The 2024 Survey of Active Duty Spouses asked about spouse employment and education, child care, PCS moves, financial status, deployment, satisfaction and retention, and spouse and child well-being.
Key findings include:
- The percentage of civilian spouses in the labor force increased significantly from 2021 (64%) to 2024 (69%).
- Spouses report a financial well-being score of 56, slightly higher than the U.S. average score of 51.
- Availability was the main reason that spouses with children 13 or younger using civilian child care did not use military child care.