Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.4% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 18.6% |
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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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5.82% | 6.12% | 6.42% | 6.71% | 7.00% | 7.30% |
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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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2.12% | 2.31% | 2.50% | 2.69% | 2.88% | 3.08% |
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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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0.64% | 0.74% | 0.84% | 0.93% | 1.02% | 1.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.0% | 70.8% | 72.5% | 74.3% | 76.0% | 77.8% |
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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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13.9% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 20.1% |
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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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3.8% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 15.0% |
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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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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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64.7% | 69.6% | 74.5% | 79.4% | 84.3% | 89.2% |
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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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