| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 27.3% | 28.1% | 28.9% | 29.7% | 30.4% | 31.3% |  
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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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| 11.49% | 11.70% | 11.91% | 12.11% | 12.31% | 12.52% |  
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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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| 1.114% | 1.126% | 1.138% | 1.149% | 1.161% | 1.173% |  
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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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| 0.321% | 0.361% | 0.400% | 0.440% | 0.479% | 0.519% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 85.3% | 86.0% | 86.5% | 87.1% | 87.7% | 88.3% |  
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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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