Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.0% | 29.4% | 30.7% | 32.0% | 33.3% | 34.7% |
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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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8.5% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 12.9% |
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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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1.52% | 1.58% | 1.63% | 1.68% | 1.73% | 1.78% |
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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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1.10% | 1.20% | 1.28% | 1.37% | 1.45% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.64% | 87.80% | 87.95% | 88.10% | 88.25% | 88.41% |
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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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24.1% | 28.1% | 32.1% | 36.0% | 40.0% | 43.9% |
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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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3.8% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 22.3% |
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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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79.1% | 82.6% | 86.1% | 89.6% | 93.1% | 96.6% |
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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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