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| Table 368. | Labor force participation rates and employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by highest level of education, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2006 |
| Age, sex, and race/ethnicity | Labor force participation rate1 | Employment to population ratio2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Less than high school completion3 |
High school completion | College | Total | Less than high school completion3 |
High school completion | College | |||||||||||||||||
| Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old4 | 43.7 | (0.39) | 35.6 | (0.45) | 62.8 | (0.88) | 58.2 | (1.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 36.9 | (0.37) | 29.4 | (0.43) | 53.0 | (0.91) | 53.5 | (1.07) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Male | 43.7 | (0.54) | 35.8 | (0.62) | 65.9 | (1.21) | 55.9 | (1.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 36.3 | (0.52) | 29.1 | (0.59) | 54.7 | (1.27) | 50.6 | (1.65) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Female | 43.7 | (0.55) | 35.4 | (0.65) | 59.6 | (1.28) | 59.9 | (1.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 37.6 | (0.54) | 29.7 | (0.62) | 51.2 | (1.30) | 55.6 | (1.41) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| White | 48.9 | (0.49) | 41.0 | (0.59) | 67.2 | (1.09) | 61.5 | (1.26) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.6 | (0.49) | 35.0 | (0.58) | 58.5 | (1.14) | 57.2 | (1.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Black | 33.6 | (0.94) | 25.9 | (1.03) | 54.3 | (2.34) | 47.9 | (3.05) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 23.5 | (0.84) | 17.2 | (0.89) | 37.2 | (2.27) | 41.1 | (3.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Hispanic | 38.3 | (0.85) | 29.9 | (0.94) | 61.8 | (2.02) | 57.8 | (2.86) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 32.2 | (0.82) | 24.4 | (0.89) | 53.2 | (2.07) | 51.8 | (2.90) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Asian | 24.6 | (1.78) | 17.6 | (2.00) | 32.5 | (4.32) | 38.9 | (4.83) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 21.3 | (1.69) | 15.1 | (1.88) | 26.4 | (4.07) | 35.7 | (4.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 20 to 24 years old4 | 74.6 | (0.35) | 66.2 | (1.05) | 78.5 | (0.61) | 70.1 | (0.61) | 83.7 | (1.16) | 83.0 | (0.87) | 68.5 | (0.38) | 56.7 | (1.10) | 70.2 | (0.68) | 65.9 | (0.63) | 79.4 | (1.26) | 78.8 | (0.94) |
| Male | 79.6 | (0.45) | 79.7 | (1.17) | 86.0 | (0.68) | 71.4 | (0.85) | 86.2 | (1.58) | 84.5 | (1.29) | 72.7 | (0.50) | 69.9 | (1.34) | 76.9 | (0.83) | 66.9 | (0.88) | 80.6 | (1.81) | 79.7 | (1.44) |
| Female | 69.5 | (0.51) | 48.8 | (1.60) | 69.1 | (0.98) | 68.9 | (0.81) | 81.6 | (1.56) | 81.9 | (1.09) | 64.2 | (0.53) | 39.7 | (1.56) | 62.0 | (1.03) | 65.1 | (0.84) | 78.4 | (1.66) | 78.2 | (1.17) |
| White | 77.0 | (0.43) | 66.6 | (1.73) | 81.0 | (0.76) | 71.6 | (0.73) | 87.2 | (1.23) | 84.5 | (0.96) | 71.8 | (0.46) | 56.3 | (1.82) | 73.6 | (0.86) | 68.0 | (0.75) | 83.8 | (1.36) | 80.5 | (1.05) |
| Black | 68.7 | (1.09) | 54.2 | (2.94) | 71.9 | (1.74) | 67.8 | (1.85) | 74.0 | (4.52) | 84.6 | (3.15) | 57.4 | (1.16) | 38.2 | (2.87) | 58.2 | (1.90) | 60.2 | (1.94) | 63.5 | (4.96) | 77.4 | (3.66) |
| Hispanic | 74.4 | (0.86) | 71.0 | (1.58) | 78.3 | (1.42) | 71.6 | (1.79) | 79.1 | (3.78) | 81.1 | (3.61) | 69.0 | (0.92) | 64.4 | (1.66) | 72.3 | (1.54) | 67.8 | (1.85) | 75.6 | (3.99) | 77.8 | (3.84) |
| Asian | 58.7 | (1.76) | 47.8 | (7.48) | 66.0 | (4.05) | 51.1 | (2.63) | 64.0 | (7.19) | 68.5 | (3.29) | 55.3 | (1.77) | 42.7 | (7.41) | 62.4 | (4.14) | 48.3 | (2.63) | 59.6 | (7.35) | 65.0 | (3.37) |
| 25 to 64 years old | 79.1 | (0.12) | 63.8 | (0.41) | 76.5 | (0.22) | 79.8 | (0.28) | 83.5 | (0.35) | 85.9 | (0.18) | 76.2 | (0.12) | 59.4 | (0.41) | 73.1 | (0.23) | 76.7 | (0.30) | 81.0 | (0.37) | 84.1 | (0.19) |
| Male | 86.5 | (0.14) | 76.9 | (0.48) | 84.5 | (0.27) | 86.5 | (0.34) | 89.1 | (0.44) | 91.8 | (0.20) | 83.4 | (0.15) | 72.1 | (0.51) | 80.8 | (0.29) | 83.5 | (0.37) | 86.5 | (0.48) | 90.0 | (0.22) |
| Female | 71.9 | (0.18) | 49.1 | (0.59) | 68.3 | (0.33) | 73.8 | (0.40) | 79.2 | (0.49) | 80.2 | (0.28) | 69.2 | (0.18) | 45.0 | (0.58) | 65.3 | (0.34) | 70.6 | (0.42) | 76.7 | (0.51) | 78.5 | (0.29) |
| White | 80.1 | (0.14) | 59.5 | (0.67) | 76.8 | (0.27) | 79.8 | (0.33) | 83.7 | (0.40) | 86.2 | (0.21) | 77.7 | (0.15) | 55.3 | (0.68) | 73.9 | (0.28) | 77.2 | (0.35) | 81.4 | (0.42) | 84.5 | (0.22) |
| Black | 75.8 | (0.39) | 54.2 | (1.22) | 73.8 | (0.67) | 78.8 | (0.83) | 82.9 | (1.14) | 87.9 | (0.66) | 70.6 | (0.42) | 46.9 | (1.23) | 67.8 | (0.71) | 73.5 | (0.90) | 78.5 | (1.25) | 85.5 | (0.72) |
| Hispanic | 77.6 | (0.34) | 71.2 | (0.60) | 78.9 | (0.62) | 82.4 | (0.85) | 83.5 | (1.21) | 85.6 | (0.79) | 74.3 | (0.36) | 67.3 | (0.62) | 75.7 | (0.65) | 79.2 | (0.91) | 81.1 | (1.28) | 83.6 | (0.83) |
| Asian | 78.0 | (0.50) | 63.2 | (1.93) | 74.0 | (1.23) | 75.9 | (1.63) | 81.4 | (1.76) | 81.8 | (0.63) | 76.0 | (0.51) | 60.8 | (1.96) | 71.6 | (1.26) | 73.0 | (1.69) | 79.5 | (1.83) | 80.0 | (0.65) |
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† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Percentage of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment. 2 Number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population. 3 Includes persons reporting no school years completed. 4 Excludes persons enrolled in school. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2006 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared August 2007.) |
