Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.81% | 27.93% | 28.04% | 28.15% | 28.26% | 28.37% |
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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% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.5% |
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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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1.056% | 1.095% | 1.133% | 1.172% | 1.210% | 1.249% |
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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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0.38% | 0.48% | 0.56% | 0.65% | 0.74% | 0.83% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.3% | 89.9% | 90.4% | 90.9% | 91.4% | 91.9% |
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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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20.6% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 31.2% | 34.7% | 38.3% |
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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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2.0% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 15.0% | 18.3% |
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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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87.4% | 89.9% | 92.4% | 95.0% | 97.5% | 100.0% |
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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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