% | 22.0% | 25.8% | 29.6% | 33.5% |
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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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3.5% | 8.1% | 12.8% | 17.4% | 22.0% | 26.7% |
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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 1.15% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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