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| Table 501.10. | Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 25 to 64 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment: 2011, 2012, and 2013 |
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment | Labor force participation | Employment | Unemployment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Labor force participation rate1 | Number of participants (in thousands) | Employment to population ratio2 | Number employed (in thousands) |
Unemployment rate3 | Number unemployed (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| All persons 25 to 64 years old, all education levels |
77.5 | (0.04) | 77.5 | (0.04) | 77.2 | (0.04) | 128,013 | (76.3) | 70.8 | (0.04) | 71.5 | (0.04) | 71.9 | (0.04) | 119,077 | (71.8) | 8.6 | (0.03) | 7.8 | (0.03) | 7.0 | (0.03) | 8,936 | (38.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 61.0 | (0.13) | 60.7 | (0.14) | 60.7 | (0.14) | 12,014 | (48.9) | 51.4 | (0.14) | 52.1 | (0.14) | 53.0 | (0.16) | 10,486 | (47.0) | 15.7 | (0.14) | 14.1 | (0.14) | 12.7 | (0.14) | 1,528 | (17.0) |
| High school completion4 | 73.6 | (0.09) | 73.2 | (0.09) | 72.8 | (0.09) | 31,916 | (83.3) | 65.5 | (0.10) | 65.9 | (0.09) | 66.2 | (0.09) | 29,027 | (76.2) | 10.9 | (0.09) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 9.1 | (0.06) | 2,889 | (20.0) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.3 | (0.10) | 78.0 | (0.09) | 77.5 | (0.09) | 27,836 | (62.6) | 70.7 | (0.11) | 71.2 | (0.10) | 71.5 | (0.09) | 25,700 | (59.8) | 9.7 | (0.07) | 8.7 | (0.07) | 7.7 | (0.07) | 2,136 | (19.9) |
| Associate's degree | 82.4 | (0.12) | 82.2 | (0.13) | 82.0 | (0.13) | 12,008 | (43.4) | 76.7 | (0.15) | 76.7 | (0.15) | 77.2 | (0.15) | 11,307 | (41.6) | 6.9 | (0.09) | 6.6 | (0.09) | 5.8 | (0.09) | 701 | (10.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 85.8 | (0.06) | 86.1 | (0.06) | 86.0 | (0.05) | 44,239 | (115.1) | 81.9 | (0.07) | 82.5 | (0.07) | 82.7 | (0.06) | 42,557 | (111.9) | 4.5 | (0.04) | 4.2 | (0.04) | 3.8 | (0.03) | 1,682 | (15.8) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 82.8 | (0.05) | 82.9 | (0.05) | 82.7 | (0.05) | 67,480 | (49.3) | 75.5 | (0.06) | 76.4 | (0.05) | 76.8 | (0.06) | 62,729 | (53.0) | 8.8 | (0.05) | 7.9 | (0.04) | 7.0 | (0.04) | 4,751 | (28.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 70.1 | (0.16) | 69.7 | (0.19) | 69.8 | (0.18) | 7,534 | (34.7) | 59.7 | (0.19) | 60.7 | (0.20) | 61.7 | (0.21) | 6,666 | (34.1) | 14.8 | (0.17) | 13.0 | (0.14) | 11.5 | (0.16) | 868 | (12.1) |
| High school completion4 | 79.3 | (0.11) | 79.2 | (0.11) | 78.7 | (0.10) | 18,327 | (51.7) | 70.3 | (0.13) | 71.0 | (0.12) | 71.4 | (0.12) | 16,643 | (49.6) | 11.3 | (0.11) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 9.2 | (0.09) | 1,685 | (16.5) |
| Some college, no degree | 83.0 | (0.13) | 83.0 | (0.10) | 82.6 | (0.13) | 14,297 | (44.3) | 75.1 | (0.15) | 76.1 | (0.13) | 76.5 | (0.14) | 13,233 | (42.0) | 9.5 | (0.11) | 8.3 | (0.09) | 7.4 | (0.11) | 1,064 | (15.9) |
| Associate's degree | 86.9 | (0.17) | 86.6 | (0.16) | 86.4 | (0.16) | 5,381 | (27.1) | 80.8 | (0.22) | 81.0 | (0.18) | 81.5 | (0.20) | 5,071 | (26.6) | 7.0 | (0.14) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 5.8 | (0.13) | 310 | (7.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.1 | (0.07) | 91.5 | (0.06) | 91.4 | (0.06) | 21,941 | (58.4) | 87.1 | (0.09) | 87.8 | (0.08) | 87.9 | (0.07) | 21,116 | (58.0) | 4.4 | (0.05) | 4.0 | (0.05) | 3.8 | (0.05) | 825 | (11.1) |
| Female, all education levels | 72.3 | (0.06) | 72.2 | (0.06) | 72.0 | (0.06) | 60,533 | (50.9) | 66.3 | (0.06) | 66.7 | (0.07) | 67.0 | (0.06) | 56,348 | (51.6) | 8.4 | (0.05) | 7.7 | (0.04) | 6.9 | (0.04) | 4,186 | (27.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 50.1 | (0.21) | 49.8 | (0.23) | 49.8 | (0.21) | 4,480 | (25.3) | 41.5 | (0.22) | 41.8 | (0.23) | 42.5 | (0.22) | 3,820 | (23.9) | 17.1 | (0.29) | 15.9 | (0.26) | 14.7 | (0.25) | 660 | (11.8) |
| High school completion4 | 67.2 | (0.14) | 66.5 | (0.14) | 66.1 | (0.13) | 13,589 | (48.1) | 60.2 | (0.15) | 60.1 | (0.15) | 60.2 | (0.14) | 12,385 | (44.3) | 10.4 | (0.11) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 8.9 | (0.11) | 1,205 | (15.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 73.9 | (0.12) | 73.4 | (0.14) | 72.7 | (0.13) | 13,539 | (43.3) | 66.7 | (0.13) | 66.7 | (0.15) | 66.9 | (0.13) | 12,467 | (41.9) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 9.1 | (0.10) | 7.9 | (0.09) | 1,072 | (12.8) |
| Associate's degree | 79.1 | (0.16) | 78.9 | (0.16) | 78.7 | (0.17) | 6,627 | (32.1) | 73.6 | (0.18) | 73.6 | (0.20) | 74.0 | (0.18) | 6,236 | (31.0) | 6.9 | (0.12) | 6.7 | (0.13) | 5.9 | (0.11) | 391 | (7.6) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 81.0 | (0.08) | 81.3 | (0.09) | 81.2 | (0.08) | 22,298 | (72.4) | 77.3 | (0.10) | 77.8 | (0.11) | 78.1 | (0.10) | 21,441 | (70.8) | 4.7 | (0.06) | 4.3 | (0.05) | 3.8 | (0.05) | 857 | (10.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 78.5 | (0.05) | 78.5 | (0.05) | 78.2 | (0.05) | 82,804 | (50.7) | 72.8 | (0.05) | 73.4 | (0.06) | 73.7 | (0.05) | 78,017 | (49.3) | 7.3 | (0.04) | 6.5 | (0.04) | 5.8 | (0.03) | 4,786 | (27.6) |
| Less than high school completion | 55.2 | (0.24) | 54.3 | (0.23) | 54.3 | (0.23) | 3,729 | (24.1) | 45.5 | (0.25) | 45.7 | (0.21) | 46.6 | (0.23) | 3,199 | (20.0) | 17.6 | (0.24) | 15.8 | (0.20) | 14.2 | (0.24) | 530 | (10.4) |
| High school completion4 | 73.9 | (0.11) | 73.5 | (0.11) | 72.9 | (0.11) | 20,312 | (54.5) | 66.7 | (0.12) | 67.1 | (0.12) | 67.2 | (0.11) | 18,717 | (51.9) | 9.6 | (0.09) | 8.7 | (0.08) | 7.9 | (0.07) | 1,595 | (14.3) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.1 | (0.12) | 78.0 | (0.10) | 77.4 | (0.10) | 18,123 | (43.0) | 71.5 | (0.13) | 72.3 | (0.13) | 72.4 | (0.10) | 16,953 | (40.4) | 8.5 | (0.08) | 7.3 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.07) | 1,170 | (13.0) |
| Associate's degree | 82.7 | (0.13) | 82.5 | (0.16) | 82.0 | (0.15) | 8,439 | (33.6) | 77.8 | (0.16) | 77.8 | (0.19) | 77.8 | (0.17) | 8,009 | (31.8) | 6.0 | (0.10) | 5.8 | (0.12) | 5.1 | (0.10) | 430 | (8.5) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 85.8 | (0.07) | 86.1 | (0.07) | 86.1 | (0.06) | 32,201 | (78.3) | 82.4 | (0.07) | 83.0 | (0.08) | 83.2 | (0.06) | 31,139 | (77.1) | 4.0 | (0.04) | 3.7 | (0.04) | 3.3 | (0.04) | 1,062 | (13.2) |
| Black, all education levels | 73.1 | (0.14) | 72.9 | (0.13) | 72.9 | (0.12) | 14,722 | (32.7) | 62.5 | (0.14) | 62.9 | (0.15) | 63.9 | (0.12) | 12,908 | (31.3) | 14.4 | (0.13) | 13.6 | (0.11) | 12.3 | (0.11) | 1,814 | (16.5) |
| Less than high school completion | 48.1 | (0.44) | 47.3 | (0.43) | 47.8 | (0.40) | 1,283 | (13.9) | 35.2 | (0.37) | 34.9 | (0.39) | 35.8 | (0.39) | 961 | (11.6) | 26.7 | (0.43) | 26.2 | (0.48) | 25.1 | (0.52) | 322 | (7.9) |
| High school completion4 | 69.0 | (0.26) | 68.3 | (0.26) | 68.1 | (0.20) | 4,317 | (28.9) | 57.1 | (0.28) | 57.1 | (0.24) | 58.0 | (0.23) | 3,674 | (26.1) | 17.2 | (0.28) | 16.4 | (0.22) | 14.9 | (0.24) | 643 | (11.5) |
| Some college, no degree | 77.1 | (0.24) | 76.8 | (0.24) | 76.4 | (0.22) | 4,142 | (22.7) | 65.8 | (0.27) | 66.2 | (0.30) | 67.4 | (0.26) | 3,651 | (21.4) | 14.6 | (0.22) | 13.7 | (0.26) | 11.8 | (0.21) | 490 | (9.3) |
| Associate's degree | 82.0 | (0.46) | 81.9 | (0.40) | 82.6 | (0.41) | 1,401 | (17.3) | 73.0 | (0.51) | 73.3 | (0.46) | 75.0 | (0.48) | 1,272 | (16.3) | 11.0 | (0.39) | 10.5 | (0.32) | 9.2 | (0.32) | 129 | (4.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 88.5 | (0.24) | 88.5 | (0.20) | 88.1 | (0.18) | 3,579 | (29.4) | 82.1 | (0.32) | 82.7 | (0.27) | 82.4 | (0.22) | 3,349 | (29.1) | 7.3 | (0.22) | 6.5 | (0.19) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 230 | (5.9) |
| Hispanic, all education levels | 77.1 | (0.10) | 77.3 | (0.09) | 76.9 | (0.11) | 20,232 | (31.7) | 69.2 | (0.12) | 70.3 | (0.11) | 70.7 | (0.13) | 18,605 | (36.6) | 10.1 | (0.10) | 9.1 | (0.09) | 8.0 | (0.09) | 1,627 | (16.9) |
| Less than high school completion | 70.0 | (0.18) | 70.1 | (0.19) | 69.8 | (0.21) | 6,118 | (33.4) | 61.4 | (0.20) | 62.6 | (0.22) | 63.3 | (0.25) | 5,549 | (33.7) | 12.3 | (0.19) | 10.7 | (0.19) | 9.3 | (0.17) | 569 | (10.0) |
| High school completion4 | 77.1 | (0.23) | 77.3 | (0.20) | 76.8 | (0.23) | 5,585 | (29.3) | 68.7 | (0.27) | 69.6 | (0.21) | 70.1 | (0.25) | 5,096 | (28.6) | 10.9 | (0.19) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 8.8 | (0.15) | 489 | (8.3) |
| Some college, no degree | 81.4 | (0.26) | 80.8 | (0.23) | 80.1 | (0.25) | 3,882 | (26.0) | 73.5 | (0.31) | 73.4 | (0.28) | 73.5 | (0.28) | 3,562 | (26.4) | 9.7 | (0.23) | 9.1 | (0.19) | 8.2 | (0.20) | 320 | (7.5) |
| Associate's degree | 83.1 | (0.41) | 83.7 | (0.38) | 83.4 | (0.41) | 1,331 | (17.0) | 76.3 | (0.46) | 77.5 | (0.38) | 78.2 | (0.44) | 1,248 | (16.3) | 8.2 | (0.36) | 7.4 | (0.27) | 6.3 | (0.28) | 84 | (3.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.7 | (0.21) | 87.1 | (0.23) | 86.8 | (0.22) | 3,315 | (30.4) | 81.8 | (0.26) | 82.4 | (0.26) | 82.5 | (0.26) | 3,151 | (29.7) | 5.6 | (0.20) | 5.4 | (0.16) | 5.0 | (0.17) | 165 | (5.9) |
| Asian, all education levels | 78.7 | (0.18) | 78.4 | (0.16) | 78.6 | (0.15) | 7,256 | (18.2) | 73.3 | (0.18) | 73.5 | (0.18) | 74.3 | (0.17) | 6,857 | (19.9) | 6.9 | (0.12) | 6.2 | (0.12) | 5.5 | (0.10) | 399 | (7.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 64.4 | (0.59) | 64.5 | (0.52) | 63.8 | (0.50) | 651 | (10.0) | 57.7 | (0.62) | 58.5 | (0.54) | 57.8 | (0.49) | 591 | (9.6) | 10.4 | (0.47) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 9.3 | (0.45) | 60 | (3.1) |
| High school completion4 | 75.1 | (0.49) | 74.3 | (0.49) | 73.8 | (0.43) | 978 | (12.8) | 68.1 | (0.56) | 67.9 | (0.50) | 68.8 | (0.48) | 912 | (12.6) | 9.4 | (0.45) | 8.6 | (0.37) | 6.8 | (0.31) | 66 | (3.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.7 | (0.52) | 78.0 | (0.48) | 78.2 | (0.49) | 906 | (12.8) | 71.5 | (0.55) | 71.3 | (0.49) | 72.6 | (0.51) | 841 | (11.4) | 9.2 | (0.36) | 8.6 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.32) | 65 | (3.3) |
| Associate's degree | 79.1 | (0.66) | 76.4 | (0.68) | 79.1 | (0.56) | 537 | (9.0) | 73.4 | (0.73) | 71.3 | (0.70) | 74.3 | (0.61) | 505 | (8.8) | 7.2 | (0.41) | 6.6 | (0.41) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 33 | (2.4) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.8 | (0.23) | 82.7 | (0.21) | 82.8 | (0.22) | 4,183 | (22.3) | 78.5 | (0.24) | 79.0 | (0.21) | 79.4 | (0.24) | 4,009 | (22.7) | 5.2 | (0.16) | 4.5 | (0.13) | 4.2 | (0.11) | 174 | (4.5) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
66.6 | (0.62) | 66.2 | (0.56) | 65.1 | (0.58) | 695 | (9.7) | 57.0 | (0.65) | 57.2 | (0.60) | 56.7 | (0.60) | 605 | (9.3) | 14.5 | (0.50) | 13.7 | (0.44) | 12.9 | (0.45) | 89 | (3.3) |
| Less than high school completion | 44.9 | (1.46) | 44.0 | (1.21) | 45.8 | (1.50) | 78 | (3.5) | 32.7 | (1.41) | 33.0 | (1.13) | 35.3 | (1.47) | 60 | (3.3) | 27.2 | (2.22) | 24.9 | (1.88) | 22.9 | (1.59) | 18 | (1.3) |
| High school completion4 | 63.1 | (1.08) | 64.7 | (0.96) | 62.5 | (0.84) | 216 | (5.5) | 52.4 | (1.08) | 54.4 | (1.03) | 52.4 | (0.97) | 182 | (5.4) | 17.0 | (0.91) | 16.0 | (0.94) | 16.1 | (0.96) | 35 | (2.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 71.9 | (1.01) | 68.5 | (1.14) | 67.2 | (0.98) | 199 | (5.1) | 61.8 | (1.12) | 59.0 | (1.13) | 59.1 | (1.05) | 175 | (4.7) | 14.1 | (0.78) | 13.8 | (0.85) | 12.0 | (0.77) | 24 | (1.7) |
| Associate's degree | 74.1 | (1.70) | 75.0 | (1.75) | 74.8 | (1.55) | 74 | (2.9) | 67.3 | (1.95) | 67.4 | (1.69) | 68.3 | (1.64) | 68 | (2.8) | 9.2 | (1.23) | 10.0 | (1.04) | 8.6 | (1.18) | 6 | (0.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.5 | (0.93) | 84.4 | (1.13) | 82.1 | (1.25) | 127 | (4.2) | 77.3 | (1.11) | 79.9 | (1.16) | 78.0 | (1.35) | 121 | (4.2) | 6.3 | (0.77) | 5.2 | (0.65) | 5.0 | (0.71) | 6 | (0.9) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34, all education levels | 81.8 | (0.08) | 82.0 | (0.06) | 81.8 | (0.08) | 34,486 | (46.8) | 73.2 | (0.08) | 74.1 | (0.07) | 74.6 | (0.09) | 31,480 | (47.1) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 9.7 | (0.06) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 3,007 | (19.6) |
| Less than high school completion | 66.0 | (0.31) | 65.5 | (0.29) | 65.3 | (0.30) | 3,179 | (27.3) | 53.2 | (0.32) | 53.7 | (0.32) | 54.4 | (0.30) | 2,648 | (24.9) | 19.5 | (0.28) | 18.0 | (0.31) | 16.7 | (0.26) | 531 | (9.1) |
| High school completion4 | 78.1 | (0.19) | 78.0 | (0.17) | 77.1 | (0.18) | 7,806 | (40.2) | 66.8 | (0.20) | 67.2 | (0.17) | 67.5 | (0.21) | 6,828 | (38.7) | 14.5 | (0.20) | 13.9 | (0.15) | 12.5 | (0.15) | 978 | (12.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 82.2 | (0.17) | 82.1 | (0.17) | 81.8 | (0.19) | 7,916 | (35.7) | 72.1 | (0.20) | 72.9 | (0.20) | 73.8 | (0.20) | 7,140 | (35.0) | 12.3 | (0.17) | 11.2 | (0.15) | 9.8 | (0.14) | 776 | (11.1) |
| Associate's degree | 86.3 | (0.25) | 86.7 | (0.22) | 86.6 | (0.21) | 3,167 | (22.7) | 79.4 | (0.28) | 80.1 | (0.26) | 80.8 | (0.23) | 2,953 | (21.7) | 8.0 | (0.20) | 7.7 | (0.22) | 6.7 | (0.15) | 214 | (5.0) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.3 | (0.11) | 89.7 | (0.10) | 89.6 | (0.11) | 12,418 | (50.3) | 84.9 | (0.13) | 85.8 | (0.11) | 85.9 | (0.11) | 11,911 | (49.7) | 4.9 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.08) | 4.1 | (0.06) | 507 | (7.9) |
| 35 to 44, all education levels | 82.5 | (0.08) | 82.5 | (0.08) | 82.1 | (0.08) | 33,386 | (40.1) | 75.7 | (0.09) | 76.3 | (0.09) | 76.6 | (0.09) | 31,136 | (42.5) | 8.2 | (0.07) | 7.5 | (0.06) | 6.7 | (0.06) | 2,250 | (21.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 68.5 | (0.29) | 68.4 | (0.24) | 68.0 | (0.28) | 3,447 | (24.8) | 58.2 | (0.29) | 59.3 | (0.26) | 59.8 | (0.31) | 3,034 | (23.7) | 15.1 | (0.27) | 13.4 | (0.22) | 12.0 | (0.27) | 412 | (9.7) |
| High school completion4 | 79.3 | (0.18) | 79.0 | (0.18) | 78.4 | (0.18) | 7,821 | (36.2) | 70.4 | (0.20) | 70.9 | (0.18) | 71.1 | (0.20) | 7,090 | (34.6) | 11.2 | (0.15) | 10.3 | (0.16) | 9.3 | (0.15) | 731 | (12.0) |
| Some college, no degree | 83.6 | (0.15) | 83.1 | (0.18) | 82.3 | (0.17) | 7,031 | (29.2) | 76.0 | (0.19) | 76.1 | (0.23) | 76.0 | (0.20) | 6,490 | (28.9) | 9.2 | (0.15) | 8.5 | (0.15) | 7.7 | (0.14) | 541 | (10.0) |
| Associate's degree | 86.9 | (0.23) | 86.5 | (0.24) | 86.1 | (0.23) | 3,171 | (20.1) | 81.1 | (0.27) | 80.8 | (0.27) | 81.2 | (0.30) | 2,990 | (19.9) | 6.7 | (0.19) | 6.6 | (0.22) | 5.7 | (0.21) | 181 | (6.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 88.7 | (0.10) | 89.1 | (0.11) | 89.1 | (0.10) | 11,917 | (47.0) | 85.3 | (0.12) | 85.8 | (0.12) | 86.2 | (0.11) | 11,533 | (45.2) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 3.7 | (0.08) | 3.2 | (0.06) | 385 | (7.5) |
| 45 to 54, all education levels | 80.4 | (0.07) | 80.3 | (0.07) | 80.0 | (0.07) | 34,872 | (41.6) | 74.0 | (0.08) | 74.6 | (0.08) | 75.0 | (0.08) | 32,678 | (39.8) | 7.9 | (0.06) | 7.0 | (0.05) | 6.3 | (0.05) | 2,194 | (18.9) |
| Less than high school completion | 62.1 | (0.26) | 61.9 | (0.26) | 62.1 | (0.29) | 3,297 | (26.1) | 53.2 | (0.29) | 53.8 | (0.27) | 55.0 | (0.30) | 2,919 | (24.1) | 14.4 | (0.25) | 13.0 | (0.22) | 11.5 | (0.23) | 378 | (8.3) |
| High school completion4 | 77.4 | (0.14) | 76.9 | (0.16) | 76.4 | (0.14) | 9,567 | (34.4) | 69.9 | (0.15) | 70.3 | (0.17) | 70.5 | (0.15) | 8,829 | (32.9) | 9.7 | (0.13) | 8.6 | (0.10) | 7.7 | (0.09) | 738 | (9.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 81.4 | (0.17) | 81.3 | (0.13) | 80.9 | (0.18) | 7,376 | (33.9) | 74.6 | (0.18) | 75.3 | (0.16) | 75.7 | (0.19) | 6,900 | (32.7) | 8.4 | (0.11) | 7.3 | (0.11) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 477 | (8.2) |
| Associate's degree | 85.4 | (0.21) | 84.6 | (0.21) | 84.7 | (0.22) | 3,340 | (22.4) | 79.9 | (0.26) | 79.5 | (0.27) | 80.3 | (0.22) | 3,167 | (21.0) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 6.0 | (0.17) | 5.2 | (0.13) | 173 | (4.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.3 | (0.10) | 89.4 | (0.12) | 89.0 | (0.11) | 11,291 | (41.8) | 85.4 | (0.11) | 85.9 | (0.14) | 85.7 | (0.13) | 10,863 | (40.7) | 4.4 | (0.07) | 4.0 | (0.07) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 428 | (8.8) |
| 55 to 64, all education levels | 64.0 | (0.09) | 64.1 | (0.08) | 64.3 | (0.08) | 25,268 | (32.5) | 59.3 | (0.09) | 59.9 | (0.08) | 60.5 | (0.09) | 23,782 | (34.1) | 7.5 | (0.06) | 6.6 | (0.06) | 5.9 | (0.06) | 1,486 | (15.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 45.4 | (0.28) | 45.5 | (0.26) | 46.0 | (0.26) | 2,091 | (14.6) | 39.7 | (0.29) | 40.5 | (0.26) | 41.5 | (0.27) | 1,885 | (15.1) | 12.7 | (0.30) | 10.8 | (0.24) | 9.9 | (0.25) | 206 | (5.2) |
| High school completion4 | 59.2 | (0.16) | 59.3 | (0.15) | 59.8 | (0.17) | 6,722 | (29.6) | 54.3 | (0.16) | 54.9 | (0.15) | 55.8 | (0.17) | 6,281 | (27.5) | 8.2 | (0.14) | 7.4 | (0.11) | 6.6 | (0.12) | 442 | (8.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 64.7 | (0.23) | 64.4 | (0.19) | 64.1 | (0.19) | 5,513 | (24.6) | 59.2 | (0.22) | 59.8 | (0.20) | 60.1 | (0.19) | 5,171 | (23.7) | 8.4 | (0.14) | 7.2 | (0.12) | 6.2 | (0.13) | 342 | (7.2) |
| Associate's degree | 69.1 | (0.29) | 69.2 | (0.31) | 69.1 | (0.28) | 2,330 | (17.0) | 64.4 | (0.32) | 65.0 | (0.34) | 65.2 | (0.30) | 2,197 | (16.4) | 6.7 | (0.20) | 6.2 | (0.19) | 5.7 | (0.18) | 134 | (4.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 74.4 | (0.14) | 74.5 | (0.15) | 74.6 | (0.14) | 8,612 | (29.1) | 70.5 | (0.15) | 71.0 | (0.16) | 71.5 | (0.14) | 8,249 | (29.1) | 5.2 | (0.08) | 4.8 | (0.08) | 4.2 | (0.07) | 363 | (6.4) |
| 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 GED credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2011, 2012, and 2013, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared February 2015.) |