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| Table 501.20. | Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 16 to 24 years old who are not enrolled in school, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 2010, 2011, and 2012 |
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| Age group, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment | Labor force participation | Employment | Unemployment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labor force participation rate1 | Number of participants (in thousands) | Employment to population ratio2 | Number employed (in thousands) | Unemployment rate3 | Number unemployed (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 62.7 | (0.36) | 62.7 | (0.43) | 64.1 | (0.39) | 1,571 | (17.2) | 41.7 | (0.34) | 41.7 | (0.42) | 43.5 | (0.41) | 1,066 | (13.9) | 33.4 | (0.49) | 33.5 | (0.52) | 32.1 | (0.50) | 505 | (9.7) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 48.6 | (0.62) | 47.2 | (0.75) | 47.9 | (0.72) | 366 | (8.1) | 29.1 | (0.51) | 26.6 | (0.71) | 27.6 | (0.63) | 211 | (6.2) | 40.2 | (0.79) | 43.6 | (1.12) | 42.5 | (1.06) | 156 | (5.1) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 70.2 | (0.49) | 70.0 | (0.47) | 70.3 | (0.53) | 986 | (14.2) | 47.5 | (0.53) | 47.9 | (0.53) | 48.6 | (0.54) | 682 | (11.1) | 32.4 | (0.69) | 31.6 | (0.61) | 30.8 | (0.61) | 304 | (7.8) | ||||||
| At least some college | 75.1 | (0.99) | 74.7 | (1.13) | 77.1 | (1.03) | 219 | (5.4) | 58.1 | (1.12) | 57.9 | (1.22) | 61.1 | (1.22) | 173 | (4.9) | 22.6 | (1.08) | 22.5 | (1.35) | 20.8 | (1.12) | 46 | (2.7) | ||||||
| Male, all education levels | 65.2 | (0.49) | 64.4 | (0.58) | 66.0 | (0.52) | 924 | (12.3) | 42.5 | (0.48) | 42.0 | (0.55) | 44.9 | (0.49) | 628 | (9.4) | 34.8 | (0.62) | 34.9 | (0.60) | 32.0 | (0.59) | 296 | (7.0) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 53.0 | (0.86) | 50.9 | (1.04) | 51.2 | (1.09) | 234 | (6.7) | 32.3 | (0.82) | 28.9 | (0.97) | 30.1 | (0.90) | 138 | (5.0) | 39.0 | (1.12) | 43.2 | (1.36) | 41.2 | (1.30) | 97 | (4.2) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 73.1 | (0.65) | 71.6 | (0.59) | 72.5 | (0.63) | 582 | (9.7) | 48.1 | (0.61) | 47.9 | (0.71) | 50.7 | (0.65) | 407 | (7.9) | 34.2 | (0.80) | 33.1 | (0.78) | 30.1 | (0.75) | 175 | (5.4) | ||||||
| At least some college | 74.3 | (1.51) | 75.9 | (1.54) | 77.2 | (1.43) | 108 | (4.1) | 55.9 | (1.59) | 59.0 | (1.79) | 60.2 | (1.58) | 84 | (3.6) | 24.8 | (1.51) | 22.3 | (1.79) | 22.1 | (1.75) | 24 | (2.2) | ||||||
| Female, all education levels | 59.5 | (0.52) | 60.4 | (0.65) | 61.5 | (0.66) | 647 | (10.7) | 40.8 | (0.56) | 41.3 | (0.62) | 41.6 | (0.65) | 438 | (9.1) | 31.4 | (0.72) | 31.6 | (0.75) | 32.3 | (0.82) | 209 | (6.3) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 41.8 | (0.91) | 41.4 | (1.04) | 43.0 | (1.05) | 132 | (4.4) | 24.0 | (0.84) | 23.1 | (0.90) | 23.8 | (0.89) | 73 | (3.3) | 42.4 | (1.46) | 44.3 | (1.46) | 44.7 | (1.70) | 59 | (2.9) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 66.7 | (0.69) | 68.0 | (0.77) | 67.2 | (0.78) | 404 | (9.1) | 46.7 | (0.83) | 48.0 | (0.78) | 45.9 | (0.92) | 275 | (7.7) | 29.9 | (0.99) | 29.4 | (0.90) | 31.8 | (1.03) | 128 | (4.8) | ||||||
| At least some college | 75.7 | (1.25) | 73.6 | (1.59) | 77.0 | (1.34) | 111 | (4.0) | 60.1 | (1.52) | 57.0 | (1.91) | 62.0 | (1.56) | 90 | (3.6) | 20.7 | (1.56) | 22.6 | (1.78) | 19.5 | (1.57) | 22 | (2.0) | ||||||
| White, all education levels | 67.5 | (0.45) | 67.4 | (0.55) | 68.8 | (0.51) | 819 | (11.1) | 46.2 | (0.51) | 47.4 | (0.55) | 50.4 | (0.58) | 600 | (9.9) | 31.5 | (0.62) | 29.7 | (0.66) | 26.7 | (0.57) | 219 | (5.1) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 49.4 | (0.88) | 47.5 | (1.24) | 49.6 | (1.07) | 162 | (5.4) | 29.1 | (0.72) | 28.3 | (1.00) | 29.1 | (1.01) | 95 | (4.3) | 41.0 | (1.16) | 40.5 | (1.52) | 41.3 | (1.47) | 67 | (3.0) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 74.8 | (0.52) | 74.9 | (0.63) | 74.8 | (0.64) | 533 | (8.9) | 52.2 | (0.73) | 53.4 | (0.67) | 56.3 | (0.71) | 401 | (8.1) | 30.3 | (0.86) | 28.7 | (0.73) | 24.8 | (0.70) | 132 | (4.1) | ||||||
| At least some college | 81.2 | (1.06) | 79.8 | (1.30) | 81.8 | (1.20) | 124 | (4.3) | 64.7 | (1.56) | 65.0 | (1.50) | 68.5 | (1.36) | 104 | (3.9) | 20.4 | (1.51) | 18.6 | (1.66) | 16.2 | (1.27) | 20 | (1.7) | ||||||
| Black, all education levels | 52.6 | (0.97) | 51.4 | (1.03) | 55.6 | (1.12) | 242 | (6.8) | 26.6 | (0.88) | 26.1 | (0.90) | 27.6 | (1.02) | 120 | (4.8) | 49.5 | (1.32) | 49.3 | (1.31) | 50.3 | (1.39) | 122 | (4.8) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 37.1 | (1.48) | 35.4 | (1.56) | 35.4 | (1.75) | 50 | (2.9) | 14.1 | (1.04) | 12.0 | (1.16) | 12.6 | (1.25) | 18 | (1.8) | 62.1 | (2.27) | 66.2 | (2.75) | 64.4 | (2.97) | 32 | (2.3) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 62.6 | (1.39) | 60.5 | (1.34) | 63.2 | (1.36) | 155 | (5.9) | 33.3 | (1.23) | 33.0 | (1.26) | 31.8 | (1.47) | 78 | (4.5) | 46.7 | (1.68) | 45.5 | (1.63) | 49.6 | (1.85) | 77 | (3.7) | ||||||
| At least some college | 65.9 | (2.86) | 63.3 | (3.03) | 75.8 | (2.88) | 37 | (3.1) | 44.0 | (2.99) | 42.9 | (3.34) | 50.1 | (2.69) | 24 | (2.3) | 33.2 | (3.64) | 32.2 | (3.71) | 33.9 | (2.90) | 13 | (1.5) | ||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 61.8 | (0.76) | 63.4 | (0.71) | 61.9 | (0.72) | 407 | (7.4) | 44.2 | (0.80) | 43.9 | (0.87) | 42.1 | (0.67) | 277 | (6.0) | 28.6 | (0.97) | 30.8 | (1.10) | 32.0 | (0.96) | 130 | (4.8) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 55.2 | (1.19) | 54.4 | (1.09) | 52.8 | (1.48) | 128 | (4.9) | 38.3 | (1.12) | 34.7 | (1.23) | 34.7 | (1.27) | 84 | (3.8) | 30.7 | (1.48) | 36.2 | (1.86) | 34.2 | (1.79) | 44 | (2.9) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 66.9 | (1.21) | 68.9 | (1.11) | 66.6 | (1.05) | 235 | (5.7) | 48.0 | (1.13) | 49.4 | (1.43) | 44.8 | (1.11) | 158 | (4.9) | 28.2 | (1.27) | 28.3 | (1.58) | 32.7 | (1.33) | 77 | (3.7) | ||||||
| At least some college | 70.2 | (2.49) | 73.6 | (2.12) | 71.2 | (2.70) | 44 | (2.7) | 55.6 | (2.79) | 54.7 | (2.58) | 56.1 | (2.83) | 34 | (2.4) | 20.7 | (2.56) | 25.6 | (2.85) | 21.2 | (2.42) | 9 | (1.2) | ||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 55.3 | (2.92) | 55.1 | (3.11) | 57.5 | (3.08) | 24 | (1.9) | 39.5 | (2.70) | 38.2 | (2.84) | 48.3 | (3.36) | 20 | (1.9) | 28.5 | (3.03) | 30.6 | (3.20) | 16.0 | (2.76) | 4 | (0.6) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 38.5 | (5.13) | 36.7 | (5.19) | 34.6 | (5.69) | 3 | (0.7) | 26.2 | (4.81) | 21.3 | (4.16) | 27.5 | (5.25) | ‡ | (†) | 31.8 | (7.67) | 41.9 | (9.67) | 20.5 | (5.60) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 60.2 | (3.81) | 61.0 | (3.85) | 65.3 | (4.12) | 17 | (1.5) | 40.6 | (3.52) | 42.0 | (3.76) | 56.0 | (4.27) | 15 | (1.4) | 32.5 | (4.35) | 31.1 | (4.27) | 14.3 | (3.29) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| At least some college | 64.5 | (5.61) | 61.7 | (8.02) | 61.8 | (7.32) | 4 | (0.8) | 53.9 | (6.16) | 49.9 | (6.86) | 49.6 | (8.50) | ‡ | (†) | 16.5 | ! | (5.23) | 19.1 | ! | (6.74) | 19.8 | ! | (8.49) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| education levels | 44.0 | (3.34) | 47.8 | (3.08) | 56.1 | (3.26) | 20 | (1.8) | 28.5 | (2.87) | 23.3 | (2.78) | 28.3 | (3.43) | 10 | (1.4) | 35.3 | (4.18) | 51.1 | (4.89) | 49.6 | (5.04) | 10 | (1.2) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 30.4 | (4.50) | 37.8 | (4.83) | 45.7 | (5.02) | 7 | (1.2) | 15.7 | (3.21) | 17.3 | (3.90) | 17.3 | (3.98) | ‡ | (†) | 48.3 | (7.43) | 54.3 | (8.63) | 62.1 | (8.22) | 4 | (1.0) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 55.6 | (4.89) | 55.3 | (4.38) | 63.6 | (4.40) | 11 | (1.2) | 38.4 | (4.64) | 27.3 | (4.55) | 36.4 | (4.67) | 6 | (1.1) | 30.9 | (5.48) | 50.6 | (6.87) | 42.7 | (5.70) | 5 | (0.7) | ||||||
| At least some college | ‡ | (†) | 49.3 | (9.42) | 66.7 | (7.65) | 2 | (0.5) | 44.8 | (10.11) | 27.6 | ! | (8.42) | 38.3 | (8.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.6 | (11.01) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 20 to 24 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 80.2 | (0.14) | 79.9 | (0.13) | 80.5 | (0.13) | 10,170 | (33.4) | 65.3 | (0.18) | 65.1 | (0.17) | 66.6 | (0.18) | 8,407 | (32.1) | 18.6 | (0.17) | 18.6 | (0.18) | 17.3 | (0.18) | 1,763 | (19.1) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 65.5 | (0.38) | 64.5 | (0.42) | 64.2 | (0.47) | 1,295 | (17.6) | 46.3 | (0.41) | 45.5 | (0.46) | 45.3 | (0.44) | 913 | (14.0) | 29.3 | (0.53) | 29.5 | (0.57) | 29.5 | (0.58) | 382 | (9.5) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.8 | (0.20) | 77.9 | (0.23) | 78.4 | (0.24) | 4,013 | (23.1) | 61.6 | (0.28) | 61.0 | (0.28) | 62.4 | (0.30) | 3,193 | (20.3) | 21.8 | (0.30) | 21.8 | (0.30) | 20.4 | (0.30) | 820 | (13.8) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 85.0 | (0.30) | 85.1 | (0.30) | 85.3 | (0.27) | 2,663 | (20.3) | 72.1 | (0.39) | 71.6 | (0.44) | 72.7 | (0.36) | 2,272 | (19.2) | 15.2 | (0.31) | 15.8 | (0.38) | 14.7 | (0.33) | 391 | (9.2) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 90.6 | (0.47) | 90.1 | (0.54) | 89.4 | (0.60) | 544 | (10.4) | 82.3 | (0.60) | 81.6 | (0.79) | 81.2 | (0.72) | 494 | (9.7) | 9.2 | (0.55) | 9.4 | (0.71) | 9.2 | (0.53) | 50 | (3.1) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 93.3 | (0.26) | 93.4 | (0.25) | 93.8 | (0.25) | 1,654 | (17.8) | 86.0 | (0.34) | 86.2 | (0.40) | 87.0 | (0.35) | 1,535 | (17.2) | 7.9 | (0.28) | 7.8 | (0.31) | 7.2 | (0.27) | 120 | (4.7) | ||||||
| Male, all education levels | 83.0 | (0.19) | 82.6 | (0.19) | 83.0 | (0.17) | 5,624 | (25.8) | 66.3 | (0.23) | 66.6 | (0.25) | 67.8 | (0.24) | 4,598 | (25.0) | 20.1 | (0.22) | 19.4 | (0.23) | 18.2 | (0.23) | 1,026 | (13.7) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 71.8 | (0.47) | 71.0 | (0.47) | 69.7 | (0.57) | 843 | (13.0) | 51.8 | (0.55) | 52.1 | (0.53) | 50.7 | (0.65) | 614 | (10.6) | 27.8 | (0.63) | 26.6 | (0.62) | 27.1 | (0.74) | 229 | (7.6) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 82.6 | (0.30) | 81.9 | (0.27) | 81.9 | (0.27) | 2,448 | (16.7) | 63.9 | (0.36) | 63.6 | (0.36) | 65.1 | (0.39) | 1,947 | (15.5) | 22.7 | (0.35) | 22.3 | (0.39) | 20.5 | (0.38) | 502 | (10.3) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 87.4 | (0.41) | 87.6 | (0.42) | 88.2 | (0.31) | 1,390 | (16.2) | 73.4 | (0.54) | 73.4 | (0.60) | 74.7 | (0.45) | 1,178 | (15.2) | 16.1 | (0.43) | 16.2 | (0.52) | 15.2 | (0.41) | 212 | (6.0) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 92.9 | (0.66) | 92.3 | (0.68) | 92.2 | (0.70) | 263 | (6.7) | 83.4 | (0.83) | 83.9 | (0.95) | 82.8 | (1.02) | 236 | (6.3) | 10.3 | (0.83) | 9.1 | (0.81) | 10.2 | (0.85) | 27 | (2.4) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 95.3 | (0.34) | 93.8 | (0.44) | 94.9 | (0.30) | 680 | (11.9) | 86.5 | (0.56) | 85.7 | (0.62) | 87.0 | (0.50) | 623 | (11.4) | 9.3 | (0.50) | 8.6 | (0.48) | 8.4 | (0.39) | 57 | (2.8) | ||||||
| Female, all education levels | 76.9 | (0.23) | 76.7 | (0.21) | 77.7 | (0.21) | 4,545 | (21.8) | 64.0 | (0.29) | 63.3 | (0.26) | 65.1 | (0.27) | 3,809 | (21.7) | 16.7 | (0.25) | 17.5 | (0.26) | 16.2 | (0.24) | 737 | (11.2) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 55.5 | (0.73) | 54.8 | (0.71) | 56.0 | (0.81) | 452 | (10.4) | 37.6 | (0.79) | 35.5 | (0.73) | 37.0 | (0.74) | 299 | (8.2) | 32.3 | (0.96) | 35.2 | (1.06) | 33.9 | (1.07) | 153 | (6.2) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 73.6 | (0.33) | 72.5 | (0.46) | 73.6 | (0.39) | 1,565 | (12.8) | 58.5 | (0.43) | 57.3 | (0.48) | 58.6 | (0.48) | 1,246 | (12.6) | 20.6 | (0.50) | 21.0 | (0.44) | 20.4 | (0.46) | 319 | (7.7) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.7 | (0.44) | 82.6 | (0.43) | 82.3 | (0.42) | 1,273 | (14.5) | 70.9 | (0.52) | 69.8 | (0.53) | 70.7 | (0.54) | 1,094 | (13.6) | 14.2 | (0.39) | 15.4 | (0.48) | 14.0 | (0.47) | 179 | (6.4) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 88.6 | (0.73) | 88.4 | (0.78) | 87.0 | (0.89) | 282 | (7.9) | 81.3 | (0.92) | 79.7 | (1.11) | 79.7 | (1.01) | 258 | (7.3) | 8.3 | (0.72) | 9.7 | (1.02) | 8.3 | (0.65) | 23 | (2.0) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 92.0 | (0.35) | 93.1 | (0.34) | 93.0 | (0.32) | 974 | (11.8) | 85.6 | (0.44) | 86.5 | (0.47) | 87.0 | (0.41) | 911 | (11.7) | 6.9 | (0.32) | 7.2 | (0.38) | 6.4 | (0.33) | 63 | (3.3) | ||||||
| White, all education levels | 84.0 | (0.19) | 83.4 | (0.22) | 84.1 | (0.17) | 5,777 | (25.1) | 70.9 | (0.22) | 70.5 | (0.26) | 72.4 | (0.20) | 4,970 | (22.4) | 15.6 | (0.17) | 15.4 | (0.21) | 14.0 | (0.20) | 806 | (12.4) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 65.2 | (0.67) | 63.6 | (0.83) | 64.6 | (0.80) | 462 | (9.3) | 44.9 | (0.70) | 42.4 | (0.67) | 45.0 | (0.70) | 322 | (7.6) | 31.1 | (0.88) | 33.4 | (0.77) | 30.2 | (1.00) | 140 | (5.7) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 81.5 | (0.27) | 80.4 | (0.36) | 81.1 | (0.34) | 2,175 | (17.6) | 65.3 | (0.38) | 65.1 | (0.37) | 66.6 | (0.39) | 1,788 | (15.7) | 19.8 | (0.38) | 19.0 | (0.35) | 17.8 | (0.35) | 387 | (8.4) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 86.8 | (0.36) | 86.9 | (0.33) | 86.7 | (0.35) | 1,537 | (15.9) | 75.5 | (0.48) | 75.7 | (0.49) | 76.7 | (0.45) | 1,359 | (15.2) | 13.0 | (0.37) | 12.9 | (0.40) | 11.6 | (0.38) | 177 | (6.1) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 92.5 | (0.49) | 91.7 | (0.59) | 91.5 | (0.61) | 382 | (9.6) | 86.2 | (0.59) | 84.9 | (0.79) | 84.5 | (0.78) | 353 | (8.8) | 6.9 | (0.52) | 7.5 | (0.70) | 7.7 | (0.59) | 29 | (2.5) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 95.4 | (0.23) | 94.9 | (0.30) | 95.6 | (0.24) | 1,220 | (15.4) | 89.1 | (0.33) | 88.7 | (0.48) | 89.9 | (0.31) | 1,148 | (15.1) | 6.6 | (0.26) | 6.6 | (0.36) | 5.96 | (0.27) | 73 | (3.4) | ||||||
| Black, all education levels | 71.4 | (0.44) | 71.9 | (0.43) | 73.0 | (0.45) | 1,451 | (15.1) | 48.5 | (0.48) | 48.8 | (0.51) | 50.4 | (0.61) | 1,003 | (15.1) | 32.2 | (0.57) | 32.1 | (0.56) | 30.9 | (0.61) | 449 | (9.1) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 50.2 | (1.14) | 51.3 | (1.08) | 53.3 | (1.09) | 203 | (7.0) | 24.0 | (0.82) | 23.7 | (0.94) | 25.6 | (0.95) | 97 | (4.5) | 52.1 | (1.24) | 53.8 | (1.54) | 52.1 | (1.60) | 106 | (5.1) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 71.8 | (0.63) | 71.4 | (0.64) | 71.1 | (0.61) | 637 | (11.4) | 47.1 | (0.75) | 46.1 | (0.86) | 47.7 | (0.76) | 428 | (8.9) | 34.5 | (0.86) | 35.4 | (0.90) | 32.9 | (0.81) | 210 | (6.6) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 83.4 | (0.71) | 81.8 | (0.81) | 84.0 | (0.72) | 442 | (8.4) | 63.7 | (0.90) | 62.8 | (0.96) | 63.0 | (1.08) | 332 | (8.5) | 23.6 | (0.94) | 23.3 | (1.02) | 25.0 | (1.01) | 110 | (4.5) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 85.5 | (2.18) | 88.9 | (1.79) | 86.3 | (1.98) | 50 | (3.0) | 68.9 | (2.68) | 74.1 | (2.46) | 73.0 | (2.75) | 42 | (3.0) | 19.3 | (2.66) | 16.6 | (2.59) | 15.4 | (2.47) | 8 | (1.3) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.1 | (1.30) | 94.7 | (0.93) | 92.9 | (1.03) | 119 | (4.3) | 77.1 | (1.72) | 82.1 | (1.38) | 81.1 | (1.46) | 104 | (3.8) | 15.4 | (1.43) | 13.3 | (1.41) | 12.7 | (1.37) | 15 | (1.8) | ||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 77.8 | (0.28) | 77.9 | (0.26) | 77.8 | (0.32) | 2,293 | (17.6) | 64.1 | (0.34) | 63.9 | (0.37) | 64.5 | (0.38) | 1,900 | (17.8) | 17.6 | (0.38) | 18.0 | (0.35) | 17.1 | (0.38) | 393 | (9.0) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 72.2 | (0.53) | 71.6 | (0.65) | 69.4 | (0.72) | 564 | (11.8) | 57.1 | (0.60) | 58.2 | (0.74) | 55.0 | (0.83) | 447 | (10.7) | 20.9 | (0.71) | 18.7 | (0.69) | 20.7 | (0.81) | 117 | (5.0) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.4 | (0.46) | 77.8 | (0.48) | 78.3 | (0.51) | 977 | (12.6) | 64.4 | (0.53) | 63.0 | (0.59) | 64.3 | (0.60) | 803 | (12.3) | 17.8 | (0.53) | 19.0 | (0.55) | 17.9 | (0.57) | 175 | (5.7) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.7 | (0.77) | 84.1 | (0.68) | 83.4 | (0.54) | 523 | (9.5) | 70.6 | (0.82) | 68.9 | (0.93) | 71.2 | (0.73) | 446 | (8.6) | 14.6 | (0.59) | 18.0 | (0.79) | 14.6 | (0.67) | 77 | (3.8) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 87.7 | (1.44) | 84.9 | (1.69) | 84.0 | (1.80) | 84 | (3.9) | 76.0 | (1.81) | 73.7 | (2.36) | 74.5 | (1.90) | 75 | (3.6) | 13.4 | (1.63) | 13.2 | (1.91) | 11.4 | (1.46) | 10 | (1.3) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 87.7 | (1.03) | 90.3 | (1.06) | 91.2 | (0.85) | 144 | (5.6) | 79.8 | (1.34) | 81.4 | (1.51) | 81.7 | (1.31) | 129 | (4.9) | 9.0 | (0.98) | 9.8 | (1.07) | 10.4 | (1.30) | 15 | (2.1) | ||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 79.1 | (1.00) | 80.3 | (0.87) | 78.9 | (0.73) | 291 | (6.9) | 67.4 | (1.06) | 68.9 | (1.12) | 68.3 | (0.97) | 252 | (6.8) | 14.8 | (0.80) | 14.2 | (1.03) | 13.4 | (0.83) | 39 | (2.4) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 66.5 | (3.14) | 72.1 | (2.63) | 61.2 | (3.18) | 24 | (1.9) | 48.8 | (3.41) | 54.6 | (2.95) | 49.3 | (3.69) | 19 | (1.8) | 26.6 | (3.69) | 24.3 | (3.30) | 19.5 | (3.45) | 5 | (0.9) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.2 | (1.93) | 78.1 | (2.03) | 78.9 | (1.75) | 70 | (3.1) | 64.6 | (2.19) | 65.0 | (2.36) | 65.6 | (2.13) | 59 | (3.1) | 17.4 | (2.01) | 16.7 | (1.99) | 16.9 | (1.93) | 12 | (1.4) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 79.2 | (1.87) | 80.3 | (1.68) | 80.0 | (2.00) | 57 | (3.5) | 70.4 | (2.03) | 69.6 | (2.23) | 68.2 | (2.29) | 49 | (3.1) | 11.2 | (1.20) | 13.4 | (2.02) | 14.8 | (1.70) | 8 | (1.1) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 84.7 | (3.31) | 86.3 | (3.13) | 81.2 | (3.87) | 15 | (1.5) | 70.4 | (3.70) | 80.4 | (3.48) | 71.8 | (4.44) | 13 | (1.5) | 16.8 | (3.26) | 6.8 | ! | (2.38) | 11.5 | (3.42) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.6 | (1.28) | 83.3 | (1.50) | 82.7 | (1.23) | 125 | (4.2) | 72.7 | (1.49) | 73.4 | (1.85) | 74.5 | (1.42) | 112 | (4.0) | 12.0 | (0.99) | 11.9 | (1.30) | 10.0 | (1.07) | 13 | (1.4) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| education levels | 67.7 | (1.96) | 65.9 | (1.51) | 71.8 | (1.39) | 83 | (3.4) | 45.1 | (1.71) | 48.2 | (1.93) | 50.6 | (1.72) | 58 | (3.0) | 33.4 | (2.12) | 26.9 | (2.17) | 29.5 | (1.82) | 24 | (1.7) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 54.0 | (4.60) | 51.6 | (3.44) | 55.9 | (3.41) | 13 | (1.2) | 24.0 | (3.00) | 30.6 | (3.27) | 32.1 | (3.53) | 8 | (1.0) | 55.7 | (5.32) | 40.7 | (4.85) | 42.5 | (4.49) | 6 | (0.7) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 69.6 | (2.20) | 68.3 | (2.13) | 73.0 | (1.68) | 41 | (2.4) | 47.4 | (2.57) | 51.4 | (3.02) | 50.3 | (2.25) | 29 | (2.0) | 32.0 | (3.00) | 24.7 | (3.23) | 31.0 | (2.44) | 13 | (1.2) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 74.4 | (4.82) | 71.9 | (3.25) | 79.0 | (2.84) | 23 | (2.2) | 56.0 | (3.63) | 52.8 | (4.15) | 61.2 | (3.13) | 18 | (1.9) | 24.7 | (4.22) | 26.6 | (3.94) | 22.5 | (2.76) | 5 | (0.7) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 80.3 | (8.90) | 84.0 | (6.15) | 86.3 | (5.12) | 3 | (0.5) | 70.4 | (9.36) | 72.5 | (8.45) | 76.3 | (7.99) | 2 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 99.5 | (0.53) | 82.0 | (8.14) | 89.7 | (4.84) | ‡ | (†) | 96.2 | (3.64) | 77.9 | (8.00) | 72.4 | (10.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| †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 Percentage of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Table excludes persons enrolled in school. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2010, 2011, and 2012, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared January 2014.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
