| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 14.09% | 14.34% | 14.59% | 14.84% | 15.09% | 15.34% |  
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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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| 5.3% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 13.1% |  
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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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| 2.42% | 2.75% | 3.08% | 3.41% | 3.74% | 4.08% |  
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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% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.70% | 0.89% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 84.03% | 84.41% | 84.79% | 85.17% | 85.54% | 85.93% |  
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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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