Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.4% | 18.5% | 20.5% | 22.6% | 24.6% | 26.7% |
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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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4.4% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 13.0% |
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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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68.1% | 71.9% | 75.5% | 79.2% | 82.9% | 86.6% |
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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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19.5% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 24.9% | 26.3% |
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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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6.7% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
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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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0.29% | 0.64% | 0.97% | 1.31% | 1.65% | 1.99% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.1% | 73.3% | 76.4% | 79.5% | 82.6% | 85.7% |
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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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