| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 31.6% | 33.0% | 34.3% | 35.6% | 37.0% | 38.4% |  
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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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| 6.22% | 6.63% | 7.04% | 7.44% | 7.85% | 8.26% |  
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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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| 0.10% | 0.32% | 0.53% | 0.73% | 0.94% | 1.16% |  
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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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| 0.000% | 0.034% | 0.067% | 0.101% | 0.135% | 0.169% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 92.1% | 93.1% | 94.1% | 95.0% | 95.9% | 96.9% |  
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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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