Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.5% | 25.7% | 26.8% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 30.2% |
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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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6.7% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 13.4% |
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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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0.00% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.75% | 1.01% | 1.26% |
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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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0.27% | 0.41% | 0.54% | 0.67% | 0.81% | 0.94% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.2% | 91.3% | 92.3% | 93.4% | 94.4% | 95.5% |
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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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24.5% | 28.3% | 32.1% | 35.8% | 39.6% | 43.4% |
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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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1.6% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 13.4% |
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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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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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88.9% | 91.2% | 93.4% | 95.6% | 97.8% | 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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