Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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31.0% | 31.7% | 32.4% | 33.0% | 33.7% | 34.4% |
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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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9.4% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
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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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1.57% | 1.64% | 1.70% | 1.76% | 1.83% | 1.90% |
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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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0.537% | 0.548% | 0.558% | 0.568% | 0.579% | 0.590% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.5% | 90.2% | 90.7% | 91.3% | 91.9% | 92.5% |
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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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24.7% | 29.4% | 34.1% | 38.7% | 43.4% | 48.1% |
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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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6.0% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 15.5% | 18.7% | 21.9% |
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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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84.7% | 86.1% | 87.3% | 88.6% | 89.9% | 91.2% |
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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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