Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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13.8% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 22.1% |
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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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4.1% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 12.0% |
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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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0.55% | 0.88% | 1.21% | 1.54% | 1.87% | 2.20% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.2% | 71.5% | 72.8% | 74.1% | 75.3% | 76.6% |
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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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11.7% | 13.8% | 15.9% | 17.9% | 20.0% | 22.1% |
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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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6.3% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 12.0% |
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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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0.55% | 0.88% | 1.21% | 1.54% | 1.87% | 2.20% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.6% | 69.4% | 71.2% | 73.0% | 74.8% | 76.6% |
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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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