Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.9% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 33.6% | 35.1% | 36.7% |
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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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12.37% | 12.59% | 12.81% | 13.02% | 13.23% | 13.45% |
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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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1.22% | 1.35% | 1.47% | 1.59% | 1.71% | 1.83% |
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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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0.31% | 0.42% | 0.53% | 0.64% | 0.75% | 0.87% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.0% | 89.4% | 90.8% | 92.2% | 93.5% | 94.9% |
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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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8.2% | 11.6% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 21.7% | 25.1% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.4% | 85.2% | 88.9% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 100.0% |
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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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