Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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37.2% | 38.1% | 38.9% | 39.8% | 40.6% | 41.5% |
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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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12.72% | 12.96% | 13.19% | 13.43% | 13.66% | 13.91% |
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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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5.6% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 12.4% |
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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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5.81% | 5.87% | 5.93% | 5.99% | 6.04% | 6.10% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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51.6% | 52.9% | 54.1% | 55.3% | 56.6% | 57.8% |
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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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33.5% | 35.1% | 36.7% | 38.3% | 39.8% | 41.5% |
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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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6.5% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 14.0% |
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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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5.3% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 12.4% |
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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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5.38% | 5.53% | 5.67% | 5.82% | 5.96% | 6.10% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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51.6% | 52.9% | 54.2% | 55.5% | 56.8% | 58.1% |
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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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33.5% | 35.1% | 36.7% | 38.3% | 39.8% | 41.5% |
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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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6.5% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 15.4% |
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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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1.0% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 12.4% |
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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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48.8% | 52.7% | 56.6% | 60.5% | 64.4% | 68.4% |
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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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