Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.4% | 26.4% | 27.3% | 28.3% | 29.2% | 30.2% |
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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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14.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 16.8% | 17.6% |
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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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2.05% | 2.43% | 2.82% | 3.20% | 3.58% | 3.96% |
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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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0.62% | 0.91% | 1.20% | 1.49% | 1.78% | 2.07% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.50% | 81.59% | 81.67% | 81.75% | 81.84% | 81.93% |
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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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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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8.5% | 12.5% | 16.4% | 20.3% | 24.2% | 28.2% |
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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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0.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 10.5% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.8% | 78.7% | 83.5% | 88.3% | 93.1% | 97.9% |
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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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