Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.7% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 25.5% | 27.3% |
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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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2.86% | 3.28% | 3.70% | 4.12% | 4.54% | 4.97% |
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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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2.48% | 2.56% | 2.63% | 2.71% | 2.79% | 2.87% |
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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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1.43% | 1.90% | 2.38% | 2.85% | 3.32% | 3.80% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.76% | 79.18% | 79.58% | 79.99% | 80.40% | 80.81% |
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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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12.4% | 15.1% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 23.1% | 25.8% |
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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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0.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% |
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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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72.9% | 75.7% | 78.5% | 81.2% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
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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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