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Table 375. Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 2003, 2004, and 2005 
Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment Unemployment rate, 2003 Unemployment rate, 2004 Unemployment rate, 2005
16- to 24-year-olds1  25 years
old and over
16- to 24-year-olds1  25 years
old and over
16- to 24-year-olds1  25 years
old and over
Total 16 to 19 years 20 to 24 years Total 16 to 19 years 20 to 24 years Total 16 to 19 years 20 to 24 years
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
All persons, all education levels 12.4 (0.16) 17.4 (0.33) 10.0 (0.18) 4.8 (0.04) 11.9 (0.17) 17.0 (0.34) 9.4 (0.18) 4.4 (0.04) 11.3 (0.16) 16.6 (0.34) 8.8 (0.18) 4.0 (0.04)
Less than high school completion 19.1 (0.37) 19.6 (0.45) 18.2 (0.64) 8.8 (0.18) 18.8 (0.39) 20.0 (0.49) 16.4 (0.65) 8.5 (0.19) 18.5 (0.39) 19.6 (0.49) 16.2 (0.66) 7.6 (0.18)
High school completion, no college 13.4 (0.30) 17.4 (0.65) 12.0 (0.34) 5.5 (0.08) 12.4 (0.31) 15.8 (0.65) 11.1 (0.35) 5.0 (0.09) 12.1 (0.31) 15.6 (0.65) 10.7 (0.34) 4.7 (0.08)
Some college, no degree 7.8 (0.25) 10.3 (0.64) 7.3 (0.26) 5.2 (0.11) 7.8 (0.26) 9.1 (0.64) 7.5 (0.28) 4.5 (0.11) 7.0 (0.24) 9.1 (0.61) 6.5 (0.26) 4.2 (0.10)
Associate's degree 6.8 (0.58) (†) 6.6 (0.58) 4.0 (0.13) 6.1 (0.57) (†) 5.9 (0.57) 3.7 (0.13) 6.2 (0.56) (†) 6.1 (0.56) 3.3 (0.12)
Bachelor's or higher degree 6.1 (0.39) (†) 6.1 (0.39) 3.1 (0.06) 5.6 (0.39) (†) 5.6 (0.39) 2.7 (0.06) 5.0 (0.37) (†) 5.0 (0.38) 2.3 (0.06)
                                                 
Male, all education levels 13.4 (0.23) 19.3 (0.48) 10.6 (0.26) 5.0 (0.06) 12.6 (0.23) 18.4 (0.49) 10.1 (0.25) 4.4 (0.06) 12.4 (0.23) 18.6 (0.49) 9.6 (0.25) 3.8 (0.06)
Less than high school completion 19.3 (0.49) 21.1 (0.64) 16.3 (0.75) 8.2 (0.23) 18.8 (0.51) 21.4 (0.68) 14.7 (0.74) 7.6 (0.23) 19.0 (0.51) 21.7 (0.69) 14.5 (0.75) 6.4 (0.21)
High school completion, no college 14.0 (0.41) 19.6 (0.95) 12.1 (0.45) 5.7 (0.12) 12.7 (0.41) 16.4 (0.90) 11.4 (0.45) 5.1 (0.12) 12.5 (0.40) 17.1 (0.93) 11.0 (0.44) 4.6 (0.11)
Some college, no degree 8.3 (0.37) 11.0 (1.05) 7.7 (0.39) 5.4 (0.16) 8.7 (0.39) 10.2 (1.01) 8.4 (0.42) 4.4 (0.15) 8.0 (0.37) 10.2 (0.96) 7.5 (0.40) 3.9 (0.14)
Associate's degree 7.8 (0.93) (†) 7.6 (0.93) 4.4 (0.20) 5.7 (0.83) (†) 5.6 (0.83) 4.0 (0.20) 6.0 (0.79) (†) 6.0 (0.81) 3.3 (0.18)
Bachelor's or higher degree 6.7 (0.64) (†) 6.8 (0.64) 3.2 (0.09) 5.9 (0.60) (†) 5.9 (0.60) 2.7 (0.08) 5.7 (0.61) (†) 5.8 (0.61) 2.3 (0.08)
                                                 
Female, all education levels 11.4 (0.21) 15.6 (0.41) 9.3 (0.23) 4.6 (0.06) 11.0 (0.22) 15.5 (0.45) 8.7 (0.25) 4.4 (0.06) 10.1 (0.21) 14.5 (0.43) 7.9 (0.24) 4.2 (0.06)
Less than high school completion 18.9 (0.52) 17.9 (0.58) 22.1 (1.11) 9.8 (0.29) 18.9 (0.57) 18.4 (0.66) 20.1 (1.17) 10.0 (0.33) 17.9 (0.56) 17.2 (0.64) 19.8 (1.18) 9.7 (0.32)
High school completion, no college 12.7 (0.42) 15.1 (0.81) 11.7 (0.48) 5.2 (0.11) 12.1 (0.45) 15.2 (0.87) 10.6 (0.51) 4.9 (0.12) 11.5 (0.44) 14.2 (0.85) 10.2 (0.50) 4.8 (0.12)
Some college, no degree 7.5 (0.30) 9.8 (0.75) 6.8 (0.33) 4.9 (0.14) 7.1 (0.32) 8.4 (0.77) 6.8 (0.35) 4.7 (0.15) 6.0 (0.30) 8.2 (0.74) 5.5 (0.32) 4.5 (0.15)
Associate's degree 6.1 (0.68) (†) 5.9 (0.68) 3.7 (0.16) 6.3 (0.74) (†) 6.2 (0.74) 3.4 (0.17) 6.4 (0.72) (†) 6.2 (0.73) 3.3 (0.16)
Bachelor's or higher degree 5.5 (0.45) (†) 5.6 (0.45) 2.9 (0.08) 5.3 (0.47) (†) 5.3 (0.47) 2.7 (0.09) 4.5 (0.44) (†) 4.5 (0.44) 2.4 (0.08)
                                                 
White, all education levels 10.2 (0.18) 14.4 (0.36) 8.0 (0.20) 4.0 (0.05) 9.8 (0.19) 14.1 (0.38) 7.6 (0.21) 3.6 (0.05) 9.2 (0.18) 13.5 (0.37) 7.0 (0.20) 3.3 (0.05)
Less than high school completion 16.7 (0.45) 16.4 (0.50) 18.1 (1.04) 7.6 (0.27) 16.2 (0.48) 16.3 (0.54) 15.7 (1.05) 7.7 (0.30) 16.1 (0.48) 16.0 (0.54) 16.7 (1.10) 7.1 (0.29)
High school completion, no college 10.9 (0.35) 13.8 (0.71) 9.7 (0.39) 4.6 (0.09) 10.6 (0.36) 13.5 (0.73) 9.3 (0.41) 4.3 (0.10) 10.0 (0.36) 12.9 (0.74) 8.7 (0.40) 4.0 (0.09)
Some college, no degree 6.7 (0.27) 8.9 (0.70) 6.2 (0.29) 4.3 (0.12) 6.7 (0.29) 8.2 (0.70) 6.4 (0.31) 3.7 (0.12) 5.7 (0.26) 7.4 (0.65) 5.3 (0.29) 3.5 (0.11)
Associate's degree 5.1 (0.59) (†) 4.8 (0.58) 3.5 (0.14) 4.9 (0.61) (†) 4.8 (0.61) 3.3 (0.14) 4.6 (0.57) (†) 4.6 (0.58) 3.0 (0.13)
Bachelor's or higher degree 5.5 (0.42) (†) 5.5 (0.42) 2.8 (0.07) 5.0 (0.42) (†) 4.9 (0.42) 2.5 (0.07) 4.5 (0.40) (†) 4.5 (0.40) 2.1 (0.06)
                                                 
Black, all education levels 23.8 (0.66) 33.2 (1.34) 19.9 (0.73) 8.3 (0.19) 22.4 (0.67) 32.0 (1.41) 18.6 (0.74) 8.1 (0.19) 23.0 (0.67) 34.0 (1.40) 18.6 (0.73) 7.6 (0.18)
Less than high school completion 36.8 (1.43) 35.9 (1.81) 38.2 (2.32) 13.9 (0.70) 37.1 (1.51) 38.7 (1.99) 34.9 (2.33) 15.5 (0.78) 38.4 (1.53) 40.4 (1.98) 35.3 (2.40) 14.5 (0.74)
High school completion, no college 24.7 (1.11) 34.0 (2.54) 22.0 (1.21) 9.4 (0.33) 21.9 (1.12) 28.0 (2.49) 19.9 (1.24) 8.7 (0.33) 23.7 (1.13) 30.1 (2.48) 21.6 (1.26) 8.7 (0.32)
Some college, no degree 14.6 (1.03) 21.1 (3.05) 13.5 (1.08) 8.6 (0.40) 14.2 (1.06) 16.2 (2.94) 13.9 (1.13) 8.4 (0.42) 12.7 (0.98) 21.4 (3.10) 11.1 (1.01) 7.7 (0.41)
Associate's degree 13.6 (2.86) (†) 12.8 (2.81) 6.1 (0.53) 6.9 (2.22) (†) 7.2 (2.32) 5.9 (0.55) 14.4 (2.82) (†) 15.0 (2.92) 5.2 (0.50)
Bachelor's or higher degree 6.8 (1.70) (†) 6.8 (1.70) 4.3 (0.29) 8.8 (1.83) (†) 8.8 (1.84) 4.2 (0.30) 8.4 (1.83) (†) 8.6 (1.87) 3.4 (0.27)
                                                 
Hispanic origin,2 all education levels 12.8 (0.42) 20.0 (0.98) 10.2 (0.45) 6.4 (0.15) 12.3 (0.44) 20.4 (1.04) 9.3 (0.46) 5.7 (0.15) 11.3 (0.43) 18.4 (0.98) 8.6 (0.44) 4.8 (0.14)
Less than high school completion 16.1 (0.73) 23.0 (1.33) 11.5 (0.81) 8.2 (0.28) 16.2 (0.78) 24.0 (1.43) 10.9 (0.85) 7.5 (0.29) 14.5 (0.76) 21.7 (1.40) 9.6 (0.82) 6.2 (0.26)
High school completion, no college 12.4 (0.73) 18.3 (1.86) 10.8 (0.77) 5.9 (0.27) 11.6 (0.76) 17.2 (1.91) 10.0 (0.80) 5.2 (0.27) 10.3 (0.71) 16.4 (1.79) 8.4 (0.52) 4.5 (0.25)
Some college, no degree 7.7 (0.74) 9.7 (2.02) 7.3 (0.80) 5.8 (0.38) 8.0 (0.79) 10.6 (2.19) 7.4 (0.84) 5.1 (0.38) 8.6 (0.82) 10.0 (1.94) 8.2 (0.91) 4.1 (0.34)
Associate's degree 10.0 (2.18) (†) 10.2 (2.22) 5.3 (0.56) 8.0 (1.89) (†) 8.1 (1.93) 4.2 (0.53) 7.9 (1.86) (†) 7.5 (1.87) 4.0 (0.50)
Bachelor's or higher degree 11.1 (2.31) (†) 11.1 (2.31) 4.1 (0.33) 5.0 (1.61) (†) 5.0 (1.61) 3.5 (0.32) 3.5 (1.42) (†) 3.6 (1.46) 2.9 (0.28)
†Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
1 Excludes persons enrolled in school.
2 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
NOTE: The unemployment rate is the percentage of individuals in the labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. The labor force includes both employed and unemployed persons. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2003, 2004, and 2005 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared July 2006.)

2006 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest