Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.3% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 20.8% | 21.4% |
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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% | 3.31% | 3.67% | 4.02% | 4.37% | 4.72% |
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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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1.57% | 1.69% | 1.81% | 1.93% | 2.05% | 2.18% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.0% | 76.8% | 80.5% | 84.2% | 87.9% | 91.7% |
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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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16.5% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 21.6% |
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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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4.85% | 5.08% | 5.31% | 5.54% | 5.78% | 6.01% |
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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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80.7% | 82.4% | 84.1% | 85.8% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
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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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