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% | 25.4% | 26.3% | 27.2% | 28.1% | 29.0% |
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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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12.2% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% |
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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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0.99% | 1.05% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 1.20% | 1.25% |
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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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0.313% | 0.324% | 0.334% | 0.344% | 0.355% | 0.366% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.6% | 89.0% | 90.3% | 91.6% | 92.9% | 94.3% |
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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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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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5.3% | 8.9% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 23.3% |
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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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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.0% | 83.9% | 86.8% | 89.6% | 92.4% | 95.3% |
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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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