Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.2% | 28.5% | 29.8% | 31.1% | 32.3% | 33.7% |
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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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8.2% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.3% |
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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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1.00% | 1.21% | 1.41% | 1.62% | 1.83% | 2.04% |
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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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0.28% | 0.39% | 0.50% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.81% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.9% | 90.6% | 92.2% | 93.8% | 95.4% | 97.0% |
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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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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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5.0% | 8.9% | 12.7% | 16.6% | 20.4% | 24.3% |
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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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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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92.3% | 93.8% | 95.4% | 96.9% | 98.5% | 100.0% |
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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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