Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.1% | 22.0% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 25.3% |
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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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18.4% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 20.3% | 21.0% | 21.6% |
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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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0.64% | 0.81% | 0.96% | 1.12% | 1.28% | 1.44% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.3% | 77.2% | 81.1% | 84.9% | 88.7% | 92.6% |
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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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23.5% | 27.2% | 30.8% | 34.5% | 38.1% | 41.8% |
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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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11.8% | 14.6% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 25.6% |
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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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81.9% | 85.6% | 89.2% | 92.8% | 96.4% | 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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