Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 21.4% |
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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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10.46% | 10.67% | 10.87% | 11.07% | 11.27% | 11.48% |
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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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2.16% | 2.25% | 2.34% | 2.43% | 2.51% | 2.60% |
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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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0.27% | 0.41% | 0.54% | 0.67% | 0.80% | 0.94% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.7% | 72.9% | 74.0% | 75.2% | 76.4% | 77.6% |
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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% | 15.5% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 21.2% | 23.2% |
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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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8.1% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 12.4% |
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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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57.6% | 61.6% | 65.6% | 69.6% | 73.6% | 77.6% |
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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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