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Table 28. |
Unemployment rates for persons ages 16 years and older, by educational attainment, age group, and race/ethnicity: 2008 |
| Age group and race/ethnicity | Total | Less than high school completion | High school completion1 | Some college | Associate's degree | At least a bachelor's degree | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total2, ages 16 and older | 5.4 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | ||||||
| White | 4.3 | 12.5 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Black | 9.5 | 21.6 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 3.5 | ||||||
| Hispanic | 7.5 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Asian | 3.6 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 | ! | 3.3 | ! | 2.5 | ||||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 5.6 | ! | ‡ | 9.7 | ! | 3.5 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 10.0 | 19.5 | ! | 11.2 | 7.9 | ! | 3.4 | ! | 5.2 | ! | ||
| Two or more races | 10.3 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 7.6 | ! | 12.0 | ! | 2.6 | ! | |||
| Ages 16 to 242 | 11.5 | 20.2 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||||||
| White | 9.4 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | ! | 3.9 | |||||
| Black | 20.2 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 12.2 | ! | 6.5 | ! | ||||
| Hispanic | 13.2 | 19.4 | 12.7 | 7.1 | 3.3 | ! | 8.3 | ! | ||||
| Asian | 6.6 | 16.1 | ! | 8.9 | ! | 5.5 | ! | ‡ | 2.0 | ! | ||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 20.3 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||
| Two or more races | 17.0 | 33.8 | 13.3 | ! | 6.8 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | ||||
| Ages 25 and over2 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | ||||||
| White | 3.6 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | ||||||
| Black | 7.5 | 16.1 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Hispanic | 6.3 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | ||||||
| Asian | 3.3 | 6.9 | ! | 4.6 | 3.0 | ! | 3.0 | ! | 2.5 | |||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 4.5 | ! | ‡ | 6.0 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 8.3 | 14.2 | ! | 11.6 | ! | 5.3 | ! | 2.7 | ! | 5.3 | ! | |
| Two or more races | 8.1 | 17.9 | ! | 11.4 | 7.9 | ! | 11.0 | ! | 2.1 | ! | ||
| ! Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Includes equivalency. 2 Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2008. |
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