Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.4% | 17.5% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 20.7% | 21.8% |
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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% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
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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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0.75% | 0.82% | 0.89% | 0.96% | 1.03% | 1.11% |
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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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0.23% | 0.34% | 0.44% | 0.55% | 0.65% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.6% | 77.8% | 82.0% | 86.2% | 90.4% | 94.7% |
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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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16.4% | 19.4% | 22.3% | 25.3% | 28.2% | 31.2% |
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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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5.6% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.3% |
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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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0.75% | 1.18% | 1.60% | 2.03% | 2.45% | 2.88% |
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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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0.75% | 0.87% | 0.99% | 1.12% | 1.24% | 1.36% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.0% | 86.2% | 88.3% | 90.4% | 92.5% | 94.7% |
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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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