Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.2% | 30.8% | 32.3% | 33.8% | 35.3% | 36.9% |
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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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9.3% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 13.5% |
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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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2.021% | 2.028% | 2.035% | 2.043% | 2.050% | 2.057% |
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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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0.39% | 0.58% | 0.76% | 0.95% | 1.13% | 1.32% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.8% | 88.4% | 89.0% | 89.6% | 90.2% | 90.9% |
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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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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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1.4% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 19.1% | 23.5% |
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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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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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73.9% | 78.4% | 82.9% | 87.3% | 91.8% | 96.3% |
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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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