Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.2% | 22.1% | 23.1% | 24.0% | 24.9% | 25.9% |
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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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12.0% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 16.7% |
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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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0.23% | 0.49% | 0.74% | 0.99% | 1.24% | 1.50% |
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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.68% | 0.91% | 1.14% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.1% | 87.9% | 88.7% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 91.0% |
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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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16.3% | 19.2% | 22.1% | 24.9% | 27.8% | 30.7% |
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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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5.4% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 21.1% |
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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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76.9% | 80.9% | 84.9% | 88.9% | 92.9% | 97.0% |
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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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