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| Table 501.70. | Employment to population ratios of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age group and highest level of educational attainment | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old, all education levels1 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 56.6 | (2.72) | 52.2 | (2.93) | 55.1 | (2.98) | 51.0 | (1.88) | 47.3 | (2.14) | 47.7 | (1.81) | 42.3 | (1.88) | 42.3 | (2.14) | 43.1 | (2.03) | 44.3 | (1.90) | 50.0 | (2.39) | 46.9 | (1.88) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 36.0 | (4.13) | 36.5 | (4.23) | 38.9 | (4.42) | 30.3 | (2.72) | 25.9 | (2.84) | 27.3 | (2.57) | 26.8 | (2.75) | 23.5 | (2.92) | 22.6 | (2.88) | 31.0 | (3.10) | 34.5 | (3.67) | 33.3 | (2.82) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 70.5 | (3.38) | 64.1 | (4.22) | 65.2 | (4.22) | 67.0 | (2.60) | 61.2 | (2.94) | 56.7 | (2.54) | 51.2 | (2.99) | 49.1 | (2.91) | 55.2 | (2.97) | 48.9 | (2.96) | 59.0 | (3.35) | 52.8 | (2.83) | |||||||||||||||
| At least some college | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 73.1 | (11.73) | 68.3 | (8.37) | 79.1 | (7.56) | 63.6 | (6.23) | 55.9 | (5.75) | 67.6 | (4.82) | 54.4 | (5.29) | 62.5 | (5.31) | 64.3 | (5.68) | 61.7 | (4.61) | 63.0 | (7.14) | 67.7 | (5.08) | |||||||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years old, all education levels1 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 68.2 | (1.29) | 66.3 | (1.34) | 71.5 | (1.35) | 67.0 | (1.01) | 67.2 | (0.97) | 65.8 | (0.94) | 62.4 | (1.01) | 64.1 | (0.92) | 65.0 | (0.94) | 65.2 | (1.01) | 66.3 | (1.06) | 67.7 | (0.88) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 36.7 | (3.08) | 33.6 | (3.18) | 46.2 | (3.57) | 38.5 | (2.20) | 37.5 | (2.47) | 38.6 | (2.32) | 33.3 | (2.50) | 33.2 | (2.31) | 36.2 | (2.84) | 33.4 | (2.55) | 30.5 | (3.57) | 42.0 | (3.18) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 68.8 | (1.84) | 62.2 | (2.19) | 70.0 | (2.15) | 65.0 | (1.47) | 60.8 | (1.55) | 59.9 | (1.53) | 55.6 | (1.43) | 58.5 | (1.77) | 59.2 | (1.55) | 58.4 | (1.78) | 60.2 | (1.86) | 61.6 | (1.41) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 80.9 | (2.39) | 80.3 | (2.12) | 81.4 | (2.23) | 76.6 | (1.72) | 78.7 | (1.56) | 72.4 | (1.67) | 71.2 | (1.65) | 71.2 | (1.47) | 70.6 | (1.64) | 72.9 | (1.64) | 71.6 | (1.89) | 72.9 | (1.54) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 92.0 | (2.12) | 90.8 | (2.19) | 86.9 | (2.61) | 88.4 | (1.53) | 87.8 | (1.55) | 87.7 | (1.60) | 86.7 | (1.67) | 85.5 | (1.81) | 86.4 | (1.53) | 87.0 | (1.64) | 86.3 | (1.96) | 87.6 | (1.42) | |||||||||||||||
| 25 to 64 years old, all education levels |
48.5 | (0.46) | 56.5 | (0.44) | 60.8 | (0.43) | 66.0 | (0.42) | 68.3 | (0.40) | 71.2 | (0.39) | 68.4 | (0.23) | 69.6 | (0.23) | 67.6 | (0.24) | 66.9 | (0.23) | 66.2 | (0.24) | 66.3 | (0.25) | 66.4 | (0.23) | 66.6 | (0.32) | 67.1 | (0.24) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 37.7 | (0.80) | 39.8 | (0.86) | 39.1 | (0.97) | 41.8 | (1.06) | 43.2 | (1.15) | 45.8 | (1.24) | 43.4 | (0.72) | 43.8 | (0.74) | 41.9 | (0.67) | 41.6 | (0.81) | 39.7 | (0.71) | 41.6 | (0.89) | 40.6 | (0.82) | 41.5 | (0.89) | 40.5 | (0.81) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 50.1 | (0.70) | 58.2 | (0.65) | 60.8 | (0.65) | 65.6 | (0.64) | 65.7 | (0.69) | 68.6 | (0.70) | 64.2 | (0.44) | 64.7 | (0.43) | 63.2 | (0.42) | 61.9 | (0.44) | 60.1 | (0.51) | 60.0 | (0.49) | 59.8 | (0.47) | 59.7 | (0.58) | 59.1 | (0.48) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
53.8 | (1.30) | 63.7 | (1.07) | 69.0 | (0.98) | 73.2 | (0.88) | 73.8 | (0.71) | 76.0 | (0.70) | 72.8 | (0.42) | 73.0 | (0.43) | 70.4 | (0.44) | 69.4 | (0.45) | 69.1 | (0.37) | 67.9 | (0.43) | 68.6 | (0.46) | 68.3 | (0.58) | 69.3 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 65.6 | (1.29) | 71.8 | (1.01) | 76.7 | (0.88) | 79.8 | (0.78) | 80.8 | (0.71) | 80.8 | (0.66) | 78.1 | (0.40) | 79.1 | (0.40) | 77.3 | (0.38) | 76.9 | (0.36) | 76.6 | (0.39) | 77.2 | (0.38) | 76.6 | (0.40) | 77.1 | (0.47) | 78.2 | (0.35) | |||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34 years old, all education levels |
49.3 | (0.83) | 61.6 | (0.73) | 65.9 | (0.72) | 69.6 | (0.70) | 70.2 | (0.71) | 74.1 | (0.74) | 69.0 | (0.48) | 71.7 | (0.47) | 69.3 | (0.51) | 68.0 | (0.44) | 67.5 | (0.42) | 67.7 | (0.44) | 68.0 | (0.45) | 68.2 | (0.55) | 69.0 | (0.51) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 33.7 | (1.74) | 42.3 | (1.91) | 38.7 | (2.05) | 42.5 | (2.12) | 43.5 | (2.25) | 47.6 | (2.56) | 42.7 | (1.44) | 42.4 | (1.37) | 39.5 | (1.50) | 40.2 | (1.35) | 37.5 | (1.55) | 38.9 | (1.69) | 40.7 | (1.49) | 40.2 | (1.86) | 36.5 | (1.73) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 48.1 | (1.22) | 59.4 | (1.12) | 63.9 | (1.11) | 67.5 | (1.11) | 67.2 | (1.27) | 70.7 | (1.43) | 62.5 | (0.99) | 64.3 | (0.92) | 63.2 | (0.98) | 61.4 | (1.14) | 59.5 | (0.94) | 59.1 | (1.05) | 57.1 | (1.07) | 56.3 | (1.19) | 58.6 | (1.08) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
53.6 | (2.06) | 66.3 | (1.58) | 71.0 | (1.46) | 74.5 | (1.40) | 73.0 | (1.26) | 76.3 | (1.31) | 73.0 | (0.81) | 74.4 | (0.81) | 70.8 | (0.86) | 67.7 | (0.80) | 69.1 | (0.79) | 67.7 | (0.90) | 69.7 | (0.84) | 70.3 | (0.91) | 70.6 | (0.83) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 66.3 | (1.88) | 75.5 | (1.42) | 80.6 | (1.26) | 83.2 | (1.18) | 83.4 | (1.16) | 84.7 | (1.11) | 80.1 | (0.72) | 82.8 | (0.66) | 80.7 | (0.73) | 79.9 | (0.63) | 78.8 | (0.60) | 80.3 | (0.63) | 80.1 | (0.67) | 80.2 | (0.77) | 80.9 | (0.67) | |||||||||||||||
| 35 to 44 years old, all education levels |
51.9 | (0.95) | 62.8 | (0.87) | 67.7 | (0.80) | 73.3 | (0.72) | 73.8 | (0.68) | 75.1 | (0.67) | 72.8 | (0.38) | 73.3 | (0.40) | 70.9 | (0.42) | 69.9 | (0.42) | 69.8 | (0.48) | 70.7 | (0.48) | 69.6 | (0.47) | 70.7 | (0.57) | 71.3 | (0.42) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 42.8 | (1.76) | 48.2 | (1.90) | 46.4 | (2.13) | 51.0 | (2.35) | 49.7 | (2.33) | 52.5 | (2.35) | 51.5 | (1.33) | 53.1 | (1.57) | 48.9 | (1.47) | 44.8 | (1.54) | 42.5 | (1.41) | 47.0 | (1.49) | 45.8 | (1.52) | 45.6 | (1.61) | 45.5 | (1.44) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 53.9 | (1.38) | 64.7 | (1.28) | 67.8 | (1.22) | 72.7 | (1.13) | 71.7 | (1.19) | 74.7 | (1.18) | 71.6 | (0.74) | 69.6 | (0.78) | 66.9 | (0.94) | 66.3 | (0.87) | 65.8 | (0.87) | 64.9 | (1.02) | 64.8 | (0.92) | 65.8 | (1.07) | 62.8 | (0.99) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
55.1 | (2.67) | 67.8 | (2.14) | 73.6 | (1.73) | 77.9 | (1.44) | 78.5 | (1.16) | 79.4 | (1.16) | 76.1 | (0.67) | 76.9 | (0.81) | 74.0 | (0.79) | 72.2 | (0.74) | 71.8 | (0.87) | 73.4 | (0.85) | 70.3 | (0.90) | 71.7 | (1.06) | 74.5 | (0.70) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 63.2 | (2.73) | 73.0 | (1.97) | 78.5 | (1.53) | 81.2 | (1.30) | 81.5 | (1.19) | 80.2 | (1.20) | 78.1 | (0.66) | 78.9 | (0.63) | 78.1 | (0.61) | 78.3 | (0.59) | 78.9 | (0.68) | 78.8 | (0.64) | 78.0 | (0.71) | 79.0 | (0.80) | 81.0 | (0.57) | |||||||||||||||
| 45 to 54 years old, all education levels |
51.5 | (0.93) | 57.1 | (0.94) | 62.1 | (0.98) | 68.6 | (0.92) | 72.9 | (0.80) | 76.0 | (0.73) | 73.2 | (0.40) | 73.2 | (0.46) | 71.8 | (0.46) | 71.3 | (0.44) | 70.0 | (0.44) | 69.6 | (0.42) | 70.3 | (0.41) | 70.8 | (0.58) | 70.8 | (0.46) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 41.5 | (1.55) | 43.9 | (1.71) | 44.3 | (2.06) | 47.6 | (2.22) | 50.6 | (2.43) | 52.3 | (2.57) | 47.8 | (1.40) | 44.6 | (1.30) | 45.5 | (1.47) | 45.2 | (1.61) | 44.1 | (1.25) | 45.8 | (1.53) | 43.8 | (1.52) | 49.6 | (2.11) | 47.3 | (1.50) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 53.8 | (1.37) | 60.2 | (1.37) | 64.2 | (1.41) | 69.9 | (1.35) | 71.1 | (1.36) | 72.9 | (1.33) | 69.5 | (0.83) | 70.1 | (0.80) | 68.8 | (0.85) | 67.1 | (0.72) | 64.4 | (0.89) | 65.5 | (0.82) | 65.7 | (0.84) | 64.8 | (1.17) | 64.5 | (0.93) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
58.1 | (2.78) | 64.7 | (2.56) | 69.7 | (2.45) | 75.2 | (2.08) | 76.9 | (1.46) | 80.6 | (1.28) | 76.9 | (0.72) | 75.9 | (0.74) | 75.0 | (0.73) | 75.5 | (0.74) | 74.4 | (0.71) | 71.4 | (0.77) | 73.6 | (0.78) | 72.6 | (1.03) | 72.8 | (0.80) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 72.2 | (2.87) | 72.3 | (2.55) | 77.3 | (2.24) | 81.8 | (1.76) | 83.8 | (1.36) | 84.5 | (1.17) | 82.8 | (0.72) | 83.0 | (0.73) | 80.5 | (0.69) | 79.7 | (0.69) | 79.6 | (0.68) | 79.6 | (0.72) | 79.2 | (0.71) | 80.6 | (0.83) | 80.8 | (0.63) | |||||||||||||||
| 55 to 64 years old, all education levels |
39.7 | (0.99) | 40.5 | (0.94) | 41.1 | (0.99) | 44.0 | (1.05) | 47.5 | (1.08) | 51.9 | (1.06) | 54.8 | (0.61) | 58.1 | (0.55) | 56.7 | (0.55) | 57.1 | (0.53) | 56.4 | (0.51) | 56.5 | (0.57) | 57.1 | (0.57) | 56.4 | (0.63) | 57.0 | (0.49) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 33.5 | (1.39) | 29.4 | (1.41) | 31.2 | (1.60) | 30.5 | (1.80) | 30.3 | (2.07) | 30.9 | (2.26) | 30.5 | (1.33) | 34.1 | (1.70) | 32.1 | (1.47) | 35.1 | (1.54) | 33.6 | (1.46) | 34.0 | (1.57) | 32.1 | (1.57) | 30.4 | (1.69) | 32.1 | (1.42) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 42.6 | (1.65) | 45.8 | (1.48) | 42.8 | (1.48) | 45.7 | (1.60) | 47.5 | (1.66) | 51.3 | (1.69) | 50.5 | (0.95) | 53.8 | (0.90) | 52.9 | (0.97) | 52.2 | (0.92) | 51.1 | (0.95) | 50.6 | (0.97) | 52.0 | (0.93) | 52.9 | (1.09) | 51.8 | (0.99) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
45.9 | (3.37) | 48.2 | (2.87) | 51.1 | (2.95) | 54.1 | (2.81) | 57.0 | (2.32) | 58.8 | (2.17) | 60.9 | (1.06) | 62.0 | (1.04) | 59.1 | (1.02) | 59.9 | (1.08) | 59.6 | (1.08) | 58.7 | (1.01) | 60.2 | (1.03) | 58.2 | (1.19) | 59.4 | (0.92) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 57.8 | (3.72) | 54.0 | (3.27) | 55.1 | (3.18) | 58.6 | (2.98) | 61.9 | (2.81) | 65.1 | (2.28) | 67.5 | (1.22) | 68.7 | (1.04) | 67.5 | (0.96) | 67.5 | (0.98) | 67.0 | (1.04) | 68.3 | (1.03) | 67.2 | (0.93) | 66.6 | (1.25) | 68.1 | (0.86) | |||||||||||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED credential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: For each age group, the employment to population ratio of females is the number of females in that age group who are employed as a percentage of the female civilian population in that age group. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1975 through 2015. (This table was prepared October 2015.) |
