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| Table 388. | Labor force participation rates and employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by educational attainment, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009 |
| Age, sex, and race/ethnicity |
Labor force participation rate1 | Employment to population ratio2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less than high school completion |
High school completion (includes equivalency) |
College | Total | Less than high school completion |
High school completion (includes equivalency) |
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 old3 | 37.5 | (0.37) | 28.2 | (0.43) | 57.1 | (0.89) | 53.3 | (0.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 28.4 | (0.35) | 20.4 | (0.38) | 42.1 | (0.89) | 45.4 | (0.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Male | 37.3 | (0.52) | 28.3 | (0.59) | 59.9 | (1.23) | 50.9 | (1.47) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 26.9 | (0.48) | 19.7 | (0.52) | 42.0 | (1.24) | 42.0 | (1.45) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Female | 37.7 | (0.53) | 28.0 | (0.61) | 54.0 | (1.28) | 55.2 | (1.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 29.9 | (0.50) | 21.2 | (0.56) | 42.3 | (1.27) | 48.1 | (1.32) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| White | 42.5 | (0.49) | 33.4 | (0.59) | 61.0 | (1.13) | 56.1 | (1.20) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 33.9 | (0.47) | 25.9 | (0.54) | 47.1 | (1.16) | 49.1 | (1.21) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Black | 26.9 | (0.86) | 18.3 | (0.90) | 47.3 | (2.27) | 45.9 | (2.86) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 16.4 | (0.72) | 9.7 | (0.69) | 29.1 | (2.07) | 35.4 | (2.75) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Hispanic | 34.0 | (0.79) | 24.1 | (0.86) | 56.3 | (1.90) | 54.7 | (2.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 23.7 | (0.71) | 15.5 | (0.73) | 39.9 | (1.88) | 44.8 | (2.38) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Asian | 20.5 | (1.66) | 12.3 | (1.72) | 35.7 | (5.43) | 31.4 | (3.86) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 15.2 | (1.47) | 8.1 | (1.43) | 26.9 | (5.02) | 25.6 | (3.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 20 to 24 years old3 | 72.9 | (0.36) | 64.8 | (1.16) | 75.7 | (0.64) | 68.1 | (0.61) | 81.6 | (1.17) | 82.1 | (0.82) | 62.2 | (0.39) | 46.8 | (1.21) | 61.2 | (0.72) | 60.4 | (0.64) | 74.4 | (1.32) | 75.0 | (0.93) |
| Male | 76.2 | (0.48) | 76.4 | (1.34) | 81.7 | (0.76) | 67.9 | (0.86) | 83.6 | (1.67) | 82.6 | (1.24) | 63.3 | (0.54) | 55.0 | (1.57) | 65.2 | (0.93) | 58.9 | (0.91) | 75.0 | (1.96) | 74.4 | (1.43) |
| Female | 69.6 | (0.50) | 49.4 | (1.76) | 68.2 | (0.99) | 68.3 | (0.81) | 80.1 | (1.52) | 81.8 | (1.03) | 61.1 | (0.53) | 35.9 | (1.68) | 56.2 | (1.05) | 61.8 | (0.84) | 74.0 | (1.67) | 75.4 | (1.15) |
| White | 75.7 | (0.44) | 64.3 | (1.88) | 78.6 | (0.80) | 69.9 | (0.74) | 84.8 | (1.30) | 84.7 | (0.89) | 66.4 | (0.49) | 45.2 | (1.95) | 65.2 | (0.93) | 63.2 | (0.78) | 78.9 | (1.48) | 78.5 | (1.02) |
| Black | 65.8 | (1.09) | 56.3 | (3.02) | 67.4 | (1.81) | 64.8 | (1.81) | 72.7 | (4.74) | 75.9 | (3.44) | 49.5 | (1.15) | 32.6 | (2.86) | 47.9 | (1.93) | 52.8 | (1.89) | 59.8 | (5.22) | 64.5 | (3.85) |
| Hispanic | 73.1 | (0.88) | 70.8 | (1.82) | 75.1 | (1.45) | 70.6 | (1.66) | 77.2 | (3.48) | 79.2 | (3.36) | 61.2 | (0.96) | 55.8 | (1.99) | 62.2 | (1.62) | 61.9 | (1.77) | 66.8 | (3.90) | 69.6 | (3.80) |
| Asian | 56.2 | (1.79) | ‡ | (†) | 68.4 | (4.48) | 45.0 | (2.65) | ‡ | (†) | 66.9 | (3.28) | 49.7 | (1.80) | ‡ | (†) | 59.1 | (4.73) | 40.6 | (2.61) | ‡ | (†) | 58.5 | (3.44) |
| 25 to 64 years old | 78.8 | (0.12) | 63.3 | (0.42) | 75.8 | (0.23) | 78.5 | (0.28) | 83.4 | (0.34) | 85.9 | (0.18) | 72.5 | (0.13) | 53.7 | (0.43) | 68.3 | (0.25) | 71.7 | (0.31) | 77.7 | (0.38) | 81.9 | (0.20) |
| Male | 85.6 | (0.14) | 75.8 | (0.50) | 83.3 | (0.27) | 84.9 | (0.35) | 88.3 | (0.44) | 91.4 | (0.20) | 78.0 | (0.17) | 64.2 | (0.56) | 74.0 | (0.32) | 77.0 | (0.41) | 81.3 | (0.53) | 87.1 | (0.24) |
| Female | 72.2 | (0.17) | 49.0 | (0.60) | 67.8 | (0.34) | 72.6 | (0.41) | 79.6 | (0.47) | 80.7 | (0.27) | 67.2 | (0.18) | 41.8 | (0.59) | 62.3 | (0.35) | 66.8 | (0.43) | 75.0 | (0.50) | 77.1 | (0.29) |
| White | 79.9 | (0.14) | 58.0 | (0.72) | 76.2 | (0.28) | 78.4 | (0.34) | 83.9 | (0.39) | 86.1 | (0.20) | 74.5 | (0.15) | 49.2 | (0.72) | 69.5 | (0.30) | 72.3 | (0.37) | 78.8 | (0.44) | 82.6 | (0.22) |
| Black | 74.7 | (0.39) | 51.2 | (1.27) | 72.3 | (0.67) | 77.6 | (0.81) | 81.2 | (1.11) | 86.5 | (0.67) | 65.4 | (0.43) | 39.6 | (1.25) | 61.9 | (0.73) | 68.2 | (0.91) | 72.8 | (1.27) | 80.2 | (0.78) |
| Hispanic | 77.7 | (0.32) | 71.4 | (0.59) | 78.2 | (0.58) | 81.6 | (0.81) | 84.7 | (1.08) | 85.5 | (0.73) | 69.5 | (0.36) | 61.5 | (0.64) | 69.9 | (0.65) | 73.7 | (0.92) | 77.6 | (1.25) | 80.7 | (0.82) |
| Asian | 78.8 | (0.48) | 62.8 | (1.87) | 73.7 | (1.22) | 77.0 | (1.55) | 80.9 | (1.75) | 83.1 | (0.59) | 73.7 | (0.52) | 57.7 | (1.92) | 68.3 | (1.29) | 70.1 | (1.69) | 74.9 | (1.93) | 78.5 | (0.64) |
| †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 Excludes persons enrolled in school. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2009 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared October 2010.) |
