Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1998, 1999, and 2000

Table 381.

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                                    |  Percent unemployed, 1998\1\  |  Percent unemployed, 1999\1\  |  Percent unemployed, 2000\1\
                                    |_______________________________|_______________________________|_______________________________
      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 ...............|10.4 |   14.6 |    7.9 |   3.4 | 9.9 |   13.9 |    7.5 |   3.1 | 9.3 |   13.1 |    7.1 |   3.0
  Less than a high school graduate .|14.0 |   13.2 |   16.1 |   7.1 |16.0 |   16.5 |   14.6 |   6.7 |15.3 |   15.6 |   14.4 |   6.4
  High school graduate, no college..|10.1 |   12.5 |    9.1 |   4.0 | 9.7 |   12.3 |    8.6 |   3.5 | 9.3 |   11.6 |    8.3 |   3.5
  Some college, no degree ..........| 6.3 |    7.7 |    5.9 |   3.2 | 5.9 |    7.3 |    5.4 |   3.0 | 5.5 |    6.7 |    5.1 |   2.9
  Associate degree .................| 4.3 |    --- |    4.1 |   2.5 | 4.7 |    6.7 |    4.6 |   2.5 | 3.2 |    3.2 |    3.2 |   2.3
  Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 4.0 |    --- |    4.1 |   1.8 | 4.7 |    --- |    4.8 |   1.8 | 4.2 |    --- |    4.2 |   1.7
                                    |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
                Men                 |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
All education levels ...............|11.1 |   16.2 |    8.1 |   3.2 |10.3 |   14.7 |    7.7 |   3.0 | 9.7 |   14.0 |    7.3 |   2.8
  Less than a high school graduate .|17.4 |   18.7 |   14.2 |   6.1 |15.6 |   17.0 |   12.2 |   5.8 |15.2 |   16.5 |   12.2 |   5.5
  High school graduate, no college..|10.0 |   13.6 |    8.5 |   3.9 | 9.7 |   12.3 |    8.6 |   3.3 | 9.2 |   11.7 |    8.2 |   3.4
  Some college, no degree ..........| 6.7 |    8.7 |    6.2 |   3.0 | 6.2 |    8.2 |    5.7 |   2.8 | 5.7 |    7.2 |    5.4 |   2.7
  Associate degree .................| 4.2 |    --- |    --- |   2.3 | 5.3 |    9.1 |    5.2 |   2.5 | 3.2 |    7.7 |    3.0 |   2.3
  Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 4.3 |    --- |    4.3 |   1.6 | 5.6 |    --- |    5.7 |   1.8 | 4.2 |    --- |    4.2 |   1.5
                                    |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
               Women                |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
All education levels ...............| 9.8 |   12.9 |    7.8 |   3.6 | 9.5 |   13.2 |    7.2 |   3.3 | 8.9 |   12.1 |    7.0 |   3.2
  Less than a high school graduate .|16.6 |   15.8 |   20.0 |   8.6 |16.6 |   15.9 |   19.1 |   8.2 |15.4 |   14.5 |   18.6 |   7.8
  High school graduate, no college..|10.3 |   11.4 |    9.8 |   4.1 | 9.8 |   12.3 |    8.6 |   3.7 | 9.5 |   11.5 |    8.5 |   3.5
  Some college, no degree ..........| 5.9 |    7.0 |    5.6 |   3.4 | 5.6 |    6.8 |    5.2 |   3.2 | 5.2 |    6.3 |    4.9 |   3.0
  Associate degree .................| 4.5 |    --- |    4.2 |   2.7 | 4.2 |    5.3 |    4.2 |   2.5 | 3.2 |    --- |    3.3 |   2.4
  Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 3.8 |    --- |    3.9 |   2.0 | 4.1 |    --- |    4.1 |   1.8 | 4.2 |    --- |    4.3 |   1.8
                                    |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
              White\3\              |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
All education levels ...............| 8.8 |   12.6 |    6.5 |   3.0 | 8.5 |   12.0 |    6.3 |   2.8 | 7.9 |   11.4 |    5.8 |   2.6
  Less than a high school graduate .|14.3 |   14.9 |   12.6 |   6.3 |13.7 |   14.3 |   12.1 |   5.9 |13.2 |   13.8 |   11.4 |   5.6
  High school graduate, no college..| 8.4 |   10.8 |    7.2 |   3.4 | 8.0 |   10.3 |    7.0 |   3.0 | 7.5 |    9.5 |    6.6 |   3.0
  Some college, no degree ..........| 5.5 |    6.9 |    5.1 |   2.8 | 5.0 |    6.4 |    4.6 |   2.7 | 4.7 |    6.1 |    4.3 |   2.6
  Associate degree .................| 3.9 |    --- |    3.7 |   2.2 | 4.4 |    8.0 |    4.2 |   2.3 | 2.9 |    3.7 |    2.8 |   2.1
  Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 3.9 |    --- |    3.9 |   1.7 | 4.6 |    --- |    4.6 |   1.7 | 4.0 |    --- |    4.0 |   1.6
                                    |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
              Black\3\              |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
All education levels ...............|20.7 |   27.6 |   16.8 |   6.4 |19.2 |   27.9 |   14.6 |   5.7 |18.2 |   24.7 |   15.0 |   5.4
  Less than a high school graduate .|33.1 |   33.1 |   33.2 |  11.6 |31.2 |   32.3 |   28.7 |  11.6 |29.1 |   28.4 |   30.3 |  10.7
  High school graduate, no college..|19.5 |   22.8 |   18.2 |   7.4 |18.6 |   24.6 |   16.4 |   6.3 |18.3 |   23.9 |   16.4 |   6.5
  Some college, no degree ..........|11.2 |   14.0 |   10.6 |   5.5 |10.8 |   15.4 |   10.0 |   4.7 | 9.7 |   11.1 |    9.4 |   4.2
  Associate degree .................| 8.1 |    --- |    --- |   4.0 | 8.0 |   20.0 |    7.4 |   3.8 | 6.3 |    --- |    6.4 |   3.5
  Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 4.6 |    --- |    4.6 |   2.9 | 5.7 |    --- |    5.7 |   2.7 | 5.6 |    --- |    5.7 |   2.5
                                    |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
         Hispanic origin\4\         |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |       |     |        |        |
All education levels ...............|13.2 |   21.3 |    9.3 |   5.5 |11.8 |   18.7 |    8.3 |   5.0 |10.6 |   16.7 |    7.5 |   4.4
  Less than a high school graduate .|17.9 |   24.3 |   11.9 |   7.2 |16.1 |   21.3 |   11.1 |   7.1 |14.4 |   19.9 |    9.6 |   6.3
  High school graduate, no college..|11.6 |   17.3 |    9.6 |   5.5 |10.2 |   15.4 |    8.3 |   4.7 | 9.1 |   12.6 |    7.9 |   3.9
  Some college, no degree ..........| 7.9 |   12.4 |    7.0 |   4.0 | 7.2 |   11.4 |    6.1 |   3.4 | 6.4 |   10.4 |    5.1 |   3.2
  Associate degree .................| --- |    --- |    --- |   3.4 | 4.3 |    --- |    4.4 |   3.1 | 2.4 |    --- |    2.5 |   2.9
  Bachelor's degree or higher ......| --- |    --- |    --- |   3.2 | 4.1 |    --- |    4.1 |   2.5 | 4.6 |    --- |    4.7 |   2.2
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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.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished tabulations of annual averages from the Current Population Survey. (This table was prepared April 2001.)

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