| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 20.8% |  
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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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| 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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| 1.54% | 1.66% | 1.78% | 1.89% | 2.01% | 2.13% |  
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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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| 0.446% | 0.487% | 0.528% | 0.569% | 0.609% | 0.651% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 78.98% | 79.07% | 79.15% | 79.23% | 79.31% | 79.39% |  
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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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| 8.4% | 11.6% | 14.7% | 17.8% | 20.9% | 24.1% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 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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| 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% | 0.29% | 0.57% | 0.86% | 1.15% | 1.44% |  
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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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