| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 19.05% | 19.45% | 19.85% | 20.24% | 20.64% | 21.04% |  
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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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| 5.43% | 5.80% | 6.17% | 6.53% | 6.90% | 7.27% |  
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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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| 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.80% | 1.05% | 1.31% | 1.58% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.28% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 91.72% | 91.83% | 91.92% | 92.02% | 92.11% | 92.21% |  
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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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