Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.3% | 26.3% | 29.3% | 32.3% | 35.3% | 38.3% |
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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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11.50% | 11.85% | 12.19% | 12.54% | 12.88% | 13.23% |
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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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1.76% | 2.00% | 2.23% | 2.47% | 2.70% | 2.94% |
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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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0.49% | 0.69% | 0.88% | 1.07% | 1.27% | 1.46% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.3% | 82.7% | 85.2% | 87.6% | 90.0% | 92.5% |
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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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30.1% | 32.2% | 34.2% | 36.2% | 38.2% | 40.3% |
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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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13.2213% | 13.2263% | 13.2312% | 13.2361% | 13.2411% | 13.2460% |
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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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1.4556% | 1.4567% | 1.4577% | 1.4588% | 1.4599% | 1.4610% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.3% | 79.4% | 83.4% | 87.4% | 91.5% | 95.5% |
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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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