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Table A-18-2. Percentage distribution of adults ages 25-34, by race/ethnicity, employment status, and educational attainment: 2010

Race/ethnicity, employment status, and educational attainment	Total	White	Black		Hispanic		Asian		Pacific Islander		American Indian/ Alaska Native		Two or more races
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	60.8	64.2	53.9		55.6		60.6		59.5		50.0		55.6
Employed part time	12.4	12.3	10.4		14.6		10.6		11.0	!	13.1		13.6
Unemployed	8.9	7.8	14.5		9.4		5.3		11.4	!	9.7		11.2
Not in the labor force	17.9	15.7	21.2		20.5		23.5		18.0		27.2		19.6

Educational attainment and employment status
Less than high school	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		‡		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	40.6	38.2	28.1		44.9		38.3		‡		51.0		27.1	!
Employed part time	14.5	11.9	9.1		17.1		17.3		‡		‡		18.9	!
Unemployed	14.0	16.2	22.8		11.0		8.9	!	‡		‡		17.3	!
Not in the labor force	30.9	33.7	40.0		27.0		35.4		‡		39.2		36.7
High school diploma or equivalent	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	55.0	56.2	47.0		57.4		63.0		60.7		44.7		48.3
Employed part time	13.1	13.2	10.9		14.3		13.7		‡		15.2	!	12.0
Unemployed	12.9	12.4	18.3		10.6		7.1		11.3	!	13.6		18.8
Not in the labor force	19.0	18.2	23.8		17.8		16.2		22.3	!	26.5	!	20.9
Some college	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		‡		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	55.9	56.6	53.3		57.5		49.8		‡		41.2		58.5
Employed part time	14.0	14.5	13.0		12.6		15.4		‡		15.0	!	14.5
Unemployed	9.5	9.0	13.8		8.4		3.5	!	‡		11.4	!	8.8	!
Not in the labor force	20.6	19.9	19.9		21.5		31.3		‡		32.5		18.2
Associate's degree	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		‡		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	65.4	67.4	60.5		62.5		68.4		‡		42.2		50.8
Employed part time	13.5	13.1	11.7		14.9		14.0		‡		23.5	!	23.7
Unemployed	7.0	6.6	10.3		7.8		‡		‡		‡		‡
Not in the labor force	14.1	12.9	17.4		14.8		15.8		‡		34.3	!	19.3	!
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		‡		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	74.1	76.0	76.5		70.5		62.8		‡		73.6		71.7
Employed part time	9.9	10.4	6.7		11.4		8.0		‡		12.3	!	9.0
Unemployed	4.0	3.3	6.7		5.0		5.4		‡		‡		5.7	!
Not in the labor force	12.0	10.3	10.0		13.1		23.9		‡		‡		13.6
Bachelor's degree	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		‡		100.0		100.0
Employed full time	73.1	74.9	75.9		69.6		60.0		‡		75.6		66.5
Employed part time	10.0	10.3	6.9		11.7		9.3		‡		‡		10.4	!
Unemployed	4.3	3.7	7.4		5.0		5.7		‡		‡		6.5	!
Not in the labor force	12.5	11.1	9.8		13.6		25.0		‡		‡		16.7
Master's degree or higher	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0		100.0		‡		‡		‡
Employed full time	76.9	79.0	78.1		73.8		67.2		‡		‡		‡
Employed part time	9.5	10.6	6.4	!	10.4		5.9		‡		‡		‡
Unemployed	3.1	2.3	4.9	!	4.7	!	4.9		‡		‡		‡
Not in the labor force	10.6	8.1	10.6		11.1		22.1		‡		‡		‡
! Interpret with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
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), 2011.

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