Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
|
24.6% | 25.5% | 26.5% | 27.4% | 28.3% | 29.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
3.6% | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
0.66% | 1.03% | 1.40% | 1.76% | 2.12% | 2.49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
|
0.00% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.59% | 0.79% | 1.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
|
78.1% | 80.6% | 83.0% | 85.4% | 87.9% | 90.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
|
16.7% | 20.1% | 23.4% | 26.7% | 30.0% | 33.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
3.0% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 14.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 (%):
|
|
Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
|
0.00% | 0.25% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 1.01% | 1.27% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
|
81.2% | 85.0% | 88.7% | 92.5% | 96.3% | 100.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
-
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
-
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
-
Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
-
Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.