| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.0% | 19.9% | 24.8% | 29.7% | 34.6% | 39.6% |  
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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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| 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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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 19.7% | 20.7% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 23.5% | 24.6% |  
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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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| 4.03% | 4.53% | 5.03% | 5.53% | 6.02% | 6.52% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.84% | 2.30% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 85.0% | 86.2% | 87.4% | 88.5% | 89.7% | 91.0% |  
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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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