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| Table 501.50. | Employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age group and educational attainment | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 56.7 | (1.25) | 53.5 | (1.41) | 46.6 | (1.36) | 43.2 | (1.30) | 44.8 | (1.40) | 45.8 | (1.43) | 46.3 | (1.40) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 44.2 | (3.08) | 44.0 | (3.13) | 52.2 | (3.19) | 39.4 | (2.01) | 42.7 | (1.90) | 37.5 | (1.90) | 31.1 | (1.89) | 29.4 | (1.83) | 31.1 | (2.21) | 28.5 | (2.05) | 32.6 | (2.03) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 74.2 | (2.54) | 70.1 | (2.99) | 70.1 | (2.92) | 65.0 | (2.04) | 67.2 | (1.95) | 64.3 | (1.96) | 53.6 | (1.72) | 51.1 | (1.84) | 50.3 | (2.01) | 53.6 | (1.90) | 52.7 | (2.15) | ||||||||||||||
| At least some college | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 76.8 | (9.32) | 71.6 | (6.38) | 78.2 | (6.22) | 66.6 | (4.54) | 71.9 | (3.95) | 65.3 | (3.89) | 65.4 | (3.70) | 57.5 | (3.99) | 61.5 | (3.63) | 64.3 | (4.07) | 63.5 | (3.96) | ||||||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years old, all education levels1 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 75.6 | (0.90) | 73.7 | (0.93) | 77.4 | (0.93) | 73.2 | (0.66) | 74.9 | (0.53) | 73.4 | (0.60) | 68.3 | (0.66) | 65.5 | (0.72) | 67.0 | (0.59) | 68.7 | (0.67) | 68.5 | (0.72) | ||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 54.4 | (2.29) | 52.7 | (2.41) | 60.8 | (2.43) | 55.7 | (1.27) | 57.9 | (1.37) | 55.1 | (1.73) | 50.6 | (1.60) | 44.4 | (1.58) | 46.8 | (1.71) | 47.7 | (1.95) | 46.8 | (1.88) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 76.6 | (1.26) | 72.2 | (1.46) | 76.5 | (1.46) | 72.3 | (0.91) | 72.3 | (0.89) | 69.8 | (0.97) | 63.9 | (1.03) | 61.5 | (1.01) | 62.9 | (1.07) | 64.2 | (0.99) | 63.5 | (1.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 85.6 | (1.69) | 83.6 | (1.52) | 86.6 | (1.49) | 80.3 | (1.19) | 82.1 | (0.94) | 81.8 | (1.09) | 74.9 | (1.32) | 72.9 | (1.27) | 73.2 | (1.01) | 75.3 | (1.19) | 75.3 | (1.15) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 93.3 | (1.57) | 90.9 | (1.76) | 87.8 | (2.07) | 89.3 | (1.16) | 92.3 | (1.05) | 89.6 | (1.21) | 87.2 | (1.26) | 86.5 | (1.37) | 85.2 | (1.41) | 87.3 | (1.16) | 86.6 | (1.46) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 76.0 | (0.17) | 75.5 | (0.16) | 72.2 | (0.19) | 71.5 | (0.19) | 71.2 | (0.19) | 71.7 | (0.18) | 72.1 | (0.19) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 58.3 | (0.58) | 56.2 | (0.51) | 52.5 | (0.57) | 52.1 | (0.60) | 51.1 | (0.56) | 52.9 | (0.60) | 53.2 | (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) | 72.7 | (0.32) | 71.6 | (0.28) | 67.8 | (0.33) | 67.0 | (0.36) | 66.2 | (0.39) | 66.5 | (0.35) | 66.7 | (0.38) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 78.1 | (0.29) | 77.5 | (0.31) | 73.9 | (0.33) | 72.7 | (0.30) | 72.2 | (0.30) | 72.2 | (0.30) | 73.1 | (0.31) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 84.3 | (0.24) | 84.4 | (0.27) | 82.2 | (0.25) | 81.6 | (0.24) | 81.5 | (0.26) | 82.1 | (0.24) | 81.9 | (0.26) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 78.9 | (0.31) | 78.1 | (0.31) | 74.2 | (0.36) | 73.2 | (0.34) | 73.0 | (0.35) | 73.8 | (0.31) | 74.6 | (0.33) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 63.7 | (0.97) | 60.4 | (0.93) | 54.6 | (1.07) | 55.1 | (0.95) | 54.2 | (1.17) | 56.2 | (1.14) | 57.4 | (1.03) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 76.4 | (0.57) | 74.0 | (0.60) | 69.0 | (0.66) | 68.1 | (0.72) | 67.9 | (0.67) | 68.7 | (0.75) | 68.2 | (0.68) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 80.1 | (0.54) | 79.9 | (0.52) | 75.9 | (0.60) | 72.9 | (0.57) | 73.0 | (0.62) | 72.7 | (0.68) | 74.9 | (0.65) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 86.5 | (0.47) | 86.8 | (0.46) | 84.5 | (0.49) | 84.0 | (0.49) | 83.4 | (0.45) | 84.3 | (0.45) | 84.4 | (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) | 80.7 | (0.26) | 80.1 | (0.30) | 76.7 | (0.29) | 76.0 | (0.30) | 76.0 | (0.35) | 76.9 | (0.35) | 77.0 | (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) | 65.0 | (1.00) | 64.3 | (1.05) | 60.2 | (1.01) | 58.2 | (1.13) | 57.5 | (1.04) | 59.6 | (1.13) | 61.6 | (1.03) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 78.6 | (0.50) | 76.9 | (0.57) | 72.6 | (0.63) | 72.4 | (0.64) | 71.8 | (0.64) | 72.1 | (0.68) | 72.6 | (0.66) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 83.6 | (0.50) | 82.4 | (0.58) | 78.5 | (0.53) | 76.9 | (0.53) | 76.9 | (0.62) | 78.2 | (0.61) | 77.0 | (0.64) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 86.0 | (0.40) | 86.4 | (0.40) | 84.8 | (0.42) | 84.7 | (0.39) | 84.8 | (0.43) | 85.0 | (0.41) | 84.8 | (0.43) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 78.9 | (0.33) | 78.4 | (0.33) | 75.2 | (0.34) | 74.7 | (0.35) | 74.3 | (0.32) | 74.6 | (0.30) | 74.9 | (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) | 58.5 | (1.05) | 56.0 | (1.02) | 54.0 | (1.13) | 52.5 | (1.05) | 51.7 | (0.84) | 54.7 | (1.06) | 53.3 | (1.04) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 76.2 | (0.58) | 75.4 | (0.57) | 71.6 | (0.53) | 71.0 | (0.65) | 70.1 | (0.58) | 70.4 | (0.62) | 70.1 | (0.60) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 81.0 | (0.58) | 80.2 | (0.51) | 77.3 | (0.58) | 77.3 | (0.54) | 76.6 | (0.53) | 76.2 | (0.53) | 77.4 | (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) | 87.7 | (0.42) | 88.1 | (0.45) | 85.2 | (0.45) | 84.4 | (0.45) | 84.9 | (0.45) | 84.7 | (0.48) | 84.7 | (0.47) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 62.2 | (0.46) | 62.8 | (0.41) | 60.8 | (0.42) | 60.6 | (0.41) | 60.2 | (0.43) | 60.6 | (0.41) | 61.3 | (0.43) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 43.3 | (1.19) | 41.0 | (1.24) | 38.2 | (1.19) | 40.0 | (1.19) | 39.4 | (1.15) | 39.1 | (1.08) | 38.5 | (1.32) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 55.9 | (0.85) | 57.8 | (0.69) | 55.8 | (0.73) | 55.1 | (0.71) | 54.4 | (0.81) | 54.6 | (0.75) | 56.3 | (0.74) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 64.6 | (0.73) | 64.8 | (0.80) | 61.6 | (0.74) | 61.8 | (0.76) | 61.2 | (0.78) | 61.2 | (0.70) | 62.3 | (0.72) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | 74.5 | (0.75) | 74.0 | (0.68) | 72.7 | (0.63) | 72.0 | (0.65) | 71.8 | (0.71) | 73.1 | (0.66) | 72.4 | (0.67) | ||||||||||||||
| —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: For each age group, the employment to population ratio is the number of persons in that age group who are employed as a percentage of the civilian population in that age group. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 2013. (This table was prepared June 2014.) |
