| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 21.7% | 22.5% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 24.9% | 25.7% |  
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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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| 3.8% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10.8% |  
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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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| 0.22% | 0.65% | 1.07% | 1.49% | 1.91% | 2.34% |  
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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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| 0.90% | 1.05% | 1.19% | 1.34% | 1.49% | 1.64% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 80.8% | 83.1% | 85.3% | 87.5% | 89.7% | 91.9% |  
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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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