Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.5% | 16.3% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 18.6% | 19.5% |
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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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6.18% | 6.57% | 6.96% | 7.35% | 7.74% | 8.14% |
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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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1.35% | 1.54% | 1.73% | 1.92% | 2.12% | 2.31% |
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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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78.52% | 78.63% | 78.75% | 78.86% | 78.98% | 79.09% |
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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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13.1% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 19.5% |
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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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5.72% | 6.21% | 6.69% | 7.17% | 7.65% | 8.14% |
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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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0.95% | 1.22% | 1.49% | 1.77% | 2.04% | 2.31% |
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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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0.48% | 0.98% | 1.48% | 1.98% | 2.47% | 2.97% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.5% | 79.2% | 79.9% | 80.6% | 81.3% | 82.1% |
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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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