Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.0% | 17.3% | 18.5% | 19.7% | 21.0% | 22.3% |
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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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6.91% | 7.41% | 7.90% | 8.40% | 8.89% | 9.39% |
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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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1.11% | 1.22% | 1.32% | 1.42% | 1.52% | 1.63% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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59.3% | 61.0% | 62.6% | 64.2% | 65.8% | 67.5% |
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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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14.7% | 16.2% | 17.7% | 19.2% | 20.7% | 22.3% |
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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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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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0.8% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
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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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59.3% | 63.2% | 66.9% | 70.7% | 74.5% | 78.3% |
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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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