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| Table 393. | Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 16 to 24 years old who are not enrolled in school, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity and educational attainment: 2008, 2009, and 2010 |
| Age group, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment | Labor force participation | Employment | Unemployment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Labor force participation rate1 | Number of participants (in thousands) | Employment to population ratio2 | Number employed (in thousands) | Unemployment rate3 | Number unemployed (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 66.9 | (0.36) | 63.9 | (0.43) | 62.7 | (0.36) | 1,676 | (18.7) | 50.2 | (0.39) | 43.2 | (0.34) | 41.7 | (0.34) | 1,116 | (15.3) | 25.0 | (0.37) | 32.4 | (0.47) | 33.4 | (0.49) | 560 | (10.1) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 53.2 | (0.64) | 50.3 | (0.64) | 48.6 | (0.62) | 481 | (10.0) | 35.3 | (0.64) | 29.3 | (0.56) | 29.1 | (0.51) | 288 | (7.1) | 33.6 | (0.87) | 41.8 | (0.87) | 40.2 | (0.79) | 193 | (5.5) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 75.0 | (0.43) | 71.9 | (0.52) | 70.2 | (0.49) | 995 | (13.7) | 58.1 | (0.49) | 50.3 | (0.53) | 47.5 | (0.53) | 673 | (11.1) | 22.4 | (0.45) | 30.1 | (0.56) | 32.4 | (0.69) | 322 | (8.5) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 80.9 | (0.91) | 75.1 | (1.02) | 75.1 | (0.99) | 200 | (5.5) | 69.2 | (1.01) | 60.2 | (1.08) | 58.1 | (1.12) | 155 | (5.1) | 14.5 | (0.97) | 19.9 | (1.04) | 22.6 | (1.08) | 45 | (2.3) | |||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 69.9 | (0.44) | 66.1 | (0.52) | 65.2 | (0.49) | 982 | (12.6) | 52.1 | (0.48) | 44.2 | (0.47) | 42.5 | (0.48) | 640 | (10.1) | 25.5 | (0.44) | 33.2 | (0.60) | 34.8 | (0.62) | 342 | (7.6) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 57.8 | (0.82) | 54.6 | (0.80) | 53.0 | (0.86) | 318 | (8.1) | 38.9 | (0.91) | 32.5 | (0.83) | 32.3 | (0.82) | 194 | (6.1) | 32.7 | (1.10) | 40.5 | (1.18) | 39.0 | (1.12) | 124 | (4.7) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.0 | (0.57) | 74.1 | (0.67) | 73.1 | (0.65) | 572 | (9.7) | 60.1 | (0.73) | 51.0 | (0.70) | 48.1 | (0.61) | 376 | (7.2) | 23.0 | (0.69) | 31.2 | (0.81) | 34.2 | (0.80) | 195 | (6.0) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 81.6 | (1.48) | 73.0 | (1.54) | 74.3 | (1.51) | 92 | (3.6) | 70.2 | (1.68) | 59.0 | (1.79) | 55.9 | (1.59) | 70 | (3.3) | 14.0 | (1.46) | 19.1 | (1.68) | 24.8 | (1.51) | 23 | (1.5) | |||||||||||
| Female, all education levels | 63.0 | (0.53) | 61.1 | (0.64) | 59.5 | (0.52) | 694 | (11.4) | 47.7 | (0.60) | 41.9 | (0.54) | 40.8 | (0.56) | 476 | (10.0) | 24.4 | (0.70) | 31.5 | (0.70) | 31.4 | (0.72) | 218 | (5.7) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 46.7 | (1.00) | 44.3 | (1.04) | 41.8 | (0.91) | 163 | (5.1) | 30.4 | (0.94) | 24.7 | (0.79) | 24.0 | (0.84) | 94 | (3.8) | 35.0 | (1.36) | 44.2 | (1.59) | 42.4 | (1.46) | 69 | (3.2) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 71.1 | (0.72) | 69.2 | (0.78) | 66.7 | (0.69) | 424 | (8.8) | 55.7 | (0.75) | 49.5 | (0.83) | 46.7 | (0.83) | 297 | (8.0) | 21.7 | (0.75) | 28.5 | (0.77) | 29.9 | (0.99) | 127 | (4.6) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 80.3 | (1.37) | 77.1 | (1.41) | 75.7 | (1.25) | 108 | (4.2) | 68.3 | (1.57) | 61.3 | (1.52) | 60.1 | (1.52) | 86 | (3.9) | 14.9 | (1.37) | 20.5 | (1.48) | 20.7 | (1.56) | 22 | (1.8) | |||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 72.0 | (0.47) | 69.3 | (0.51) | 67.5 | (0.45) | 866 | (11.6) | 55.4 | (0.53) | 48.6 | (0.45) | 46.2 | (0.51) | 594 | (10.3) | 23.0 | (0.51) | 29.8 | (0.55) | 31.5 | (0.62) | 272 | (6.0) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 56.3 | (0.87) | 53.0 | (0.73) | 49.4 | (0.88) | 201 | (6.0) | 37.2 | (0.87) | 30.2 | (0.81) | 29.1 | (0.72) | 119 | (4.2) | 33.9 | (1.25) | 43.0 | (1.42) | 41.0 | (1.16) | 82 | (3.4) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 79.8 | (0.56) | 76.8 | (0.58) | 74.8 | (0.52) | 549 | (8.8) | 63.5 | (0.69) | 56.1 | (0.59) | 52.2 | (0.73) | 383 | (7.9) | 20.4 | (0.55) | 27.0 | (0.64) | 30.3 | (0.86) | 166 | (5.3) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 82.4 | (1.25) | 79.9 | (1.25) | 81.2 | (1.06) | 116 | (4.4) | 72.1 | (1.35) | 66.0 | (1.32) | 64.7 | (1.56) | 92 | (4.0) | 12.5 | (1.21) | 17.4 | (1.18) | 20.4 | (1.51) | 24 | (2.0) | |||||||||||
| Black, all education levels | 57.0 | (0.95) | 52.7 | (1.02) | 52.6 | (0.97) | 247 | (6.7) | 34.9 | (1.04) | 28.6 | (0.88) | 26.6 | (0.88) | 125 | (5.0) | 38.7 | (1.44) | 45.8 | (1.32) | 49.5 | (1.32) | 122 | (4.3) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 41.0 | (1.46) | 38.4 | (1.47) | 37.1 | (1.48) | 70 | (3.8) | 18.9 | (1.22) | 16.1 | (1.21) | 14.1 | (1.04) | 26 | (2.2) | 53.8 | (2.52) | 58.1 | (2.74) | 62.1 | (2.27) | 43 | (2.7) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 66.6 | (1.29) | 61.2 | (1.38) | 62.6 | (1.39) | 149 | (5.0) | 44.2 | (1.28) | 35.1 | (1.18) | 33.3 | (1.23) | 79 | (3.8) | 33.6 | (1.44) | 42.7 | (1.63) | 46.7 | (1.68) | 70 | (3.3) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 80.5 | (2.63) | 68.2 | (2.81) | 65.9 | (2.86) | 28 | (2.1) | 60.7 | (3.64) | 47.2 | (2.93) | 44.0 | (2.99) | 19 | (1.8) | 24.7 | (3.69) | 30.8 | (3.58) | 33.2 | (3.64) | 9 | (1.2) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 65.1 | (0.64) | 63.2 | (0.79) | 61.8 | (0.76) | 461 | (8.9) | 51.9 | (0.79) | 44.1 | (0.68) | 44.2 | (0.80) | 329 | (7.4) | 20.2 | (0.74) | 30.1 | (0.88) | 28.6 | (0.97) | 132 | (5.3) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 58.1 | (0.99) | 55.8 | (1.32) | 55.2 | (1.19) | 188 | (5.7) | 45.0 | (1.04) | 37.1 | (1.09) | 38.3 | (1.12) | 130 | (4.7) | 22.6 | (1.10) | 33.5 | (1.39) | 30.7 | (1.48) | 58 | (3.3) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 70.8 | (1.06) | 69.7 | (1.06) | 66.9 | (1.21) | 231 | (6.7) | 57.3 | (1.25) | 49.2 | (1.20) | 48.0 | (1.13) | 166 | (5.0) | 19.0 | (1.11) | 29.4 | (1.34) | 28.2 | (1.27) | 65 | (3.9) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 77.3 | (2.04) | 70.8 | (2.37) | 70.2 | (2.49) | 42 | (2.6) | 65.7 | (2.35) | 58.6 | (2.75) | 55.6 | (2.79) | 33 | (2.5) | 15.1 | (2.09) | 17.2 | (2.41) | 20.7 | (2.56) | 9 | (1.1) | |||||||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 58.8 | (2.86) | 50.8 | (2.61) | 55.3 | (2.92) | 30 | (2.5) | 47.3 | (2.62) | 35.5 | (2.65) | 39.5 | (2.70) | 21 | (2.0) | 19.6 | (2.80) | 30.1 | (3.49) | 28.5 | (3.03) | 8 | (1.1) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 43.1 | (5.22) | 38.9 | (3.88) | 38.5 | (5.13) | 5 | (1.0) | 32.0 | (4.44) | 26.3 | (3.74) | 26.2 | (4.81) | 4 | (0.8) | 25.7 | (5.97) | 32.4 | (6.77) | 31.8 | (7.67) | 2 | (0.5) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 68.0 | (4.05) | 57.3 | (4.36) | 60.2 | (3.81) | 17 | (2.0) | 53.7 | (3.75) | 39.2 | (4.28) | 40.6 | (3.52) | 11 | (1.5) | 20.9 | (3.94) | 31.6 | (4.47) | 32.5 | (4.35) | 5 | (1.0) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | 65.8 | (7.26) | 61.7 | (6.28) | 64.5 | (5.61) | 7 | (1.1) | 60.3 | (7.14) | 48.1 | (6.72) | 53.9 | (6.16) | 6 | (1.0) | 8.5 | (3.96) | 22.0 | ! | (7.08) | 16.5 | ! | (5.23) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| education levels | 48.4 | (3.38) | 56.5 | (3.17) | 44.0 | (3.34) | 17 | (1.5) | 36.2 | (3.58) | 33.6 | (2.79) | 28.5 | (2.87) | 11 | (1.2) | 25.2 | (3.95) | 40.5 | (4.04) | 35.3 | (4.18) | 6 | (0.9) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 29.8 | (3.93) | 45.2 | (4.78) | 30.4 | (4.50) | 5 | (0.8) | 16.4 | (3.11) | 21.5 | (3.68) | 15.7 | (3.21) | 3 | (0.6) | 45.0 | (8.06) | 52.4 | (7.26) | 48.3 | (7.43) | 3 | (0.6) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 65.3 | (4.33) | 66.9 | (4.43) | 55.6 | (4.89) | 10 | (1.2) | 53.9 | (4.97) | 47.1 | (4.70) | 38.4 | (4.64) | 7 | (0.9) | 17.5 | (3.90) | 29.6 | (4.29) | 30.9 | (5.48) | 3 | (0.7) | |||||||||||
| At least some college | ‡ | (†) | 67.7 | (10.57) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 64.2 | (13.48) | 30.8 | ! | (9.73) | 44.8 | (10.11) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | 11.9 | (7.16) | 54.5 | (12.25) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | |||||||||
| 20 to 24 years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 81.9 | (0.14) | 81.0 | (0.15) | 80.2 | (0.14) | 9,806 | (35.0) | 71.7 | (0.16) | 66.6 | (0.17) | 65.3 | (0.18) | 7,983 | (34.4) | 12.4 | (0.13) | 17.8 | (0.15) | 18.6 | (0.17) | 1,823 | (17.4) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 67.2 | (0.36) | 65.9 | (0.34) | 65.5 | (0.38) | 1,507 | (19.8) | 53.1 | (0.38) | 47.3 | (0.39) | 46.3 | (0.41) | 1,066 | (16.6) | 21.0 | (0.42) | 28.2 | (0.48) | 29.3 | (0.53) | 442 | (9.4) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 80.9 | (0.22) | 79.7 | (0.26) | 78.8 | (0.20) | 3,916 | (23.7) | 69.4 | (0.26) | 63.1 | (0.28) | 61.6 | (0.28) | 3,061 | (22.1) | 14.2 | (0.21) | 20.8 | (0.26) | 21.8 | (0.30) | 855 | (12.6) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 86.9 | (0.25) | 86.3 | (0.30) | 85.0 | (0.30) | 2,391 | (21.3) | 78.5 | (0.31) | 73.8 | (0.41) | 72.1 | (0.39) | 2,029 | (20.7) | 9.7 | (0.25) | 14.5 | (0.31) | 15.2 | (0.31) | 363 | (7.6) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 92.6 | (0.43) | 92.1 | (0.43) | 90.6 | (0.47) | 497 | (8.5) | 87.1 | (0.61) | 83.5 | (0.56) | 82.3 | (0.60) | 451 | (8.0) | 5.9 | (0.47) | 9.3 | (0.46) | 9.2 | (0.55) | 46 | (2.9) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 94.0 | (0.22) | 93.5 | (0.26) | 93.3 | (0.26) | 1,495 | (16.3) | 89.2 | (0.27) | 86.5 | (0.34) | 86.0 | (0.34) | 1,377 | (15.4) | 5.1 | (0.23) | 7.5 | (0.23) | 7.9 | (0.28) | 118 | (4.4) | |||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 85.3 | (0.17) | 84.2 | (0.21) | 83.0 | (0.19) | 5,463 | (24.5) | 74.2 | (0.21) | 67.7 | (0.29) | 66.3 | (0.23) | 4,366 | (23.9) | 13.0 | (0.19) | 19.6 | (0.23) | 20.1 | (0.22) | 1,097 | (12.9) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 74.6 | (0.40) | 73.5 | (0.43) | 71.8 | (0.47) | 1,017 | (15.1) | 59.7 | (0.57) | 53.3 | (0.51) | 51.8 | (0.55) | 733 | (13.4) | 20.0 | (0.56) | 27.5 | (0.57) | 27.8 | (0.63) | 283 | (7.1) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 84.9 | (0.30) | 83.9 | (0.31) | 82.6 | (0.30) | 2,361 | (17.4) | 72.9 | (0.36) | 65.4 | (0.44) | 63.9 | (0.36) | 1,826 | (15.2) | 14.2 | (0.29) | 22.0 | (0.39) | 22.7 | (0.35) | 535 | (9.5) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 90.7 | (0.31) | 89.1 | (0.45) | 87.4 | (0.41) | 1,221 | (16.2) | 81.6 | (0.47) | 75.3 | (0.60) | 73.4 | (0.54) | 1,024 | (14.7) | 10.0 | (0.37) | 15.5 | (0.44) | 16.1 | (0.43) | 196 | (5.7) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 95.1 | (0.54) | 94.8 | (0.61) | 92.9 | (0.66) | 236 | (6.0) | 89.3 | (0.93) | 84.8 | (0.92) | 83.4 | (0.83) | 212 | (5.9) | 6.1 | (0.75) | 10.6 | (0.74) | 10.3 | (0.83) | 24 | (2.0) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 95.2 | (0.33) | 94.3 | (0.36) | 95.3 | (0.34) | 629 | (9.6) | 89.7 | (0.46) | 85.9 | (0.51) | 86.5 | (0.56) | 570 | (8.9) | 5.8 | (0.38) | 8.9 | (0.38) | 9.3 | (0.50) | 58 | (3.4) | |||||||||||
| Female, all education levels | 77.9 | (0.23) | 77.1 | (0.22) | 76.9 | (0.23) | 4,343 | (22.8) | 68.8 | (0.27) | 65.2 | (0.23) | 64.0 | (0.29) | 3,617 | (23.2) | 11.6 | (0.20) | 15.5 | (0.24) | 16.7 | (0.25) | 726 | (11.0) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 55.9 | (0.63) | 54.1 | (0.56) | 55.5 | (0.73) | 491 | (10.1) | 43.0 | (0.65) | 38.0 | (0.59) | 37.6 | (0.79) | 332 | (9.2) | 23.0 | (0.75) | 29.7 | (0.89) | 32.3 | (0.96) | 159 | (5.0) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 75.4 | (0.42) | 73.9 | (0.40) | 73.6 | (0.33) | 1,555 | (15.8) | 64.7 | (0.48) | 60.0 | (0.43) | 58.5 | (0.43) | 1,235 | (13.7) | 14.2 | (0.36) | 18.8 | (0.44) | 20.6 | (0.50) | 320 | (8.8) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 83.3 | (0.43) | 83.6 | (0.43) | 82.7 | (0.44) | 1,171 | (15.6) | 75.4 | (0.47) | 72.4 | (0.53) | 70.9 | (0.52) | 1,004 | (14.5) | 9.5 | (0.33) | 13.4 | (0.41) | 14.2 | (0.39) | 166 | (4.9) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 90.5 | (0.68) | 89.5 | (0.65) | 88.6 | (0.73) | 260 | (6.1) | 85.3 | (0.75) | 82.3 | (0.84) | 81.3 | (0.92) | 239 | (6.0) | 5.7 | (0.55) | 8.1 | (0.73) | 8.3 | (0.72) | 22 | (1.9) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 93.2 | (0.31) | 93.0 | (0.38) | 92.0 | (0.35) | 866 | (12.2) | 88.8 | (0.39) | 86.9 | (0.43) | 85.6 | (0.44) | 806 | (12.2) | 4.7 | (0.28) | 6.6 | (0.30) | 6.9 | (0.32) | 60 | (2.7) | |||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 85.7 | (0.19) | 84.9 | (0.18) | 84.0 | (0.19) | 5,577 | (23.6) | 76.9 | (0.22) | 71.9 | (0.24) | 70.9 | (0.22) | 4,706 | (23.0) | 10.3 | (0.17) | 15.2 | (0.19) | 15.6 | (0.17) | 870 | (9.7) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 68.9 | (0.56) | 67.1 | (0.59) | 65.2 | (0.67) | 510 | (9.2) | 53.3 | (0.64) | 46.8 | (0.69) | 44.9 | (0.70) | 351 | (7.8) | 22.7 | (0.77) | 30.2 | (0.80) | 31.1 | (0.88) | 159 | (5.3) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 83.8 | (0.33) | 82.6 | (0.34) | 81.5 | (0.27) | 2,155 | (17.2) | 73.4 | (0.37) | 66.9 | (0.42) | 65.3 | (0.38) | 1,727 | (16.7) | 12.5 | (0.26) | 19.0 | (0.36) | 19.8 | (0.38) | 428 | (8.4) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 88.3 | (0.31) | 88.1 | (0.35) | 86.8 | (0.36) | 1,427 | (15.8) | 81.5 | (0.39) | 77.3 | (0.46) | 75.5 | (0.48) | 1,242 | (15.3) | 7.7 | (0.31) | 12.2 | (0.34) | 13.0 | (0.37) | 185 | (5.5) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 94.4 | (0.41) | 93.6 | (0.45) | 92.5 | (0.49) | 357 | (6.3) | 89.8 | (0.62) | 86.7 | (0.57) | 86.2 | (0.59) | 333 | (6.2) | 4.9 | (0.46) | 7.4 | (0.48) | 6.9 | (0.52) | 25 | (1.9) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 95.5 | (0.22) | 95.0 | (0.29) | 95.4 | (0.23) | 1,127 | (12.4) | 91.2 | (0.28) | 88.5 | (0.37) | 89.1 | (0.33) | 1,053 | (12.0) | 4.5 | (0.24) | 6.8 | (0.26) | 6.6 | (0.26) | 74 | (3.0) | |||||||||||
| Black, all education levels | 73.0 | (0.44) | 72.3 | (0.46) | 71.4 | (0.44) | 1,321 | (13.6) | 55.9 | (0.48) | 50.7 | (0.47) | 48.5 | (0.48) | 896 | (11.6) | 23.5 | (0.48) | 29.9 | (0.47) | 32.2 | (0.57) | 425 | (8.8) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 53.1 | (0.98) | 52.5 | (1.07) | 50.2 | (1.14) | 202 | (6.6) | 32.1 | (1.04) | 26.9 | (0.83) | 24.0 | (0.82) | 97 | (4.1) | 39.5 | (1.57) | 48.7 | (1.28) | 52.1 | (1.24) | 105 | (4.2) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 73.8 | (0.67) | 71.8 | (0.67) | 71.8 | (0.63) | 601 | (10.0) | 56.0 | (0.78) | 48.9 | (0.78) | 47.1 | (0.75) | 394 | (8.2) | 24.1 | (0.71) | 31.9 | (0.87) | 34.5 | (0.86) | 207 | (6.3) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 84.4 | (0.76) | 84.3 | (0.87) | 83.4 | (0.71) | 380 | (8.5) | 69.3 | (0.89) | 64.6 | (1.05) | 63.7 | (0.90) | 290 | (7.1) | 17.9 | (0.84) | 23.4 | (0.87) | 23.6 | (0.94) | 90 | (4.3) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 87.4 | (1.55) | 88.2 | (2.37) | 85.5 | (2.18) | 41 | (2.7) | 75.8 | (2.14) | 73.3 | (3.32) | 68.9 | (2.68) | 33 | (2.4) | 13.3 | (2.29) | 16.9 | (2.69) | 19.3 | (2.66) | 8 | (1.2) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.6 | (1.28) | 92.1 | (1.23) | 91.1 | (1.30) | 98 | (4.0) | 83.7 | (1.43) | 83.7 | (1.56) | 77.1 | (1.72) | 83 | (3.8) | 8.6 | (1.10) | 9.1 | (1.18) | 15.4 | (1.43) | 15 | (1.5) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 78.3 | (0.30) | 78.1 | (0.29) | 77.8 | (0.28) | 2,309 | (17.6) | 69.6 | (0.33) | 65.0 | (0.33) | 64.1 | (0.34) | 1,903 | (16.8) | 11.1 | (0.24) | 16.7 | (0.33) | 17.6 | (0.38) | 406 | (9.4) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 71.8 | (0.54) | 71.3 | (0.52) | 72.2 | (0.53) | 720 | (15.1) | 62.2 | (0.61) | 57.7 | (0.58) | 57.1 | (0.60) | 569 | (13.4) | 13.3 | (0.59) | 19.0 | (0.64) | 20.9 | (0.71) | 151 | (5.8) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 79.2 | (0.49) | 79.2 | (0.50) | 78.4 | (0.46) | 954 | (11.4) | 70.3 | (0.51) | 65.3 | (0.56) | 64.4 | (0.53) | 784 | (10.1) | 11.2 | (0.44) | 17.5 | (0.54) | 17.8 | (0.53) | 170 | (5.7) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 85.2 | (0.62) | 84.4 | (0.76) | 82.7 | (0.77) | 438 | (9.4) | 77.5 | (0.77) | 72.7 | (0.99) | 70.6 | (0.82) | 374 | (8.3) | 9.0 | (0.63) | 13.9 | (0.76) | 14.6 | (0.59) | 64 | (3.0) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 87.7 | (1.77) | 88.7 | (1.18) | 87.7 | (1.44) | 72 | (3.5) | 83.6 | (2.09) | 77.6 | (1.82) | 76.0 | (1.81) | 62 | (3.4) | 4.8 | (1.21) | 12.5 | (1.99) | 13.4 | (1.63) | 10 | (1.2) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 90.0 | (1.09) | 89.4 | (1.23) | 87.7 | (1.03) | 125 | (3.9) | 83.9 | (1.37) | 81.2 | (1.58) | 79.8 | (1.34) | 114 | (3.4) | 6.8 | (0.98) | 9.1 | (1.10) | 9.0 | (0.98) | 11 | (1.4) | |||||||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 82.2 | (0.87) | 78.2 | (0.94) | 79.1 | (1.00) | 279 | (7.5) | 74.0 | (0.98) | 67.2 | (1.07) | 67.4 | (1.06) | 238 | (6.9) | 10.0 | (0.76) | 14.1 | (0.88) | 14.8 | (0.80) | 41 | (2.4) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 74.7 | (2.79) | 64.8 | (2.83) | 66.5 | (3.14) | 25 | (2.2) | 65.5 | (3.18) | 50.3 | (3.45) | 48.8 | (3.41) | 19 | (1.8) | 12.3 | (2.73) | 22.4 | (4.02) | 26.6 | (3.69) | 7 | (1.2) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 79.7 | (1.72) | 76.3 | (2.20) | 78.2 | (1.93) | 71 | (3.5) | 68.2 | (2.18) | 63.6 | (2.37) | 64.6 | (2.19) | 59 | (3.3) | 14.4 | (1.74) | 16.7 | (1.63) | 17.4 | (2.01) | 12 | (1.5) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.7 | (1.61) | 77.7 | (2.16) | 79.2 | (1.87) | 61 | (3.5) | 74.6 | (1.66) | 67.7 | (2.13) | 70.4 | (2.03) | 54 | (3.3) | 9.7 | (1.37) | 12.9 | (2.06) | 11.2 | (1.20) | 7 | (0.8) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 83.3 | (3.93) | 83.2 | (3.41) | 84.7 | (3.31) | 15 | (1.7) | 75.5 | (4.50) | 72.4 | (4.34) | 70.4 | (3.70) | 13 | (1.4) | 9.4 | (3.31) | 12.9 | ! | (3.90) | 16.8 | (3.26) | 3 | (0.6) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 85.4 | (1.35) | 83.5 | (1.28) | 82.6 | (1.28) | 107 | (3.8) | 79.4 | (1.62) | 74.1 | (1.67) | 72.7 | (1.49) | 94 | (3.4) | 7.1 | (0.91) | 11.2 | (1.08) | 12.0 | (0.99) | 13 | (1.2) | |||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
71.0 | (1.77) | 66.8 | (1.90) | 67.7 | (1.96) | 79 | (3.2) | 56.3 | (1.89) | 48.1 | (1.83) | 45.1 | (1.71) | 52 | (2.5) | 20.7 | (2.03) | 27.9 | (2.11) | 33.4 | (2.12) | 26 | (2.1) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 58.3 | (3.77) | 48.5 | (4.12) | 54.0 | (4.60) | 17 | (1.8) | 40.6 | (3.98) | 26.1 | (3.70) | 24.0 | (3.00) | 7 | (1.1) | 30.4 | (4.94) | 46.2 | (5.02) | 55.7 | (5.32) | 9 | (1.4) | |||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 70.5 | (2.48) | 71.9 | (2.61) | 69.6 | (2.20) | 37 | (2.2) | 59.4 | (2.51) | 52.2 | (2.75) | 47.4 | (2.57) | 25 | (2.0) | 15.7 | (2.28) | 27.4 | (2.94) | 32.0 | (3.00) | 12 | (1.3) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 79.3 | (3.41) | 69.0 | (3.80) | 74.4 | (4.82) | 19 | (1.9) | 62.5 | (4.05) | 55.0 | (4.08) | 56.0 | (3.63) | 15 | (1.5) | 21.2 | (3.98) | 20.2 | (3.88) | 24.7 | (4.22) | 5 | (1.0) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 85.8 | (6.34) | 86.8 | (5.30) | 80.3 | ! | (8.90) | 2 | (0.5) | 50.9 | (11.21) | 68.6 | (8.53) | 70.4 | (9.36) | 2 | (0.5) | 40.7 | (12.12) | 20.9 | ! | (8.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 98.0 | (1.53) | 90.7 | (4.95) | 99.5 | (0.53) | 3 | (0.7) | 89.8 | (6.72) | 83.1 | (6.26) | 96.2 | (3.64) | 3 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 The percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Table excludes persons enrolled in school. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors appear in parentheses and were computed using replicate weights. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008, 2009, and 2010, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared October 2011.) |
