Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.7% | 24.6% | 26.5% | 28.3% | 30.2% | 32.1% |
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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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6.5% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
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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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0.24% | 0.41% | 0.56% | 0.72% | 0.88% | 1.04% |
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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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0.28% | 0.45% | 0.62% | 0.79% | 0.95% | 1.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.0% | 81.5% | 83.8% | 86.2% | 88.6% | 91.0% |
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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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15.3% | 20.0% | 24.7% | 29.3% | 34.0% | 38.7% |
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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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5.0% | 8.7% | 12.4% | 16.2% | 19.9% | 23.6% |
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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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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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88.5% | 90.8% | 93.1% | 95.4% | 97.7% | 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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