Postsecondary Education
Economic Outcomes
Table A-18-1. Percentage distribution of adults ages 25-34, by employment status and educational attainment: Selected years, 1990-2010
| Employment status and educational attainment |
1990 |
2000 |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
67.6 |
71.7 |
|
66.6 |
67.9 |
68.3 |
67.8 |
61.8 |
60.8 |
| Employed part time |
11.0 |
9.8 |
|
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
| Unemployed |
4.8 |
3.4 |
|
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
| Not in the labor force |
16.6 |
15.0 |
|
18.5 |
17.6 |
17.1 |
16.9 |
17.4 |
17.9 |
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| Educational attainment and employment status |
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| Less than high school |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
49.5 |
55.1 |
|
52.1 |
54.1 |
52.8 |
49.1 |
39.6 |
40.6 |
| Employed part time |
10.8 |
8.9 |
|
9.8 |
9.2 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
15.0 |
14.5 |
| Unemployed |
9.6 |
7.3 |
|
8.2 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
10.0 |
13.6 |
14.0 |
| Not in the labor force |
30.0 |
28.6 |
|
29.9 |
29.0 |
29.1 |
29.6 |
31.8 |
30.9 |
| High school diploma or equivalent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
66.0 |
70.4 |
|
63.8 |
66.3 |
66.3 |
64.1 |
55.9 |
55.0 |
| Employed part time |
11.7 |
9.8 |
|
9.2 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
| Unemployed |
5.3 |
4.1 |
|
6.1 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
11.3 |
12.9 |
| Not in the labor force |
17.0 |
15.7 |
|
20.8 |
19.2 |
18.6 |
19.1 |
19.7 |
19.0 |
| Some college |
–— |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
–— |
70.0 |
|
64.7 |
65.6 |
64.5 |
65.1 |
59.6 |
55.9 |
| Employed part time |
–— |
12.0 |
|
13.0 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
12.6 |
13.7 |
14.0 |
| Unemployed |
–— |
3.2 |
|
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
| Not in the labor force |
–— |
14.8 |
|
17.5 |
17.9 |
18.2 |
17.7 |
17.6 |
20.6 |
| Associate's degree |
–— |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
–— |
73.3 |
|
71.6 |
71.3 |
72.9 |
73.7 |
67.4 |
65.4 |
| Employed part time |
–— |
11.1 |
|
11.4 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
10.7 |
13.9 |
13.5 |
| Unemployed |
–— |
3.1 |
|
3.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
| Not in the labor force |
–— |
12.5 |
|
13.1 |
14.3 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
78.7 |
80.6 |
|
75.2 |
75.8 |
77.6 |
77.8 |
74.9 |
74.1 |
| Employed part time |
9.4 |
8.4 |
|
9.2 |
9.8 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
| Unemployed |
2.0 |
1.5 |
|
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
| Not in the labor force |
9.9 |
9.6 |
|
13.3 |
12.0 |
11.6 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
| Bachelor's degree |
–— |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
–— |
80.3 |
|
74.7 |
74.9 |
76.6 |
76.4 |
73.5 |
73.1 |
| Employed part time |
–— |
8.2 |
|
9.0 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
| Unemployed |
–— |
1.4 |
|
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
| Not in the labor force |
–— |
10.0 |
|
13.9 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
11.7 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
| Master's degree or higher |
–— |
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Employed full time |
–— |
81.3 |
|
76.6 |
78.2 |
80.3 |
81.4 |
78.1 |
76.9 |
| Employed part time |
–— |
9.1 |
|
9.9 |
9.7 |
8.4 |
7.1 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
| Unemployed |
–— |
1.6 |
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1.8 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
| Not in the labor force |
–— |
8.1 |
|
11.6 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
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| ! Interpret with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate’s value. |
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| NOTE: Persons who were employed 35 or more hours during the previous week were classified as working full time; those who worked fewer hours were classified as working part time. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Over time, the Current Population Survey (CPS) has had different response options for race/ethnicity. For more information on race/ethnicity, see supplemental note 1. For more information on the CPS, see supplemental note 2. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC), selected years, 1991–2011. |
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