Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.7% | 19.0% | 20.2% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 23.9% |
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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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2.96% | 3.24% | 3.52% | 3.80% | 4.08% | 4.36% |
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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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1.48% | 1.55% | 1.62% | 1.69% | 1.76% | 1.84% |
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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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75.9% | 76.5% | 77.1% | 77.7% | 78.2% | 78.8% |
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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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19.96% | 20.32% | 20.67% | 21.02% | 21.37% | 21.73% |
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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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5.70% | 6.03% | 6.35% | 6.67% | 6.99% | 7.32% |
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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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2.32% | 2.40% | 2.48% | 2.55% | 2.63% | 2.71% |
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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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0.500% | 0.521% | 0.541% | 0.562% | 0.582% | 0.603% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.7% | 74.3% | 77.8% | 81.4% | 84.9% | 88.5% |
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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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