Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.0% | 25.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 31.5% | 33.5% |
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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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13.3% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 17.4% | 18.8% | 20.2% |
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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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1.37% | 1.52% | 1.67% | 1.82% | 1.96% | 2.12% |
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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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0.02% | 0.27% | 0.51% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.24% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.5% | 88.6% | 89.6% | 90.6% | 91.7% | 92.7% |
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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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15.4% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 25.4% | 28.7% | 32.0% |
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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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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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0.79% | 1.23% | 1.68% | 2.12% | 2.56% | 3.01% |
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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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85.0% | 87.2% | 89.5% | 91.7% | 93.9% | 96.2% |
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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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