Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.4% | 29.2% | 29.9% | 30.6% | 31.3% | 32.1% |
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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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16.42% | 16.82% | 17.22% | 17.62% | 18.02% | 18.42% |
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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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1.34% | 1.40% | 1.45% | 1.50% | 1.55% | 1.61% |
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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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0.843% | 0.856% | 0.869% | 0.881% | 0.894% | 0.907% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.9% | 87.8% | 88.6% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 91.1% |
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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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21.5% | 26.1% | 30.7% | 35.2% | 39.8% | 44.4% |
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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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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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73.6% | 78.3% | 83.0% | 87.7% | 92.4% | 97.1% |
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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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