Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.4% | 23.3% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 28.6% | 30.4% |
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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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8.39% | 8.68% | 8.96% | 9.24% | 9.53% | 9.81% |
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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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1.977% | 2.020% | 2.062% | 2.103% | 2.145% | 2.187% |
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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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0.63% | 0.99% | 1.35% | 1.71% | 2.07% | 2.44% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.2% | 80.5% | 81.6% | 82.8% | 84.0% | 85.3% |
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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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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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3.5% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 21.3% |
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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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76.2% | 80.6% | 85.0% | 89.4% | 93.8% | 98.3% |
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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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