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| Table 431. | Employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age group and educational attainment | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels1 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 60.8 | (2.03) | 58.0 | (2.13) | 62.6 | (2.09) | 53.7 | (1.40) | 56.1 | (1.21) | 56.7 | (1.25) | 53.5 | (1.41) | 46.6 | (1.36) | 43.2 | (1.30) | 44.8 | (1.40) | 45.8 | (1.43) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 44.2 | (3.08) | 44.0 | (3.13) | 52.2 | (3.19) | 39.4 | (2.01) | 43.6 | (1.87) | 42.7 | (1.90) | 37.5 | (1.90) | 31.1 | (1.89) | 29.4 | (1.83) | 31.1 | (2.21) | 28.5 | (2.05) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 74.2 | (2.54) | 70.1 | (2.99) | 70.1 | (2.92) | 65.0 | (2.04) | 66.2 | (1.78) | 67.2 | (1.95) | 64.3 | (1.96) | 53.6 | (1.72) | 51.1 | (1.84) | 50.3 | (2.01) | 53.6 | (1.90) | ||||||||||||||
| At least some college | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 76.8 | (9.32) | 71.6 | (6.38) | 78.2 | (6.22) | 66.6 | (4.54) | 63.4 | (4.21) | 71.9 | (3.95) | 65.3 | (3.89) | 65.4 | (3.70) | 57.5 | (3.99) | 61.5 | (3.63) | 64.3 | (4.07) | ||||||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels1 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 75.6 | (0.90) | 73.7 | (0.93) | 77.4 | (0.93) | 73.2 | (0.66) | 74.4 | (0.61) | 74.9 | (0.53) | 73.4 | (0.60) | 68.3 | (0.66) | 65.5 | (0.72) | 67.0 | (0.59) | 68.7 | (0.67) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 54.4 | (2.29) | 52.7 | (2.41) | 60.8 | (2.43) | 55.7 | (1.27) | 58.8 | (1.51) | 57.9 | (1.37) | 55.1 | (1.73) | 50.6 | (1.60) | 44.4 | (1.58) | 46.8 | (1.71) | 47.7 | (1.95) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 76.6 | (1.26) | 72.2 | (1.46) | 76.5 | (1.46) | 72.3 | (0.91) | 72.4 | (0.86) | 72.3 | (0.89) | 69.8 | (0.97) | 63.9 | (1.03) | 61.5 | (1.01) | 62.9 | (1.07) | 64.2 | (0.99) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
--- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 85.6 | (1.69) | 83.6 | (1.52) | 86.6 | (1.49) | 80.3 | (1.19) | 81.3 | (0.98) | 82.1 | (0.94) | 81.8 | (1.09) | 74.9 | (1.32) | 72.9 | (1.27) | 73.2 | (1.01) | 75.3 | (1.19) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 93.3 | (1.57) | 90.9 | (1.76) | 87.8 | (2.07) | 89.3 | (1.16) | 89.0 | (1.22) | 92.3 | (1.05) | 89.6 | (1.21) | 87.2 | (1.26) | 86.5 | (1.37) | 85.2 | (1.41) | 87.3 | (1.16) | ||||||||||||||
| 25 to 64 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels | 65.8 | (0.33) | 70.2 | (0.30) | 71.6 | (0.30) | 75.0 | (0.29) | 75.5 | (0.28) | 77.7 | (0.27) | 75.0 | (0.19) | 75.5 | (0.18) | 76.0 | (0.17) | 75.5 | (0.16) | 72.2 | (0.19) | 71.5 | (0.19) | 71.2 | (0.19) | 71.7 | (0.18) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 55.3 | (0.62) | 55.5 | (0.66) | 53.1 | (0.74) | 54.9 | (0.80) | 53.8 | (0.85) | 57.8 | (0.91) | 57.2 | (0.51) | 58.0 | (0.53) | 58.3 | (0.58) | 56.2 | (0.51) | 52.5 | (0.57) | 52.1 | (0.60) | 51.1 | (0.56) | 52.9 | (0.60) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 65.7 | (0.53) | 70.4 | (0.48) | 70.7 | (0.48) | 74.4 | (0.46) | 73.3 | (0.49) | 75.5 | (0.49) | 71.5 | (0.34) | 72.3 | (0.32) | 72.7 | (0.32) | 71.6 | (0.28) | 67.8 | (0.33) | 67.0 | (0.36) | 66.2 | (0.39) | 66.5 | (0.35) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
71.7 | (0.86) | 76.1 | (0.70) | 77.8 | (0.66) | 80.2 | (0.60) | 79.5 | (0.51) | 80.7 | (0.50) | 77.7 | (0.33) | 77.8 | (0.31) | 78.1 | (0.29) | 77.5 | (0.31) | 73.9 | (0.33) | 72.7 | (0.30) | 72.2 | (0.30) | 72.2 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.5 | (0.68) | 84.5 | (0.55) | 85.6 | (0.51) | 86.7 | (0.47) | 86.5 | (0.44) | 86.4 | (0.42) | 83.7 | (0.26) | 83.9 | (0.23) | 84.3 | (0.24) | 84.4 | (0.27) | 82.2 | (0.25) | 81.6 | (0.24) | 81.5 | (0.26) | 82.1 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels | 67.7 | (0.59) | 74.5 | (0.49) | 76.2 | (0.48) | 78.6 | (0.47) | 78.5 | (0.48) | 81.6 | (0.49) | 76.8 | (0.31) | 77.9 | (0.32) | 78.9 | (0.31) | 78.1 | (0.31) | 74.2 | (0.36) | 73.2 | (0.34) | 73.0 | (0.35) | 73.8 | (0.31) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 52.9 | (1.43) | 58.3 | (1.46) | 57.0 | (1.54) | 60.3 | (1.50) | 59.8 | (1.59) | 64.1 | (1.76) | 62.0 | (0.95) | 63.2 | (0.91) | 63.7 | (0.97) | 60.4 | (0.93) | 54.6 | (1.07) | 55.1 | (0.95) | 54.2 | (1.17) | 56.2 | (1.14) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 65.5 | (0.92) | 72.0 | (0.81) | 74.3 | (0.78) | 77.7 | (0.74) | 77.0 | (0.84) | 80.2 | (0.91) | 73.1 | (0.60) | 75.6 | (0.63) | 76.4 | (0.57) | 74.0 | (0.60) | 69.0 | (0.66) | 68.1 | (0.72) | 67.9 | (0.67) | 68.7 | (0.75) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
71.7 | (1.33) | 77.8 | (1.01) | 80.1 | (0.97) | 81.6 | (0.96) | 80.5 | (0.87) | 82.8 | (0.90) | 79.4 | (0.54) | 78.9 | (0.60) | 80.1 | (0.54) | 79.9 | (0.52) | 75.9 | (0.60) | 72.9 | (0.57) | 73.0 | (0.62) | 72.7 | (0.68) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.0 | (1.04) | 85.4 | (0.82) | 86.6 | (0.79) | 88.1 | (0.76) | 88.1 | (0.75) | 89.0 | (0.73) | 84.4 | (0.52) | 85.6 | (0.48) | 86.5 | (0.47) | 86.8 | (0.46) | 84.5 | (0.49) | 84.0 | (0.49) | 83.4 | (0.45) | 84.3 | (0.45) | ||||||||||||||
| 35 to 44 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels | 70.3 | (0.66) | 76.5 | (0.58) | 78.1 | (0.54) | 81.6 | (0.48) | 80.2 | (0.46) | 81.8 | (0.45) | 79.9 | (0.26) | 80.0 | (0.29) | 80.7 | (0.26) | 80.1 | (0.30) | 76.7 | (0.29) | 76.0 | (0.30) | 76.0 | (0.35) | 76.9 | (0.35) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 61.4 | (1.31) | 63.4 | (1.39) | 60.0 | (1.58) | 62.5 | (1.69) | 58.6 | (1.66) | 64.8 | (1.64) | 64.9 | (0.93) | 64.3 | (0.97) | 65.0 | (1.00) | 64.3 | (1.05) | 60.2 | (1.01) | 58.2 | (1.13) | 57.5 | (1.04) | 59.6 | (1.13) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 69.6 | (1.02) | 76.6 | (0.90) | 76.6 | (0.88) | 80.0 | (0.80) | 78.6 | (0.82) | 81.0 | (0.79) | 78.0 | (0.52) | 77.9 | (0.52) | 78.6 | (0.50) | 76.9 | (0.57) | 72.6 | (0.63) | 72.4 | (0.64) | 71.8 | (0.64) | 72.1 | (0.68) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
74.5 | (1.74) | 80.9 | (1.33) | 81.6 | (1.15) | 85.0 | (0.93) | 83.3 | (0.81) | 84.4 | (0.80) | 82.0 | (0.48) | 81.8 | (0.52) | 83.6 | (0.50) | 82.4 | (0.58) | 78.5 | (0.53) | 76.9 | (0.53) | 76.9 | (0.62) | 78.2 | (0.61) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 84.5 | (1.31) | 87.1 | (1.00) | 88.8 | (0.80) | 89.5 | (0.72) | 88.5 | (0.71) | 87.6 | (0.74) | 85.9 | (0.41) | 86.4 | (0.38) | 86.0 | (0.40) | 86.4 | (0.40) | 84.8 | (0.42) | 84.7 | (0.39) | 84.8 | (0.43) | 85.0 | (0.41) | ||||||||||||||
| 45 to 54 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels | 68.4 | (0.65) | 71.7 | (0.65) | 73.5 | (0.67) | 77.6 | (0.62) | 78.8 | (0.55) | 81.2 | (0.50) | 78.4 | (0.32) | 78.8 | (0.32) | 78.9 | (0.33) | 78.4 | (0.33) | 75.2 | (0.34) | 74.7 | (0.35) | 74.3 | (0.32) | 74.6 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 59.8 | (1.14) | 61.8 | (1.24) | 58.7 | (1.52) | 60.7 | (1.63) | 58.4 | (1.79) | 60.3 | (1.89) | 59.0 | (1.04) | 59.0 | (1.11) | 58.5 | (1.05) | 56.0 | (1.02) | 54.0 | (1.13) | 52.5 | (1.05) | 51.7 | (0.84) | 54.7 | (1.06) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 68.8 | (1.03) | 72.0 | (1.02) | 74.0 | (1.03) | 77.5 | (0.97) | 75.9 | (1.01) | 78.2 | (0.95) | 75.1 | (0.64) | 75.8 | (0.62) | 76.2 | (0.58) | 75.4 | (0.57) | 71.6 | (0.53) | 71.0 | (0.65) | 70.1 | (0.58) | 70.4 | (0.62) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
74.7 | (1.81) | 76.5 | (1.72) | 79.2 | (1.63) | 81.9 | (1.38) | 81.7 | (1.03) | 83.4 | (0.91) | 80.4 | (0.57) | 81.5 | (0.53) | 81.0 | (0.58) | 80.2 | (0.51) | 77.3 | (0.58) | 77.3 | (0.54) | 76.6 | (0.53) | 76.2 | (0.53) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 87.1 | (1.36) | 87.3 | (1.21) | 87.9 | (1.16) | 89.4 | (0.97) | 89.5 | (0.78) | 89.7 | (0.71) | 87.5 | (0.45) | 87.3 | (0.42) | 87.7 | (0.42) | 88.1 | (0.45) | 85.2 | (0.45) | 84.4 | (0.45) | 84.9 | (0.45) | 84.7 | (0.48) | ||||||||||||||
| 55 to 64 years old, all education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| levels | 54.6 | (0.77) | 54.1 | (0.73) | 52.1 | (0.77) | 53.4 | (0.81) | 55.0 | (0.82) | 58.1 | (0.79) | 60.8 | (0.48) | 61.9 | (0.43) | 62.2 | (0.46) | 62.8 | (0.41) | 60.8 | (0.42) | 60.6 | (0.41) | 60.2 | (0.43) | 60.6 | (0.41) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 48.5 | (1.11) | 43.2 | (1.16) | 41.8 | (1.29) | 39.5 | (1.46) | 38.1 | (1.67) | 40.4 | (1.84) | 39.4 | (1.13) | 41.5 | (1.17) | 43.3 | (1.19) | 41.0 | (1.24) | 38.2 | (1.19) | 40.0 | (1.19) | 39.4 | (1.15) | 39.1 | (1.08) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 56.5 | (1.32) | 57.5 | (1.19) | 52.1 | (1.22) | 54.0 | (1.29) | 53.7 | (1.34) | 55.4 | (1.34) | 55.3 | (0.79) | 56.6 | (0.71) | 55.9 | (0.85) | 57.8 | (0.69) | 55.8 | (0.73) | 55.1 | (0.71) | 54.4 | (0.81) | 54.6 | (0.75) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
62.6 | (2.48) | 62.5 | (2.08) | 58.9 | (2.21) | 60.4 | (2.12) | 62.0 | (1.74) | 62.4 | (1.64) | 64.8 | (0.90) | 65.3 | (0.83) | 64.6 | (0.73) | 64.8 | (0.80) | 61.6 | (0.74) | 61.8 | (0.76) | 61.2 | (0.78) | 61.2 | (0.70) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 72.6 | (2.34) | 71.9 | (1.96) | 71.3 | (1.83) | 70.5 | (1.79) | 70.0 | (1.72) | 71.9 | (1.49) | 73.5 | (0.74) | 73.4 | (0.75) | 74.5 | (0.75) | 74.0 | (0.68) | 72.7 | (0.63) | 72.0 | (0.65) | 71.8 | (0.71) | 73.1 | (0.66) | ||||||||||||||
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The employment to population ratio is the number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, 1975 through 2012. (This table was prepared October 2012.) |
