Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.0% | 28.4% | 30.7% | 33.0% | 35.4% | 37.8% |
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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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13.5% | 15.0% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 20.8% |
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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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1.19% | 1.39% | 1.58% | 1.77% | 1.96% | 2.16% |
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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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2.40% | 2.46% | 2.53% | 2.59% | 2.65% | 2.72% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.091% | 71.113% | 71.134% | 71.156% | 71.177% | 71.199% |
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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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13.5% | 16.1% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 23.9% | 26.5% |
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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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20.2% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 25.5% | 27.2% | 29.0% |
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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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60.3% | 61.6% | 62.9% | 64.1% | 65.4% | 66.7% |
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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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