Table 371. | Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1992 and 1994 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Percent unemployed, 1992\1\ | Percent unemployed,\1\ 1994 |_________________________________|_________________________________ Sex, race/ethnicity, and | 16- to 24- year-olds\2\|25 years| 16- to 24- year-olds\2\|25 years highest degree attained |________________________|old and |________________________|old and | |16 to 19|20 to 24| over |Total |16 to 19|20 to 24| over |Total | years | years |and over| | years | years | ____________________________________|______|________|________|________|______|________|________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 ____________________________________|______|________|________|________|______|________|________|________ All persons | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............| 14.3 | 21.7 | 12.0 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 4.8 Less than a high school graduate .| 24.9 | 27.8 | 22.3 | 11.4 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 9.8 High school graduate, no college..| 13.9 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 5.4 Some college, no degree ..........| 9.6 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 4.7 Associate degree .................| 6.0 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.4 | --- | 5.5 | 3.8 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 6.5 | --- | 6.5 | 3.2 | 5.2 | --- | 5.2 | 2.6 | | | | | | | | Men | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............| 15.1 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 19.0 | 10.2 | 4.8 Less than a high school graduate .| 23.6 | 26.8 | 21.1 | 11.4 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 17.5 | 9.3 High school graduate, no college..| 14.7 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 10.9 | 5.5 Some college, no degree ..........| 9.4 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 4.5 Associate degree .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 5.7 | --- | 5.7 | 3.8 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 7.7 | --- | 7.7 | 3.3 | 6.1 | --- | 6.1 | 2.5 | | | | | | | | Women | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............| 13.3 | 21.4 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 4.9 Less than a high school graduate .| 27.1 | 29.3 | 24.8 | 11.4 | 21.3 | 20.2 | 25.2 | 10.5 High school graduate, no college..| 13.0 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 5.2 Some college, no degree ..........| 9.8 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 5.0 Associate degree .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 5.2 | --- | 5.3 | 3.8 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 5.5 | --- | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | --- | 4.5 | 2.7 | | | | | | | | White\3\ | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............| 12.0 | 18.4 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 4.3 Less than a high school graduate .| 21.5 | 24.0 | 19.2 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 8.9 High school graduate, no college..| 11.5 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 4.7 Some college, no degree ..........| 7.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 Associate degree .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 4.8 | --- | 4.8 | 3.4 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 6.3 | --- | 6.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | --- | 5.2 | 2.4 | | | | | | | | Black\3\ | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............| 28.8 | 41.8 | 24.8 | 10.9 | 24.5 | 35.2 | 19.5 | 8.6 Less than a high school graduate .| 44.4 | 49.4 | 40.1 | 15.1 | 39.8 | 39.6 | 40.3 | 13.5 High school graduate, no college..| 26.6 | 37.2 | 24.1 | 12.3 | 23.1 | 31.4 | 20.6 | 9.9 Some college, no degree ..........| 21.6 | 26.1 | 21.0 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 21.4 | 14.9 | 8.1 Associate degree .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 12.0 | --- | 12.1 | 5.8 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 7.6 | --- | 7.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | --- | 5.1 | 3.5 | | | | | | | | Hispanic origin\4\ | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............| 16.7 | 26.5 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 15.7 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 8.3 Less than a high school graduate .| 20.3 | 29.0 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 20.5 | 27.9 | 14.5 | 11.1 High school graduate, no college..| 14.7 | 23.2 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 13.8 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 7.6 Some college, no degree ..........| 11.4 | 18.8 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 6.9 Associate degree .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 9.2 | --- | 9.3 | 5.9 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 10.3 | --- | 10.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | --- | 4.9 | 4.2 ____________________________________|______|________|________|________|______|________|________|________ |
\1\The unemployment rate is the percent 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. ---Data not available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 1995.) |