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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: 2012, 2013, and 2014 |
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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) |
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| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
| 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) | 77.2 | (0.04) | 77.1 | (0.04) | 128,728 | (86.0) | 71.5 | (0.04) | 71.9 | (0.04) | 72.5 | (0.05) | 121,021 | (91.3) | 7.8 | (0.03) | 7.0 | (0.03) | 6.0 | (0.03) | 7,706 | (39.6) |
| Less than high school completion | 60.7 | (0.14) | 60.7 | (0.14) | 60.2 | (0.15) | 11,804 | (52.3) | 52.1 | (0.14) | 53.0 | (0.16) | 53.6 | (0.15) | 10,511 | (50.1) | 14.1 | (0.14) | 12.7 | (0.14) | 11.0 | (0.13) | 1,293 | (15.6) |
| High school completion4 | 73.2 | (0.09) | 72.8 | (0.09) | 72.3 | (0.09) | 31,787 | (77.6) | 65.9 | (0.09) | 66.2 | (0.09) | 66.7 | (0.09) | 29,320 | (72.0) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 9.1 | (0.06) | 7.8 | (0.07) | 2,467 | (24.4) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.0 | (0.09) | 77.5 | (0.09) | 77.5 | (0.09) | 27,877 | (64.6) | 71.2 | (0.10) | 71.5 | (0.09) | 72.4 | (0.10) | 26,054 | (59.8) | 8.7 | (0.07) | 7.7 | (0.07) | 6.5 | (0.06) | 1,824 | (18.0) |
| Associate's degree | 82.2 | (0.13) | 82.0 | (0.13) | 81.6 | (0.13) | 12,122 | (46.3) | 76.7 | (0.15) | 77.2 | (0.15) | 77.5 | (0.15) | 11,508 | (46.0) | 6.6 | (0.09) | 5.8 | (0.09) | 5.1 | (0.08) | 614 | (9.2) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.1 | (0.06) | 86.0 | (0.05) | 85.8 | (0.06) | 45,138 | (110.6) | 82.5 | (0.07) | 82.7 | (0.06) | 83.0 | (0.07) | 43,629 | (106.6) | 4.2 | (0.04) | 3.8 | (0.03) | 3.3 | (0.04) | 1,509 | (17.4) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 82.9 | (0.05) | 82.7 | (0.05) | 82.6 | (0.05) | 67,901 | (51.1) | 76.4 | (0.05) | 76.8 | (0.06) | 77.6 | (0.06) | 63,846 | (60.3) | 7.9 | (0.04) | 7.0 | (0.04) | 6.0 | (0.04) | 4,055 | (27.1) |
| Less than high school completion | 69.7 | (0.19) | 69.8 | (0.18) | 69.9 | (0.18) | 7,466 | (38.9) | 60.7 | (0.20) | 61.7 | (0.21) | 63.0 | (0.19) | 6,730 | (37.5) | 13.0 | (0.14) | 11.5 | (0.16) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 736 | (12.4) |
| High school completion4 | 79.2 | (0.11) | 78.7 | (0.10) | 78.3 | (0.12) | 18,407 | (53.7) | 71.0 | (0.12) | 71.4 | (0.12) | 72.2 | (0.13) | 16,980 | (53.3) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 9.2 | (0.09) | 7.8 | (0.09) | 1,428 | (16.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 83.0 | (0.10) | 82.6 | (0.13) | 82.7 | (0.12) | 14,335 | (47.8) | 76.1 | (0.13) | 76.5 | (0.14) | 77.5 | (0.12) | 13,442 | (46.0) | 8.3 | (0.09) | 7.4 | (0.11) | 6.2 | (0.08) | 893 | (12.1) |
| Associate's degree | 86.6 | (0.16) | 86.4 | (0.16) | 86.4 | (0.19) | 5,444 | (29.2) | 81.0 | (0.18) | 81.5 | (0.20) | 82.0 | (0.21) | 5,170 | (29.2) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 5.8 | (0.13) | 5.0 | (0.11) | 274 | (6.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.5 | (0.06) | 91.4 | (0.06) | 91.1 | (0.07) | 22,248 | (60.5) | 87.8 | (0.08) | 87.9 | (0.07) | 88.2 | (0.08) | 21,524 | (58.4) | 4.0 | (0.05) | 3.8 | (0.05) | 3.3 | (0.05) | 725 | (11.5) |
| Female, all education levels | 72.2 | (0.06) | 72.0 | (0.06) | 71.8 | (0.05) | 60,827 | (54.9) | 66.7 | (0.07) | 67.0 | (0.06) | 67.5 | (0.06) | 57,175 | (59.9) | 7.7 | (0.04) | 6.9 | (0.04) | 6.0 | (0.04) | 3,651 | (27.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 49.8 | (0.23) | 49.8 | (0.21) | 48.7 | (0.19) | 4,338 | (25.1) | 41.8 | (0.23) | 42.5 | (0.22) | 42.4 | (0.19) | 3,781 | (24.5) | 15.9 | (0.26) | 14.7 | (0.25) | 12.9 | (0.20) | 558 | (8.9) |
| High school completion4 | 66.5 | (0.14) | 66.1 | (0.13) | 65.3 | (0.12) | 13,379 | (45.8) | 60.1 | (0.15) | 60.2 | (0.14) | 60.2 | (0.12) | 12,340 | (43.5) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 8.9 | (0.11) | 7.8 | (0.10) | 1,040 | (13.9) |
| Some college, no degree | 73.4 | (0.14) | 72.7 | (0.13) | 72.7 | (0.12) | 13,542 | (43.8) | 66.7 | (0.15) | 66.9 | (0.13) | 67.7 | (0.13) | 12,612 | (40.6) | 9.1 | (0.10) | 7.9 | (0.09) | 6.9 | (0.10) | 931 | (14.4) |
| Associate's degree | 78.9 | (0.16) | 78.7 | (0.17) | 78.1 | (0.17) | 6,677 | (31.4) | 73.6 | (0.20) | 74.0 | (0.18) | 74.2 | (0.17) | 6,338 | (30.7) | 6.7 | (0.13) | 5.9 | (0.11) | 5.1 | (0.10) | 339 | (6.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 81.3 | (0.09) | 81.2 | (0.08) | 81.3 | (0.09) | 22,889 | (67.0) | 77.8 | (0.11) | 78.1 | (0.10) | 78.5 | (0.09) | 22,105 | (64.7) | 4.3 | (0.05) | 3.8 | (0.05) | 3.4 | (0.05) | 784 | (12.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 78.5 | (0.05) | 78.2 | (0.05) | 78.1 | (0.05) | 82,330 | (52.9) | 73.4 | (0.06) | 73.7 | (0.05) | 74.2 | (0.05) | 78,284 | (58.0) | 6.5 | (0.04) | 5.8 | (0.03) | 4.9 | (0.03) | 4,046 | (25.6) |
| Less than high school completion | 54.3 | (0.23) | 54.3 | (0.23) | 53.3 | (0.26) | 3,546 | (27.9) | 45.7 | (0.21) | 46.6 | (0.23) | 46.5 | (0.26) | 3,092 | (25.4) | 15.8 | (0.20) | 14.2 | (0.24) | 12.8 | (0.23) | 455 | (8.9) |
| High school completion4 | 73.5 | (0.11) | 72.9 | (0.11) | 72.2 | (0.11) | 19,845 | (54.5) | 67.1 | (0.12) | 67.2 | (0.11) | 67.5 | (0.11) | 18,551 | (51.1) | 8.7 | (0.08) | 7.9 | (0.07) | 6.5 | (0.07) | 1,293 | (15.6) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.0 | (0.10) | 77.4 | (0.10) | 77.4 | (0.10) | 17,951 | (48.2) | 72.3 | (0.13) | 72.4 | (0.10) | 73.1 | (0.10) | 16,958 | (45.1) | 7.3 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.07) | 5.5 | (0.06) | 993 | (12.0) |
| Associate's degree | 82.5 | (0.16) | 82.0 | (0.15) | 81.8 | (0.17) | 8,446 | (36.1) | 77.8 | (0.19) | 77.8 | (0.17) | 78.3 | (0.19) | 8,082 | (36.6) | 5.8 | (0.12) | 5.1 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.10) | 364 | (8.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.1 | (0.07) | 86.1 | (0.06) | 86.0 | (0.07) | 32,542 | (75.0) | 83.0 | (0.08) | 83.2 | (0.06) | 83.5 | (0.07) | 31,601 | (72.5) | 3.7 | (0.04) | 3.3 | (0.04) | 2.9 | (0.03) | 941 | (11.6) |
| Black, all education levels | 72.9 | (0.13) | 72.9 | (0.12) | 72.9 | (0.14) | 14,977 | (33.4) | 62.9 | (0.15) | 63.9 | (0.12) | 65.0 | (0.14) | 13,357 | (33.4) | 13.6 | (0.11) | 12.3 | (0.11) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 1,620 | (15.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 47.3 | (0.43) | 47.8 | (0.40) | 47.1 | (0.40) | 1,236 | (15.2) | 34.9 | (0.39) | 35.8 | (0.39) | 36.8 | (0.40) | 964 | (13.5) | 26.2 | (0.48) | 25.1 | (0.52) | 22.0 | (0.51) | 272 | (7.1) |
| High school completion4 | 68.3 | (0.26) | 68.1 | (0.20) | 68.1 | (0.25) | 4,428 | (32.1) | 57.1 | (0.24) | 58.0 | (0.23) | 58.9 | (0.27) | 3,831 | (29.3) | 16.4 | (0.22) | 14.9 | (0.24) | 13.5 | (0.23) | 597 | (11.0) |
| Some college, no degree | 76.8 | (0.24) | 76.4 | (0.22) | 76.5 | (0.26) | 4,141 | (25.2) | 66.2 | (0.30) | 67.4 | (0.26) | 68.5 | (0.26) | 3,705 | (22.7) | 13.7 | (0.26) | 11.8 | (0.21) | 10.5 | (0.21) | 435 | (9.5) |
| Associate's degree | 81.9 | (0.40) | 82.6 | (0.41) | 81.0 | (0.33) | 1,429 | (17.5) | 73.3 | (0.46) | 75.0 | (0.48) | 74.6 | (0.41) | 1,314 | (16.8) | 10.5 | (0.32) | 9.2 | (0.32) | 8.0 | (0.30) | 114 | (4.5) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 88.5 | (0.20) | 88.1 | (0.18) | 88.2 | (0.19) | 3,744 | (26.2) | 82.7 | (0.27) | 82.4 | (0.22) | 83.4 | (0.20) | 3,542 | (26.6) | 6.5 | (0.19) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 5.4 | (0.17) | 202 | (6.3) |
| Hispanic, all education levels | 77.3 | (0.09) | 76.9 | (0.11) | 76.9 | (0.11) | 20,834 | (33.3) | 70.3 | (0.11) | 70.7 | (0.13) | 71.7 | (0.11) | 19,424 | (33.1) | 9.1 | (0.09) | 8.0 | (0.09) | 6.8 | (0.08) | 1,410 | (17.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 70.1 | (0.19) | 69.8 | (0.21) | 69.6 | (0.21) | 6,130 | (38.6) | 62.6 | (0.22) | 63.3 | (0.25) | 64.1 | (0.23) | 5,650 | (38.8) | 10.7 | (0.19) | 9.3 | (0.17) | 7.8 | (0.16) | 480 | (9.8) |
| High school completion4 | 77.3 | (0.20) | 76.8 | (0.23) | 76.5 | (0.22) | 5,740 | (32.3) | 69.6 | (0.21) | 70.1 | (0.25) | 70.9 | (0.23) | 5,320 | (31.1) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 8.8 | (0.15) | 7.3 | (0.16) | 420 | (9.7) |
| Some college, no degree | 80.8 | (0.23) | 80.1 | (0.25) | 80.4 | (0.25) | 4,040 | (24.8) | 73.4 | (0.28) | 73.5 | (0.28) | 75.2 | (0.24) | 3,778 | (22.5) | 9.1 | (0.19) | 8.2 | (0.20) | 6.5 | (0.15) | 261 | (6.6) |
| Associate's degree | 83.7 | (0.38) | 83.4 | (0.41) | 83.2 | (0.41) | 1,418 | (16.7) | 77.5 | (0.38) | 78.2 | (0.44) | 78.1 | (0.48) | 1,331 | (16.7) | 7.4 | (0.27) | 6.3 | (0.28) | 6.1 | (0.30) | 87 | (4.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 87.1 | (0.23) | 86.8 | (0.22) | 86.4 | (0.18) | 3,507 | (27.8) | 82.4 | (0.26) | 82.5 | (0.26) | 82.4 | (0.23) | 3,345 | (26.6) | 5.4 | (0.16) | 5.0 | (0.17) | 4.6 | (0.17) | 162 | (6.2) |
| Asian, all education levels | 78.4 | (0.16) | 78.6 | (0.15) | 78.1 | (0.13) | 7,528 | (19.8) | 73.5 | (0.18) | 74.3 | (0.17) | 74.4 | (0.15) | 7,176 | (20.8) | 6.2 | (0.12) | 5.5 | (0.10) | 4.7 | (0.10) | 352 | (7.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 64.5 | (0.52) | 63.8 | (0.50) | 63.1 | (0.55) | 663 | (9.8) | 58.5 | (0.54) | 57.8 | (0.49) | 58.5 | (0.55) | 615 | (8.8) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 9.3 | (0.45) | 7.3 | (0.38) | 48 | (2.8) |
| High school completion4 | 74.3 | (0.49) | 73.8 | (0.43) | 73.6 | (0.48) | 1,019 | (12.5) | 67.9 | (0.50) | 68.8 | (0.48) | 68.6 | (0.53) | 951 | (11.9) | 8.6 | (0.37) | 6.8 | (0.31) | 6.7 | (0.38) | 69 | (4.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.0 | (0.48) | 78.2 | (0.49) | 76.5 | (0.51) | 952 | (13.4) | 71.3 | (0.49) | 72.6 | (0.51) | 72.1 | (0.53) | 898 | (13.2) | 8.6 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.32) | 5.7 | (0.30) | 54 | (2.9) |
| Associate's degree | 76.4 | (0.68) | 79.1 | (0.56) | 78.7 | (0.69) | 529 | (8.7) | 71.3 | (0.70) | 74.3 | (0.61) | 75.0 | (0.67) | 504 | (8.4) | 6.6 | (0.41) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 4.8 | (0.33) | 25 | (1.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.7 | (0.21) | 82.8 | (0.22) | 82.5 | (0.20) | 4,365 | (22.7) | 79.0 | (0.21) | 79.4 | (0.24) | 79.6 | (0.22) | 4,209 | (22.2) | 4.5 | (0.13) | 4.2 | (0.11) | 3.6 | (0.11) | 156 | (4.8) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
66.2 | (0.56) | 65.1 | (0.58) | 64.4 | (0.51) | 696 | (8.8) | 57.2 | (0.60) | 56.7 | (0.60) | 57.2 | (0.54) | 618 | (8.6) | 13.7 | (0.44) | 12.9 | (0.45) | 11.2 | (0.42) | 78 | (3.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 44.0 | (1.21) | 45.8 | (1.50) | 43.0 | (1.43) | 72 | (3.2) | 33.0 | (1.13) | 35.3 | (1.47) | 33.3 | (1.31) | 56 | (2.7) | 24.9 | (1.88) | 22.9 | (1.59) | 22.5 | (1.26) | 16 | (1.1) |
| High school completion4 | 64.7 | (0.96) | 62.5 | (0.84) | 60.9 | (0.83) | 224 | (5.2) | 54.4 | (1.03) | 52.4 | (0.97) | 53.0 | (0.94) | 196 | (5.4) | 16.0 | (0.94) | 16.1 | (0.96) | 12.9 | (0.90) | 29 | (2.0) |
| Some college, no degree | 68.5 | (1.14) | 67.2 | (0.98) | 67.5 | (0.99) | 196 | (4.9) | 59.0 | (1.13) | 59.1 | (1.05) | 60.6 | (1.10) | 176 | (4.8) | 13.8 | (0.85) | 12.0 | (0.77) | 10.2 | (0.73) | 20 | (1.5) |
| Associate's degree | 75.0 | (1.75) | 74.8 | (1.55) | 75.5 | (1.68) | 73 | (3.0) | 67.4 | (1.69) | 68.3 | (1.64) | 67.9 | (1.72) | 66 | (2.8) | 10.0 | (1.04) | 8.6 | (1.18) | 10.0 | (1.10) | 7 | (0.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 84.4 | (1.13) | 82.1 | (1.25) | 82.3 | (1.16) | 131 | (4.9) | 79.9 | (1.16) | 78.0 | (1.35) | 78.9 | (1.24) | 125 | (4.9) | 5.2 | (0.65) | 5.0 | (0.71) | 4.2 | (0.67) | 6 | (0.9) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34, all education levels | 82.0 | (0.06) | 81.8 | (0.08) | 81.8 | (0.07) | 35,094 | (39.1) | 74.1 | (0.07) | 74.6 | (0.09) | 75.6 | (0.09) | 32,436 | (46.4) | 9.7 | (0.06) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 7.6 | (0.07) | 2,658 | (22.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 65.5 | (0.29) | 65.3 | (0.30) | 64.6 | (0.32) | 3,011 | (23.6) | 53.7 | (0.32) | 54.4 | (0.30) | 55.0 | (0.33) | 2,566 | (22.5) | 18.0 | (0.31) | 16.7 | (0.26) | 14.8 | (0.30) | 445 | (9.4) |
| High school completion4 | 78.0 | (0.17) | 77.1 | (0.18) | 76.9 | (0.16) | 7,919 | (38.6) | 67.2 | (0.17) | 67.5 | (0.21) | 68.5 | (0.19) | 7,045 | (36.8) | 13.9 | (0.15) | 12.5 | (0.15) | 11.0 | (0.16) | 874 | (12.9) |
| Some college, no degree | 82.1 | (0.17) | 81.8 | (0.19) | 82.0 | (0.15) | 8,050 | (36.1) | 72.9 | (0.20) | 73.8 | (0.20) | 75.0 | (0.19) | 7,358 | (33.3) | 11.2 | (0.15) | 9.8 | (0.14) | 8.6 | (0.15) | 692 | (13.0) |
| Associate's degree | 86.7 | (0.22) | 86.6 | (0.21) | 86.5 | (0.22) | 3,279 | (21.8) | 80.1 | (0.26) | 80.8 | (0.23) | 81.2 | (0.30) | 3,078 | (21.4) | 7.7 | (0.22) | 6.7 | (0.15) | 6.1 | (0.20) | 200 | (6.7) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.7 | (0.10) | 89.6 | (0.11) | 89.4 | (0.11) | 12,835 | (51.8) | 85.8 | (0.11) | 85.9 | (0.11) | 86.3 | (0.11) | 12,388 | (50.0) | 4.3 | (0.08) | 4.1 | (0.06) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 447 | (9.6) |
| 35 to 44, all education levels | 82.5 | (0.08) | 82.1 | (0.08) | 82.1 | (0.10) | 33,412 | (45.3) | 76.3 | (0.09) | 76.6 | (0.09) | 77.3 | (0.09) | 31,460 | (41.9) | 7.5 | (0.06) | 6.7 | (0.06) | 5.8 | (0.06) | 1,952 | (19.5) |
| Less than high school completion | 68.4 | (0.24) | 68.0 | (0.28) | 67.3 | (0.28) | 3,349 | (23.2) | 59.3 | (0.26) | 59.8 | (0.31) | 60.1 | (0.30) | 2,989 | (23.3) | 13.4 | (0.22) | 12.0 | (0.27) | 10.8 | (0.25) | 361 | (8.4) |
| High school completion4 | 79.0 | (0.18) | 78.4 | (0.18) | 78.0 | (0.18) | 7,701 | (33.8) | 70.9 | (0.18) | 71.1 | (0.20) | 71.6 | (0.20) | 7,075 | (33.3) | 10.3 | (0.16) | 9.3 | (0.15) | 8.1 | (0.13) | 626 | (10.6) |
| Some college, no degree | 83.1 | (0.18) | 82.3 | (0.17) | 82.4 | (0.18) | 6,990 | (36.1) | 76.1 | (0.23) | 76.0 | (0.20) | 77.1 | (0.20) | 6,538 | (34.5) | 8.5 | (0.15) | 7.7 | (0.14) | 6.5 | (0.12) | 452 | (8.5) |
| Associate's degree | 86.5 | (0.24) | 86.1 | (0.23) | 86.2 | (0.24) | 3,168 | (22.5) | 80.8 | (0.27) | 81.2 | (0.30) | 82.0 | (0.28) | 3,012 | (23.0) | 6.6 | (0.22) | 5.7 | (0.21) | 4.9 | (0.18) | 155 | (5.7) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.1 | (0.11) | 89.1 | (0.10) | 89.1 | (0.11) | 12,204 | (43.3) | 85.8 | (0.12) | 86.2 | (0.11) | 86.5 | (0.11) | 11,847 | (41.8) | 3.7 | (0.08) | 3.2 | (0.06) | 2.9 | (0.06) | 357 | (8.0) |
| 45 to 54, all education levels | 80.3 | (0.07) | 80.0 | (0.07) | 79.8 | (0.08) | 34,557 | (44.9) | 74.6 | (0.08) | 75.0 | (0.08) | 75.6 | (0.08) | 32,731 | (47.7) | 7.0 | (0.05) | 6.3 | (0.05) | 5.3 | (0.05) | 1,826 | (17.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 61.9 | (0.26) | 62.1 | (0.29) | 62.2 | (0.27) | 3,299 | (23.6) | 53.8 | (0.27) | 55.0 | (0.30) | 56.2 | (0.27) | 2,980 | (22.8) | 13.0 | (0.22) | 11.5 | (0.23) | 9.7 | (0.21) | 319 | (7.2) |
| High school completion4 | 76.9 | (0.16) | 76.4 | (0.14) | 75.8 | (0.15) | 9,266 | (35.8) | 70.3 | (0.17) | 70.5 | (0.15) | 70.9 | (0.16) | 8,665 | (34.0) | 8.6 | (0.10) | 7.7 | (0.09) | 6.5 | (0.10) | 601 | (10.0) |
| Some college, no degree | 81.3 | (0.13) | 80.9 | (0.18) | 80.6 | (0.17) | 7,273 | (30.4) | 75.3 | (0.16) | 75.7 | (0.19) | 76.3 | (0.18) | 6,885 | (30.3) | 7.3 | (0.11) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 5.3 | (0.11) | 388 | (7.9) |
| Associate's degree | 84.6 | (0.21) | 84.7 | (0.22) | 84.4 | (0.24) | 3,298 | (23.2) | 79.5 | (0.27) | 80.3 | (0.22) | 80.6 | (0.24) | 3,150 | (21.7) | 6.0 | (0.17) | 5.2 | (0.13) | 4.5 | (0.12) | 148 | (4.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.4 | (0.12) | 89.0 | (0.11) | 89.0 | (0.11) | 11,422 | (37.7) | 85.9 | (0.14) | 85.7 | (0.13) | 86.1 | (0.12) | 11,051 | (35.9) | 4.0 | (0.07) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 3.2 | (0.05) | 371 | (6.1) |
| 55 to 64, all education levels | 64.1 | (0.08) | 64.3 | (0.08) | 64.1 | (0.08) | 25,665 | (32.3) | 59.9 | (0.08) | 60.5 | (0.09) | 60.9 | (0.08) | 24,394 | (34.5) | 6.6 | (0.06) | 5.9 | (0.06) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 1,270 | (14.3) |
| Less than high school completion | 45.5 | (0.26) | 46.0 | (0.26) | 46.1 | (0.26) | 2,145 | (18.7) | 40.5 | (0.26) | 41.5 | (0.27) | 42.5 | (0.26) | 1,975 | (18.1) | 10.8 | (0.24) | 9.9 | (0.25) | 7.9 | (0.22) | 169 | (4.8) |
| High school completion4 | 59.3 | (0.15) | 59.8 | (0.17) | 59.5 | (0.16) | 6,900 | (28.6) | 54.9 | (0.15) | 55.8 | (0.17) | 56.3 | (0.16) | 6,534 | (27.3) | 7.4 | (0.11) | 6.6 | (0.12) | 5.3 | (0.11) | 366 | (8.2) |
| Some college, no degree | 64.4 | (0.19) | 64.1 | (0.19) | 64.4 | (0.18) | 5,565 | (26.1) | 59.8 | (0.20) | 60.1 | (0.19) | 61.0 | (0.19) | 5,273 | (25.1) | 7.2 | (0.12) | 6.2 | (0.13) | 5.2 | (0.10) | 291 | (6.0) |
| Associate's degree | 69.2 | (0.31) | 69.1 | (0.28) | 68.4 | (0.32) | 2,378 | (17.7) | 65.0 | (0.34) | 65.2 | (0.30) | 65.2 | (0.32) | 2,268 | (17.0) | 6.2 | (0.19) | 5.7 | (0.18) | 4.6 | (0.17) | 110 | (4.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 74.5 | (0.15) | 74.6 | (0.14) | 74.2 | (0.13) | 8,677 | (30.1) | 71.0 | (0.16) | 71.5 | (0.14) | 71.4 | (0.15) | 8,344 | (30.8) | 4.8 | (0.08) | 4.2 | (0.07) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 334 | (6.7) |
| 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), 2012, 2013, and 2014, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared February 2016.) |