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| Table 377. | Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1994, 1995, and 1996 |
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| Percent unemployed, 1994\1\ | Percent unemployed, 1995\1\ |Percent unemployed, 1996\1\
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Sex, race/ethnicity, and | 16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | 25 | 16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | 25 |16-to 24-year-olds\2\ | 25
highest degree attained |________________________| years |_____________________________| years |_________ ________ ________| years
|Total |16 to 19|20 to 24|old and| Total |16 to 19 |20 to 24|old and| Total |16 to 19|20 to 24|old and
| | years | years | over | | years | years | over | | years | years | over
_______________________________________|______|________|________|_______|__________|_________|________|_______|_________|________|________|________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
_______________________________________|______|________|________|_______|__________|_________|________|_______|_________|________|________|________
All persons | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ..................| 12.5 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 12.1 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 4.2
Less than a high school graduate ....| 21.0 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 9.8 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 18.6 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 8.7
High school graduate, no college.....| 11.9 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 14.7 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 4.7
Some college, no degree .............| 7.9 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 4.0
Associate degree ....................| 5.4 | ---| 5.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 3.3
Bachelor's degree or higher .........| 5.2 | ---| 5.2 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.2
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Men | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ..................| 13.2 | 19.0 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 4.1
Less than a high school graduate ....| 20.8 | 22.5 | 17.5 | 9.3 | 19.9 | 21.6 | 15.9 | 8.8 | 19.8 | 21.2 | 16.4 | 7.8
High school graduate, no college.....| 12.0 | 15.3 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 15.3 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 11.9 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 4.7
Some college, no degree .............| 8.4 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 3.9
Associate degree ....................| 5.7 | ---| 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 25.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 3.2
Bachelor's degree or higher .........| 6.1 | ---| 6.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 2.1
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Women | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ..................| 11.6 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 4.3
Less than a high school graduate ....| 21.3 | 20.2 | 25.2 | 10.5 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 25.3 | 10.1
High school graduate, no college.....| 11.9 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 4.6
Some college, no degree .............| 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.1
Associate degree ....................| 5.2 | ---| 5.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 3.3
Bachelor's degree or higher .........| 4.5 | ---| 4.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | ---| 4.9 | 2.7 | 4.8 | ---| 4.8 | 2.4
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White\3\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ..................| 10.6 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 14.5 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 3.7
Less than a high school graduate ....| 18.1 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 8.0
High school graduate, no college.....| 9.9 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 4.0
Some college, no degree .............| 6.6 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 3.5
Associate degree ....................| 4.8 | ---| 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 3.9 | 3.0
Bachelor's degree or higher .........| 5.2 | ---| 5.2 | 2.4 | 5.1 | ---| 5.1 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 2.1
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Black\3\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ..................| 24.5 | 35.2 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 23.9 | 35.7 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 23.9 | 33.6 | 18.8 | 7.7
Less than a high school graduate ....| 39.8 | 39.6 | 40.3 | 13.5 | 39.1 | 40.4 | 35.8 | 12.4 | 37.8 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 12.6
High school graduate, no college.....| 23.1 | 31.4 | 20.6 | 9.9 | 22.5 | 31.8 | 19.3 | 8.2 | 23.0 | 31.5 | 20.0 | 9.1
Some college, no degree .............| 15.8 | 21.4 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 13.0 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 6.7
Associate degree ....................| 12.0 | ---| 12.1 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 66.4 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 9.7 | ---| 10.0 | 5.5
Bachelor's degree or higher .........| 5.0 | ---| 5.1 | 3.5 | 8.7 | ---| 8.6 | 3.2 | 6.1 | ---| 6.0 | 3.1
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Hispanic origin\4\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ..................| 15.7 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 15.5 | 24.1 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 23.6 | 11.8 | 7.1
Less than a high school graduate ....| 20.5 | 27.9 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 20.2 | 28.2 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 20.1 | 26.1 | 14.6 | 9.7
High school graduate, no college.....| 13.8 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 14.1 | 18.7 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 20.7 | 11.5 | 6.6
Some college, no degree .............| 10.2 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 4.9
Associate degree ....................| 9.2 | ---| 9.3 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 8.2 | ---| 7.5 | 4.9
Bachelor's degree or higher .........| 4.9 | ---| 4.9 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 3.5 8.1 | ---| 8.0 | 3.8
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\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. \2\Excludes persons enrolled in school. \3\Includes persons of Hispanic origin. \4\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. ---Data not available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished tabulations from the Current Population Survey. (This table was prepared April 1997.)
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