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| Table 370. | Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 2002, 2003, and 2004 |
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| Unemployment rate, 2002\1\ | Unemployment rate, 2003\1\ | Unemployment rate, 2004\1\
|___________________________________________|_____________________________________________|_____________________________________________
| 16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | | 16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | | 16- to 24-year-olds\2\ |
|________________________________| 25 years|__________________________________| 25 years|__________________________________| 25 years
Sex, race/ethnicity, and | | 16 to 19| 20 to 24| old and| | 16 to 19| 20 to 24| old and| | 16 to 19| 20 to 24| old and
educational attainment | Total| years| years| over| Total| years| years| over| Total| years| years| over
_____________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________
1 | 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13
_____________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________
All persons | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ................|12.0(0.16)|16.5(0.31)| 9.7(0.18)| 4.6(0.04)|12.4 (0.30)|17.4 (0.52)|10.0(0.37)| 4.8(0.09)|11.9 (0.29)|17.0 (0.51)| 9.4(0.36)| 4.4(0.08)
Less than high school completion ..|18.4(0.36)|19.0(0.44)|17.0(0.61)| 8.4(0.18)|19.1 (0.58)|19.6 (0.65)|18.2(1.25)| 8.8(0.29)|18.8 (0.57)|20.0 (0.66)|16.4(1.19)| 8.5(0.29)
High school completion, no college |12.6(0.29)|15.9(0.58)|11.1(0.33)| 5.3(0.08)|13.4 (0.62)|17.4 (1.23)|12.0(0.72)| 5.5(0.16)|12.4 (0.60)|15.8 (1.16)|11.1(0.69)| 5.0(0.15)
Some college, no degree ...........| 7.7(0.24)| 9.2(0.60)| 7.3(0.27)| 4.8(0.11)| 7.8 (0.48)|10.3 (1.15)| 7.3(0.53)| 5.2(0.22)| 7.8 (0.48)| 9.1 (1.07)| 7.5(0.53)| 4.5(0.20)
Associate's degree ................| 7.2(0.59)| ‡ (†) | 7.1(0.59)| 4.0(0.13)| 6.8 (1.25)| ‡ (†) | 6.6(1.26)| 4.0(0.28)| 6.1 (1.16)| ‡ (†) | 5.9(1.17)| 3.7(0.26)
Bachelor's or higher degree .......| 5.8(0.39)| ‡ (†) | 5.8(0.39)| 2.9(0.06)| 6.1 (0.84)| ‡ (†) | 6.1(0.84)| 3.1(0.13)| 5.6 (0.79)| ‡ (†) | 5.6(0.79)| 2.7(0.12)
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Male | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ................|12.8(0.23)|18.1(0.45)|10.2(0.25)| 4.7(0.06)|13.4 (0.43)|19.3 (0.75)|10.6(0.53)| 5.0(0.13)|12.6 (0.43)|18.4 (0.74)|10.1(0.52)| 4.4(0.12)
Less than high school completion ..|18.7(0.47)|20.8(0.62)|15.1(0.72)| 7.8(0.22)|19.3 (0.78)|21.1 (0.91)|16.3(1.57)| 8.2(0.40)|18.8 (0.79)|21.4 (0.93)|14.7(1.51)| 7.6(0.40)
High school completion, no college |12.7(0.39)|16.4(0.82)|11.3(0.44)| 5.4(0.12)|14.0 (0.86)|19.6 (1.81)|12.1(0.97)| 5.7(0.24)|12.7 (0.83)|16.4 (1.68)|11.4(0.95)| 5.1(0.23)
Some college, no degree ...........| 8.1(0.37)| 9.8(0.95)| 7.8(0.39)| 4.7(0.15)| 8.3 (0.72)|11.0 (1.79)| 7.7(0.78)| 5.4(0.32)| 8.7 (0.73)|10.2 (1.70)| 8.4(0.81)| 4.4(0.29)
Associate's degree ................| 8.0(0.88)| ‡ (†) | 7.6(0.87)| 4.3(0.20)| 7.8 (1.99)| ‡ (†) | 7.6(2.01)| 4.4(0.43)| 5.7 (1.73)| ‡ (†) | 5.6(1.74)| 4.0(0.41)
Bachelor's or higher degree .......| 6.9(0.67)| ‡ (†) | 7.0(0.67)| 3.0(0.09)| 6.7 (1.36)| ‡ (†) | 6.8(1.37)| 3.2(0.19)| 5.9 (1.26)| ‡ (†) | 5.9(1.28)| 2.7(0.17)
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Female | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ................|11.1(0.22)|14.9(0.43)| 9.1(0.25)| 4.6(0.06)|11.4 (0.39)|15.6 (0.67)| 9.3(0.48)| 4.6(0.11)|11.0 (0.40)|15.5 (0.70)| 8.7(0.49)| 4.4(0.11)
Less than high school completion ..|17.9(0.54)|17.0(0.62)|20.7(1.12)| 9.5(0.31)|18.9 (0.80)|17.9 (0.87)|22.1(1.93)| 9.8(0.41)|18.9 (0.84)|18.4 (0.93)|20.1(1.97)|10.0(0.44)
High school completion, no college |12.3(0.43)|15.4(0.83)|10.9(0.50)| 5.1(0.12)|12.7 (0.84)|15.1 (1.55)|11.7(1.00)| 5.2(0.20)|12.1 (0.87)|15.2 (1.61)|10.6(1.02)| 4.9(0.21)
Some college, no degree ...........| 7.3(0.33)| 8.8(0.77)| 6.8(0.36)| 5.0(0.15)| 7.5 (0.61)| 9.8 (1.42)| 6.8(0.67)| 4.9(0.28)| 7.1 (0.62)| 8.4 (1.37)| 6.8(0.70)| 4.7(0.28)
Associate's degree ................| 6.7(0.79)| ‡ (†) | 6.6(0.80)| 3.7(0.17)| 6.1 (1.49)| ‡ (†) | 5.9(1.49)| 3.7(0.33)| 6.3 (1.57)| ‡ (†) | 6.2(1.58)| 3.4(0.33)
Bachelor's or higher degree .......| 5.1(0.48)| ‡ (†) | 5.0(0.48)| 2.8(0.09)| 5.5 (0.99)| ‡ (†) | 5.6(0.99)| 2.9(0.17)| 5.3 (1.00)| ‡ (†) | 5.3(1.01)| 2.7(0.18)
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White, non-Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ................| 9.8(0.18)|13.5(0.34)| 7.7(0.20)| 3.9(0.05)|10.2 (0.35)|14.4 (0.60)| 8.0(0.42)| 4.0(0.09)| 9.8 (0.34)|14.1 (0.60)| 7.6(0.41)| 3.6(0.09)
Less than high school completion ..|15.6(0.43)|15.4(0.48)|16.4(0.97)| 7.5(0.26)|16.7 (0.73)|16.4 (0.78)|18.1(2.06)| 7.6(0.39)|16.2 (0.73)|16.3 (0.78)|15.7(1.93)| 7.7(0.40)
High school completion, no college |10.5(0.33)|13.2(0.65)| 9.2(0.38)| 4.5(0.09)|10.9 (0.73)|13.8 (1.39)| 9.7(0.85)| 4.6(0.17)|10.6 (0.71)|13.5 (1.34)| 9.3(0.84)| 4.3(0.17)
Some college, no degree ...........| 6.3(0.26)| 8.0(0.65)| 5.8(0.28)| 4.2(0.12)| 6.7 (0.54)| 8.9 (1.29)| 6.2(0.60)| 4.3(0.23)| 6.7 (0.54)| 8.2 (1.21)| 6.4(0.60)| 3.7(0.21)
Associate's degree ................| 6.0(0.63)| ‡ (†) | 5.6(0.62)| 3.5(0.14)| 5.1 (1.29)| ‡ (†) | 4.8(1.29)| 3.5(0.29)| 4.9 (1.26)| ‡ (†) | 4.8(1.25)| 3.3(0.28)
Bachelor's or higher degree .......| 5.3(0.43)| ‡ (†) | 5.2(0.42)| 2.7(0.07)| 5.5 (0.91)| ‡ (†) | 5.5(0.92)| 2.8(0.14)| 5.0 (0.86)| ‡ (†) | 4.9(0.86)| 2.5(0.13)
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Black, non-Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ................|22.7(0.59)|30.1(1.16)|19.3(0.68)| 7.7(0.17)|23.8 (1.10)|33.2 (1.78)|19.9(1.41)| 8.3(0.35)|22.4 (1.07)|32.0 (1.75)|18.6(1.36)| 8.1(0.35)
Less than high school completion ..|35.0(1.30)|34.9(1.62)|35.2(2.15)|13.6(0.63)|36.8 (1.88)|35.9 (2.12)|38.2(4.07)|13.9(1.02)|37.1 (1.88)|38.7 (2.15)|34.9(3.94)|15.5(1.07)
High school completion, no college |22.6(0.97)|28.0(2.00)|20.7(1.10)| 8.8(0.30)|24.7 (2.11)|34.0 (4.38)|22.0(2.39)| 9.4(0.63)|21.9 (2.03)|28.0 (4.03)|19.9(2.34)| 8.7(0.60)
Some college, no degree ...........|14.6(0.97)|15.7(2.62)|14.4(1.04)| 6.9(0.34)|14.6 (1.90)|21.1 (4.95)|13.5(2.05)| 8.6(0.81)|14.2 (1.85)|16.2 (4.46)|13.9(2.03)| 8.4(0.81)
Associate's degree ................|13.3(2.42)| ‡ (†) |13.6(2.46)| 6.0(0.49)|13.6 (5.71)| ‡ (†) |12.8(5.68)| 6.1(1.09)| 6.9 (4.20)| ‡ (†) | 7.2(4.42)| 5.9(1.07)
Bachelor's or higher degree .......| 4.9(1.43)| ‡ (†) | 5.0(1.46)| 4.2(0.28)| 6.8 (3.46)| ‡ (†) | 6.8(3.47)| 4.3(0.62)| 8.8 (3.63)| ‡ (†) | 8.8(3.67)| 4.2(0.60)
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Hispanic origin\3\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
All education levels ................|12.9(0.40)|20.0(0.88)| 9.9(0.42)| 6.1(0.15)|12.8 (0.78)|20.0 (1.44)|10.2(0.93)| 6.4(0.30)|12.3 (0.75)|20.4 (1.43)| 9.3(0.87)| 5.7(0.28)
Less than high school completion ..|16.7(0.68)|22.9(1.19)|12.2(0.78)| 7.7(0.27)|16.1 (1.19)|23.0 (1.75)|11.5(1.66)| 8.2(0.52)|16.2 (1.19)|24.0 (1.77)|10.9(1.61)| 7.5(0.51)
High school completion, no college |11.4(0.66)|17.3(1.59)| 9.5(0.70)| 5.9(0.27)|12.4 (1.50)|18.3 (3.47)|10.8(1.64)| 5.9(0.55)|11.6 (1.43)|17.2 (3.30)|10.0(1.56)| 5.2(0.51)
Some college, no degree ...........| 8.6(0.75)|11.9(2.04)| 7.9(0.80)| 5.7(0.37)| 7.7 (1.48)| 9.7 (3.57)| 7.3(1.62)| 5.8(0.81)| 8.0 (1.45)|10.6 (3.56)| 7.4(1.59)| 5.1(0.75)
Associate's degree ................| 7.5(1.85)| ‡ (†) | 6.9(1.84)| 5.0(0.54)|10.0 (4.49)| ‡ (†) |10.2(4.58)| 5.3(1.18)| 8.0 (3.69)| ‡ (†) | 8.1(3.77)| 4.2(1.05)
Bachelor's or higher degree .......| 8.4(1.85)| ‡ (†) | 8.5(1.87)| 3.4(0.30)|11.1 (4.86)| ‡ (†) |11.1(4.87)| 4.1(0.71)| 5.0 (3.22)| ‡ (†) | 5.0(3.22)| 3.5(0.64)
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†Not applicable. ‡Reporting standards not met. \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\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2002, 2003, and 2004, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2005.)
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