Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.8% | 25.6% | 26.3% | 27.0% | 27.8% | 28.6% |
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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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6.0% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.8% |
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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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0.71% | 0.92% | 1.12% | 1.33% | 1.53% | 1.74% |
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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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0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.1% | 92.1% | 94.1% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% |
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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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17.2% | 20.2% | 23.1% | 26.0% | 28.9% | 31.8% |
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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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6.0% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 14.9% |
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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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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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85.2% | 88.2% | 91.2% | 94.1% | 97.1% | 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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