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| Table 381. | Labor force participation rates and employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by highest level of education, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2008 |
| Age, sex, and race/ethnicity |
Labor force participation rate1 | Employment to population ratio2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less than high school comple- tion3 |
High school completion |
College | Total | Less than high school comple- tion3 |
High school completion |
College | |||||||||||||||||
| Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree |
Bachelor's or higher degree |
Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree |
Bachelor's or higher degree |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old4 | 40.2 | (0.38) | 31.2 | (0.44) | 60.9 | (0.88) | 54.3 | (1.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 32.6 | (0.36) | 24.3 | (0.40) | 49.6 | (0.90) | 48.8 | (1.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Male | 40.1 | (0.53) | 31.1 | (0.60) | 63.4 | (1.20) | 52.8 | (1.51) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31.6 | (0.50) | 23.5 | (0.55) | 49.9 | (1.24) | 46.4 | (1.51) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Female | 40.2 | (0.54) | 31.3 | (0.63) | 58.2 | (1.28) | 55.6 | (1.34) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 33.7 | (0.52) | 25.0 | (0.59) | 49.2 | (1.30) | 50.7 | (1.35) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| White | 44.9 | (0.49) | 35.9 | (0.59) | 64.0 | (1.10) | 57.7 | (1.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 37.9 | (0.48) | 29.4 | (0.56) | 53.3 | (1.14) | 53.1 | (1.24) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Black | 29.1 | (0.88) | 21.0 | (0.94) | 52.1 | (2.28) | 43.0 | (2.94) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 20.0 | (0.78) | 13.2 | (0.78) | 38.2 | (2.22) | 33.7 | (2.80) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Hispanic | 36.9 | (0.81) | 27.7 | (0.90) | 59.8 | (1.95) | 56.0 | (2.48) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 28.6 | (0.76) | 20.1 | (0.81) | 48.2 | (1.98) | 49.1 | (2.49) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Asian | 24.3 | (1.77) | 17.3 | (1.97) | 40.0 | (5.73) | 32.8 | (3.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 20.8 | (1.68) | 14.3 | (1.83) | 33.5 | (5.52) | 29.4 | (3.84) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 20 to 24 years old4 | 74.4 | (0.35) | 65.3 | (1.14) | 78.2 | (0.61) | 69.7 | (0.60) | 82.3 | (1.18) | 82.2 | (0.83) | 66.8 | (0.38) | 51.5 | (1.20) | 68.1 | (0.69) | 64.5 | (0.63) | 77.4 | (1.30) | 77.5 | (0.91) |
| Male | 78.7 | (0.46) | 78.5 | (1.29) | 84.9 | (0.70) | 70.5 | (0.85) | 84.5 | (1.64) | 83.6 | (1.23) | 69.7 | (0.52) | 62.9 | (1.52) | 73.5 | (0.86) | 64.4 | (0.89) | 79.5 | (1.83) | 78.1 | (1.38) |
| Female | 70.0 | (0.50) | 48.1 | (1.73) | 69.8 | (0.97) | 69.0 | (0.80) | 80.6 | (1.57) | 81.3 | (1.05) | 63.8 | (0.52) | 36.7 | (1.66) | 61.5 | (1.03) | 64.5 | (0.83) | 75.6 | (1.71) | 77.0 | (1.14) |
| White | 77.0 | (0.43) | 65.5 | (1.89) | 81.4 | (0.76) | 71.5 | (0.72) | 85.5 | (1.31) | 84.3 | (0.91) | 70.5 | (0.47) | 50.6 | (1.99) | 72.2 | (0.87) | 66.8 | (0.76) | 82.0 | (1.43) | 79.5 | (1.01) |
| Black | 67.9 | (1.09) | 55.4 | (3.08) | 70.1 | (1.75) | 66.9 | (1.84) | 75.5 | (4.38) | 79.5 | (3.34) | 55.7 | (1.16) | 36.3 | (2.98) | 55.8 | (1.89) | 58.4 | (1.92) | 63.3 | (4.91) | 73.0 | (3.67) |
| Hispanic | 73.7 | (0.87) | 70.1 | (1.73) | 77.1 | (1.40) | 70.1 | (1.74) | 80.0 | (3.46) | 82.6 | (3.32) | 65.2 | (0.94) | 59.3 | (1.86) | 67.6 | (1.56) | 64.2 | (1.83) | 73.1 | (3.84) | 77.7 | (3.64) |
| Asian | 59.7 | (1.75) | 61.4 | (7.70) | 69.5 | (4.43) | 51.4 | (2.65) | 63.7 | (6.19) | 66.9 | (3.15) | 56.4 | (1.77) | 53.8 | (7.89) | 62.9 | (4.65) | 49.5 | (2.65) | 60.2 | (6.30) | 63.8 | (3.22) |
| 25 to 64 years old | 79.2 | (0.12) | 63.5 | (0.42) | 76.3 | (0.23) | 79.5 | (0.28) | 83.8 | (0.34) | 85.9 | (0.18) | 75.5 | (0.12) | 57.6 | (0.43) | 71.9 | (0.24) | 75.5 | (0.30) | 80.7 | (0.37) | 83.7 | (0.19) |
| Male | 86.4 | (0.14) | 76.8 | (0.49) | 84.3 | (0.27) | 85.9 | (0.34) | 89.0 | (0.43) | 91.7 | (0.20) | 82.3 | (0.16) | 69.9 | (0.53) | 79.2 | (0.30) | 81.6 | (0.38) | 85.7 | (0.48) | 89.5 | (0.22) |
| Female | 72.2 | (0.17) | 48.3 | (0.60) | 68.0 | (0.34) | 73.7 | (0.40) | 79.8 | (0.47) | 80.4 | (0.27) | 69.0 | (0.18) | 43.6 | (0.60) | 64.3 | (0.35) | 69.9 | (0.42) | 76.9 | (0.50) | 78.3 | (0.28) |
| White | 80.1 | (0.14) | 58.0 | (0.71) | 76.5 | (0.28) | 79.4 | (0.34) | 84.3 | (0.39) | 86.1 | (0.20) | 77.1 | (0.15) | 52.8 | (0.71) | 72.8 | (0.29) | 75.9 | (0.35) | 81.6 | (0.42) | 84.1 | (0.22) |
| Black | 75.9 | (0.39) | 54.3 | (1.28) | 73.2 | (0.67) | 79.3 | (0.80) | 82.4 | (1.11) | 87.2 | (0.66) | 69.9 | (0.41) | 45.9 | (1.28) | 66.4 | (0.71) | 72.8 | (0.88) | 77.3 | (1.22) | 83.9 | (0.73) |
| Hispanic | 77.9 | (0.33) | 70.9 | (0.60) | 79.1 | (0.58) | 81.6 | (0.82) | 83.8 | (1.13) | 86.7 | (0.72) | 73.2 | (0.35) | 65.2 | (0.63) | 74.2 | (0.63) | 77.2 | (0.89) | 80.5 | (1.21) | 83.8 | (0.78) |
| Asian | 79.0 | (0.48) | 63.2 | (1.91) | 76.3 | (1.16) | 78.5 | (1.56) | 80.5 | (1.75) | 82.3 | (0.60) | 76.3 | (0.50) | 59.0 | (1.95) | 73.0 | (1.21) | 75.7 | (1.62) | 77.6 | (1.84) | 80.0 | (0.63) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Percentage of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes persons reporting no school years completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Excludes persons enrolled in school. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2008 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared August 2009.) |