Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.4% | 26.3% | 27.1% | 27.9% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
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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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9.1% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 15.2% |
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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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0.26% | 0.52% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.27% | 1.53% |
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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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0.09% | 0.42% | 0.74% | 1.07% | 1.39% | 1.72% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.3% | 87.8% | 90.2% | 92.6% | 95.1% | 97.5% |
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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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15.5% | 19.3% | 23.0% | 26.7% | 30.4% | 34.2% |
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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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4.1% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 14.3% | 17.7% | 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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75.5% | 80.4% | 85.3% | 90.2% | 95.1% | 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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