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| Table 430. | Percentage distribution of 25- to 34-year-olds with various levels of educational attainment, by labor force status, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2011 |
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status | All 25- to 34-year-olds | Less than high school completion | High school completion1 | Some college, no bachelor's degree2 | Bachelor's or higher degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In labor force | Not in labor force | In labor force | Not in labor force | In labor force | Not in labor force | In labor force | Not in labor force | In labor force | Not in labor force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 73.2 | (0.08) | 8.6 | (0.06) | 18.2 | (0.08) | 53.2 | (0.32) | 12.9 | (0.19) | 34.0 | (0.31) | 66.8 | (0.20) | 11.3 | (0.16) | 21.9 | (0.19) | 74.1 | (0.16) | 9.2 | (0.11) | 16.7 | (0.13) | 84.9 | (0.13) | 4.4 | (0.09) | 10.7 | (0.11) | |||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 77.6 | (0.12) | 9.4 | (0.10) | 13.0 | (0.11) | 62.9 | (0.39) | 13.2 | (0.27) | 24.0 | (0.34) | 72.1 | (0.23) | 12.0 | (0.24) | 15.9 | (0.21) | 79.0 | (0.24) | 9.4 | (0.17) | 11.6 | (0.18) | 89.1 | (0.22) | 4.7 | (0.14) | 6.1 | (0.14) | |||||||||||
| Female | 68.8 | (0.13) | 7.9 | (0.08) | 23.3 | (0.12) | 40.2 | (0.47) | 12.5 | (0.33) | 47.3 | (0.49) | 59.7 | (0.35) | 10.4 | (0.21) | 29.9 | (0.30) | 69.6 | (0.21) | 9.0 | (0.16) | 21.4 | (0.19) | 81.7 | (0.18) | 4.1 | (0.12) | 14.2 | (0.16) | |||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 76.8 | (0.12) | 7.4 | (0.07) | 15.8 | (0.10) | 48.4 | (0.55) | 15.2 | (0.37) | 36.4 | (0.50) | 69.0 | (0.27) | 10.5 | (0.18) | 20.4 | (0.24) | 75.8 | (0.22) | 7.9 | (0.14) | 16.3 | (0.18) | 87.1 | (0.16) | 3.7 | (0.09) | 9.2 | (0.14) | |||||||||||
| Black | 63.3 | (0.30) | 15.0 | (0.24) | 21.7 | (0.23) | 33.2 | (0.87) | 19.8 | (0.66) | 47.0 | (0.80) | 55.8 | (0.51) | 17.5 | (0.44) | 26.7 | (0.46) | 68.9 | (0.44) | 14.8 | (0.36) | 16.3 | (0.35) | 83.5 | (0.55) | 8.5 | (0.43) | 8.0 | (0.39) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 70.2 | (0.23) | 8.8 | (0.15) | 21.1 | (0.20) | 61.9 | (0.47) | 9.7 | (0.25) | 28.4 | (0.44) | 69.4 | (0.46) | 9.3 | (0.26) | 21.3 | (0.39) | 74.3 | (0.41) | 8.9 | (0.30) | 16.9 | (0.32) | 82.9 | (0.51) | 5.1 | (0.35) | 12.0 | (0.40) | |||||||||||
| Asian | 72.9 | (0.34) | 5.9 | (0.23) | 21.2 | (0.33) | 58.0 | (1.73) | 8.5 | (1.01) | 33.6 | (1.75) | 69.4 | (1.11) | 7.8 | (0.68) | 22.8 | (1.05) | 70.5 | (0.80) | 7.8 | (0.45) | 21.7 | (0.68) | 75.5 | (0.45) | 4.8 | (0.26) | 19.7 | (0.45) | |||||||||||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 68.5 | (2.33) | 10.3 | (1.58) | 21.2 | (2.00) | 49.8 | (7.74) | 15.5 | ! | (5.35) | 34.8 | (6.45) | 64.5 | (4.32) | 9.1 | ! | (2.77) | 26.4 | (3.69) | 75.7 | (2.99) | 11.3 | (2.54) | 13.1 | (2.06) | 72.9 | (5.19) | 7.1 | ! | (2.99) | 20.0 | (4.93) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native3 | 58.0 | (1.10) | 13.4 | (0.76) | 28.6 | (0.96) | 27.3 | (2.35) | 18.8 | (3.04) | 53.8 | (3.16) | 52.2 | (1.91) | 14.4 | (1.21) | 33.4 | (1.63) | 65.0 | (1.76) | 13.3 | (1.19) | 21.7 | (1.57) | 85.2 | (2.12) | 4.9 | (1.25) | 9.9 | (1.58) | |||||||||||
| American Indian | 57.5 | (1.19) | 13.7 | (0.89) | 28.8 | (1.09) | 27.2 | (2.60) | 20.6 | (3.49) | 52.2 | (3.46) | 51.8 | (1.94) | 14.1 | (1.41) | 34.1 | (1.88) | 64.3 | (2.11) | 13.6 | (1.38) | 22.1 | (1.76) | 84.0 | (2.36) | 5.3 | (1.40) | 10.8 | (1.70) | |||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 63.2 | (5.51) | 16.2 | (4.02) | 20.6 | (4.33) | 15.7 | ! | (5.32) | 30.9 | ! | (13.27) | 53.4 | (12.48) | 56.2 | (6.99) | 16.5 | (4.61) | 27.3 | (6.81) | 75.1 | (7.02) | 16.2 | ! | (6.50) | 8.8 | ! | (3.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 69.2 | (0.72) | 10.3 | (0.50) | 20.5 | (0.72) | 34.9 | (2.72) | 16.5 | (1.59) | 48.6 | (2.58) | 64.2 | (1.39) | 11.5 | (0.93) | 24.3 | (1.28) | 69.7 | (1.00) | 11.3 | (0.92) | 19.0 | (1.05) | 81.0 | (1.11) | 6.8 | (0.63) | 12.2 | (1.00) | |||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity by sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 81.1 | (0.15) | 8.3 | (0.12) | 10.7 | (0.13) | 55.6 | (0.79) | 17.0 | (0.55) | 27.4 | (0.66) | 74.8 | (0.34) | 11.3 | (0.28) | 13.9 | (0.29) | 81.8 | (0.28) | 8.2 | (0.18) | 10.0 | (0.23) | 90.8 | (0.22) | 4.0 | (0.14) | 5.2 | (0.16) | |||||||||||
| Black | 59.1 | (0.41) | 16.1 | (0.35) | 24.8 | (0.33) | 28.8 | (1.15) | 18.3 | (0.81) | 53.0 | (1.01) | 52.9 | (0.73) | 18.4 | (0.65) | 28.8 | (0.68) | 68.0 | (0.71) | 15.6 | (0.58) | 16.4 | (0.44) | 83.1 | (1.08) | 10.1 | (0.89) | 6.8 | (0.62) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 79.0 | (0.29) | 8.9 | (0.23) | 12.0 | (0.23) | 77.0 | (0.48) | 9.4 | (0.33) | 13.5 | (0.41) | 78.3 | (0.50) | 9.6 | (0.37) | 12.1 | (0.39) | 79.5 | (0.53) | 8.9 | (0.44) | 11.6 | (0.44) | 86.6 | (0.81) | 5.2 | (0.47) | 8.2 | (0.64) | |||||||||||
| Asian | 81.5 | (0.44) | 6.5 | (0.34) | 12.0 | (0.37) | 67.0 | (2.51) | 11.2 | (1.64) | 21.9 | (2.17) | 76.8 | (1.46) | 9.0 | (0.92) | 14.2 | (1.29) | 75.3 | (1.21) | 9.3 | (0.72) | 15.4 | (0.94) | 85.8 | (0.48) | 4.6 | (0.35) | 9.5 | (0.44) | |||||||||||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 70.4 | (3.34) | 12.5 | (2.39) | 17.2 | (3.10) | 51.6 | (9.29) | 14.5 | ! | (6.62) | 33.8 | (8.31) | 69.2 | (6.58) | 12.2 | ! | (4.00) | 18.6 | ! | (5.89) | 76.9 | (4.32) | 11.8 | ! | (4.29) | 11.3 | (2.77) | 70.6 | (7.31) | 13.5 | ! | (6.13) | 16.0 | ! | (5.69) | |||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native3 | 57.2 | (1.39) | 15.3 | (1.16) | 27.5 | (1.27) | 34.0 | (3.67) | 16.9 | (4.10) | 49.1 | (3.94) | 55.4 | (2.46) | 16.4 | (1.86) | 28.2 | (1.93) | 63.9 | (2.56) | 16.1 | (2.09) | 20.1 | (2.32) | 80.1 | (3.76) | 6.3 | ! | (2.32) | 13.6 | (3.03) | ||||||||||
| American Indian | 57.0 | (1.54) | 16.0 | (1.29) | 27.1 | (1.40) | 34.4 | (3.92) | 18.7 | (4.94) | 46.9 | (4.42) | 55.4 | (2.66) | 16.9 | (2.12) | 27.7 | (2.25) | 63.8 | (2.94) | 16.5 | (2.44) | 19.7 | (2.54) | 77.1 | (4.43) | 6.2 | ! | (2.70) | 16.7 | (3.65) | ||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 59.8 | (6.30) | 20.9 | (5.86) | 19.3 | (4.13) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 51.8 | (9.80) | 23.0 | ! | (8.15) | 25.3 | ! | (7.60) | 74.4 | (10.33) | 20.9 | ! | (10.41) | 4.7 | ! | (2.14) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 71.9 | (1.00) | 10.9 | (0.64) | 17.2 | (0.86) | 41.5 | (3.60) | 18.7 | (2.32) | 39.8 | (3.14) | 67.0 | (1.83) | 12.5 | (1.27) | 20.4 | (1.70) | 73.5 | (1.52) | 10.3 | (1.21) | 16.2 | (1.24) | 85.0 | (1.65) | 7.3 | (1.22) | 7.7 | (1.07) | |||||||||||
| Female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 72.6 | (0.17) | 6.4 | (0.10) | 21.0 | (0.16) | 38.3 | (0.77) | 12.8 | (0.61) | 48.9 | (0.82) | 60.8 | (0.43) | 9.5 | (0.24) | 29.7 | (0.40) | 70.0 | (0.29) | 7.6 | (0.21) | 22.4 | (0.24) | 84.2 | (0.22) | 3.4 | (0.12) | 12.5 | (0.19) | |||||||||||
| Black | 67.0 | (0.43) | 14.0 | (0.30) | 18.9 | (0.34) | 39.1 | (1.32) | 21.8 | (1.22) | 39.1 | (1.28) | 59.4 | (0.85) | 16.4 | (0.66) | 24.1 | (0.79) | 69.6 | (0.56) | 14.2 | (0.44) | 16.2 | (0.48) | 83.8 | (0.69) | 7.5 | (0.49) | 8.7 | (0.49) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 60.4 | (0.34) | 8.6 | (0.21) | 31.0 | (0.29) | 41.7 | (0.71) | 10.0 | (0.45) | 48.3 | (0.73) | 57.5 | (0.80) | 9.0 | (0.39) | 33.5 | (0.73) | 69.6 | (0.56) | 8.9 | (0.42) | 21.5 | (0.45) | 80.3 | (0.63) | 5.1 | (0.42) | 14.7 | (0.52) | |||||||||||
| Asian | 65.4 | (0.51) | 5.4 | (0.32) | 29.1 | (0.51) | 49.6 | (2.45) | 6.0 | (1.18) | 44.4 | (2.36) | 62.5 | (1.56) | 6.7 | (0.99) | 30.8 | (1.60) | 66.2 | (1.18) | 6.3 | (0.68) | 27.6 | (1.09) | 66.9 | (0.69) | 4.9 | (0.39) | 28.2 | (0.69) | |||||||||||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 66.6 | (3.09) | 8.0 | (1.92) | 25.4 | (2.80) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 59.5 | (4.94) | ‡ | (†) | 34.6 | (5.24) | 74.4 | (4.27) | 10.7 | (3.16) | 14.9 | (3.00) | 74.9 | (8.47) | ‡ | (†) | 23.5 | ! | (8.45) | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native3 | 58.9 | (1.66) | 11.4 | (0.98) | 29.7 | (1.48) | 17.6 | (3.22) | 21.6 | (3.99) | 60.8 | (4.18) | 48.1 | (2.94) | 11.7 | (1.36) | 40.2 | (3.02) | 65.9 | (2.41) | 11.3 | (1.45) | 22.8 | (2.15) | 88.4 | (2.47) | 4.1 | ! | (1.33) | 7.5 | (1.84) | ||||||||||
| American Indian | 58.0 | (1.78) | 11.5 | (1.17) | 30.5 | (1.57) | 17.5 | (3.63) | 23.2 | (4.16) | 59.4 | (4.43) | 46.8 | (3.05) | 10.1 | (1.62) | 43.1 | (2.99) | 64.7 | (2.70) | 11.6 | (1.63) | 23.7 | (2.39) | 88.5 | (2.68) | 4.6 | ! | (1.59) | 6.9 | (1.84) | ||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 66.9 | (7.79) | 11.0 | ! | (3.93) | 22.1 | ! | (6.76) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 61.3 | (10.19) | 9.1 | ! | (2.94) | 29.7 | ! | (10.08) | 75.9 | (8.17) | ‡ | (†) | 13.5 | ! | (6.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 66.6 | (1.01) | 9.9 | (0.69) | 23.5 | (1.00) | 25.5 | (3.30) | 13.5 | (2.54) | 61.1 | (3.56) | 60.5 | (2.33) | 10.3 | (1.56) | 29.1 | (1.97) | 66.6 | (1.34) | 12.1 | (1.18) | 21.3 | (1.46) | 77.9 | (1.52) | 6.3 | (0.86) | 15.8 | (1.43) | |||||||||||
| Nativity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born within United States4 | 70.4 | (0.35) | 10.0 | (0.24) | 19.6 | (0.29) | 49.1 | (0.85) | 14.2 | (0.57) | 36.7 | (0.85) | 67.5 | (0.66) | 11.5 | (0.43) | 21.0 | (0.54) | 74.4 | (0.50) | 9.3 | (0.37) | 16.3 | (0.38) | 85.7 | (0.56) | 5.4 | (0.40) | 9.0 | (0.45) | |||||||||||
| Born outside United States4 | 70.0 | (0.28) | 7.5 | (0.19) | 22.5 | (0.30) | 66.3 | (0.52) | 8.1 | (0.30) | 25.6 | (0.50) | 71.3 | (0.52) | 7.2 | (0.31) | 21.5 | (0.54) | 74.0 | (0.67) | 7.9 | (0.42) | 18.1 | (0.58) | 77.1 | (1.19) | 4.7 | (0.54) | 18.2 | (1.10) | |||||||||||
| Asian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born within United States4 | 80.7 | (0.64) | 7.0 | (0.41) | 12.3 | (0.54) | 48.9 | (4.89) | 12.2 | (3.37) | 39.0 | (4.45) | 71.0 | (2.32) | 10.2 | (1.42) | 18.7 | (2.26) | 77.2 | (1.53) | 8.4 | (0.72) | 14.3 | (1.26) | 85.2 | (0.71) | 5.6 | (0.47) | 9.2 | (0.58) | |||||||||||
| Born outside United States4 | 69.9 | (0.40) | 5.5 | (0.24) | 24.6 | (0.41) | 59.4 | (1.75) | 7.9 | (0.98) | 32.7 | (1.76) | 68.9 | (1.31) | 7.0 | (0.75) | 24.2 | (1.24) | 66.9 | (1.01) | 7.4 | (0.54) | 25.7 | (0.92) | 72.0 | (0.52) | 4.5 | (0.28) | 23.5 | (0.52) | |||||||||||
| Citizenship status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born citizen | 73.9 | (0.10) | 8.9 | (0.07) | 17.1 | (0.09) | 44.0 | (0.42) | 16.3 | (0.26) | 39.7 | (0.38) | 66.1 | (0.21) | 12.0 | (0.19) | 21.9 | (0.21) | 74.5 | (0.17) | 9.3 | (0.11) | 16.1 | (0.15) | 87.1 | (0.15) | 4.2 | (0.09) | 8.6 | (0.12) | |||||||||||
| Naturalized citizen | 77.1 | (0.40) | 7.2 | (0.25) | 15.8 | (0.36) | 66.7 | (1.22) | 8.1 | (0.67) | 25.1 | (1.25) | 73.0 | (0.82) | 8.2 | (0.60) | 18.8 | (0.73) | 75.9 | (0.74) | 7.7 | (0.41) | 16.3 | (0.62) | 83.0 | (0.65) | 5.9 | (0.33) | 11.1 | (0.55) | |||||||||||
| Noncitizen | 67.3 | (0.27) | 7.4 | (0.16) | 25.3 | (0.28) | 64.8 | (0.51) | 8.5 | (0.29) | 26.7 | (0.51) | 69.3 | (0.47) | 7.8 | (0.29) | 22.9 | (0.46) | 66.7 | (0.63) | 9.0 | (0.46) | 24.3 | (0.55) | 69.3 | (0.57) | 4.6 | (0.24) | 26.1 | (0.56) | |||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data are for all persons with high school completion as their highest level of education, including those with equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes persons reporting American Indian alone, persons reporting Alaska Native alone, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 United States refers to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas. Children born abroad to U.S. citizen parents are also counted as born within the United States. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Estimates are for the entire population in the indicated age range, including persons living in households and persons living in group quarters (such as college residence halls, residential treatment centers, military barracks, and correctional facilities). The labor force consists of all employed persons plus those seeking employment. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2011. (This table was prepared December 2012.) |
