Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.9% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 24.7% | 27.6% | 30.6% |
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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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10.1% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
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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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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.81% | 1.21% | 1.62% | 2.03% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.7% | 75.3% | 75.9% | 76.5% | 77.1% | 77.7% |
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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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15.5% | 18.0% | 20.5% | 23.0% | 25.5% | 28.0% |
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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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2.3% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 14.0% |
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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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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.11% | 1.48% | 1.86% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.8% | 76.4% | 80.9% | 85.4% | 90.0% | 94.5% |
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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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