Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.7% | 24.4% | 25.0% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 26.9% |
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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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6.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
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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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2.034% | 2.045% | 2.056% | 2.067% | 2.078% | 2.090% |
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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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0.98% | 1.04% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 1.21% | 1.27% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.31% | 86.79% | 87.26% | 87.74% | 88.22% | 88.70% |
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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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24.9% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 26.9% | 27.5% | 28.2% |
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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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6.5% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.8% |
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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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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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78.1% | 81.9% | 85.7% | 89.5% | 93.2% | 97.0% |
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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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