Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.4% | 26.2% | 28.0% | 29.8% | 31.6% | 33.5% |
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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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13.3% | 14.0% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 17.0% |
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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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2.042% | 2.056% | 2.070% | 2.084% | 2.097% | 2.112% |
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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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0.63% | 0.75% | 0.87% | 1.00% | 1.12% | 1.24% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.5% | 88.1% | 88.6% | 89.2% | 89.7% | 90.3% |
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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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25.3% | 29.1% | 32.9% | 36.6% | 40.3% | 44.1% |
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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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13.9% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 20.7% |
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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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88.4% | 90.7% | 92.9% | 95.1% | 97.3% | 99.6% |
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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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