Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.3% | 25.7% | 27.1% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 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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4.8% | 9.2% | 13.6% | 18.0% | 22.3% | 26.8% |
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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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1.21% | 1.42% | 1.63% | 1.84% | 2.05% | 2.27% |
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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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0.60% | 1.00% | 1.40% | 1.79% | 2.18% | 2.58% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.7% | 81.7% | 83.7% | 85.7% | 87.7% | 89.8% |
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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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28.10% | 28.57% | 29.04% | 29.50% | 29.97% | 30.44% |
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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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5.8% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 16.2% | 18.8% |
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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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1.14% | 1.35% | 1.56% | 1.77% | 1.98% | 2.19% |
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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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0.68% | 0.79% | 0.89% | 0.99% | 1.10% | 1.21% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.2% | 81.1% | 81.9% | 82.7% | 83.5% | 84.4% |
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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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