Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.8% | 25.4% | 25.9% | 26.5% | 27.0% | 27.6% |
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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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7.5% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
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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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2.25% | 2.31% | 2.37% | 2.43% | 2.49% | 2.55% |
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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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0.446% | 0.458% | 0.468% | 0.479% | 0.490% | 0.501% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.8% | 74.7% | 75.6% | 76.5% | 77.3% | 78.2% |
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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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20.97% | 21.26% | 21.54% | 21.82% | 22.11% | 22.40% |
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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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7.5% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
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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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2.43% | 2.79% | 3.15% | 3.50% | 3.85% | 4.21% |
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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% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.20% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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58.1% | 60.4% | 62.7% | 64.9% | 67.2% | 69.5% |
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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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