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| Table 501.20. | 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: 2012, 2013, and 2014 |
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| Age group, sex, race/ethnicity, 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 64.1 | (0.39) | 64.3 | (0.40) | 65.0 | (0.39) | 1,573 | (15.1) | 43.5 | (0.41) | 45.5 | (0.39) | 48.2 | (0.43) | 1,166 | (13.6) | 32.1 | (0.50) | 29.2 | (0.48) | 25.8 | (0.46) | 406 | (8.1) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 47.9 | (0.72) | 47.1 | (0.81) | 49.3 | (0.86) | 338 | (9.1) | 27.6 | (0.63) | 28.4 | (0.76) | 32.0 | (0.73) | 220 | (6.8) | 42.5 | (1.06) | 39.7 | (1.19) | 35.0 | (1.06) | 119 | (4.9) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 70.3 | (0.53) | 70.2 | (0.52) | 70.6 | (0.53) | 1,020 | (12.8) | 48.6 | (0.54) | 50.3 | (0.53) | 53.4 | (0.58) | 770 | (11.4) | 30.8 | (0.61) | 28.4 | (0.57) | 24.5 | (0.54) | 249 | (6.1) | ||||
| At least some college | 77.1 | (1.03) | 76.4 | (1.09) | 74.3 | (1.00) | 215 | (5.8) | 61.1 | (1.22) | 62.7 | (1.09) | 61.0 | (1.11) | 176 | (5.3) | 20.8 | (1.12) | 18.0 | (0.92) | 17.8 | (1.15) | 38 | (2.7) | ||||
| Male, all education levels | 66.0 | (0.52) | 66.9 | (0.61) | 66.9 | (0.48) | 903 | (11.7) | 44.9 | (0.49) | 46.6 | (0.55) | 49.4 | (0.52) | 667 | (10.3) | 32.0 | (0.59) | 30.4 | (0.56) | 26.1 | (0.56) | 236 | (5.8) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 51.2 | (1.09) | 50.1 | (1.13) | 51.5 | (1.11) | 209 | (7.1) | 30.1 | (0.90) | 30.1 | (0.96) | 34.0 | (0.90) | 138 | (5.5) | 41.2 | (1.30) | 40.0 | (1.37) | 33.9 | (1.24) | 71 | (3.4) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 72.5 | (0.63) | 73.9 | (0.71) | 73.1 | (0.64) | 588 | (9.8) | 50.7 | (0.65) | 52.1 | (0.66) | 55.1 | (0.71) | 443 | (8.9) | 30.1 | (0.75) | 29.5 | (0.72) | 24.6 | (0.68) | 145 | (4.3) | ||||
| At least some college | 77.2 | (1.43) | 76.6 | (1.68) | 75.4 | (1.51) | 106 | (4.1) | 60.2 | (1.58) | 62.6 | (1.74) | 61.2 | (1.70) | 86 | (3.7) | 22.1 | (1.75) | 18.2 | (1.42) | 18.8 | (1.61) | 20 | (1.9) | ||||
| Female, all education levels | 61.5 | (0.66) | 60.9 | (0.56) | 62.7 | (0.62) | 670 | (9.7) | 41.6 | (0.65) | 44.1 | (0.65) | 46.7 | (0.69) | 499 | (9.0) | 32.3 | (0.82) | 27.5 | (0.75) | 25.5 | (0.78) | 171 | (5.8) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 43.0 | (1.05) | 42.7 | (1.16) | 46.0 | (1.31) | 129 | (5.1) | 23.8 | (0.89) | 26.0 | (1.04) | 29.0 | (1.11) | 82 | (3.5) | 44.7 | (1.70) | 39.1 | (1.76) | 36.8 | (1.86) | 48 | (3.4) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 67.2 | (0.78) | 65.5 | (0.87) | 67.6 | (0.85) | 432 | (7.8) | 45.9 | (0.92) | 48.0 | (0.87) | 51.2 | (0.95) | 327 | (7.5) | 31.8 | (1.03) | 26.8 | (0.88) | 24.3 | (0.93) | 105 | (4.2) | ||||
| At least some college | 77.0 | (1.34) | 76.3 | (1.33) | 73.2 | (1.36) | 109 | (4.1) | 62.0 | (1.56) | 62.7 | (1.68) | 60.8 | (1.39) | 91 | (3.8) | 19.5 | (1.57) | 17.8 | (1.48) | 16.9 | (1.56) | 18 | (1.8) | ||||
| White, all education levels | 68.8 | (0.51) | 68.5 | (0.57) | 69.2 | (0.56) | 818 | (11.3) | 50.4 | (0.58) | 51.4 | (0.53) | 53.8 | (0.56) | 636 | (9.4) | 26.7 | (0.57) | 24.9 | (0.58) | 22.2 | (0.48) | 182 | (4.7) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 49.6 | (1.07) | 49.5 | (1.19) | 50.9 | (1.14) | 155 | (5.9) | 29.1 | (1.01) | 31.2 | (1.00) | 34.6 | (1.00) | 105 | (4.4) | 41.3 | (1.47) | 36.9 | (1.64) | 32.1 | (1.47) | 50 | (3.1) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 74.8 | (0.64) | 74.1 | (0.66) | 75.3 | (0.68) | 545 | (9.4) | 56.3 | (0.71) | 56.1 | (0.66) | 59.3 | (0.80) | 429 | (8.6) | 24.8 | (0.70) | 24.3 | (0.62) | 21.2 | (0.68) | 115 | (4.0) | ||||
| At least some college | 81.8 | (1.20) | 79.5 | (1.30) | 76.6 | (1.46) | 119 | (4.4) | 68.5 | (1.36) | 69.2 | (1.22) | 65.7 | (1.50) | 102 | (4.0) | 16.2 | (1.27) | 13.0 | (1.18) | 14.3 | (1.16) | 17 | (1.5) | ||||
| Black, all education levels | 55.6 | (1.12) | 55.7 | (0.82) | 57.5 | (1.15) | 233 | (7.1) | 27.6 | (1.02) | 30.4 | (0.97) | 34.9 | (0.96) | 141 | (5.0) | 50.3 | (1.39) | 45.5 | (1.55) | 39.4 | (1.43) | 92 | (4.6) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 35.4 | (1.75) | 36.0 | (1.65) | 35.9 | (2.13) | 40 | (3.0) | 12.6 | (1.25) | 14.1 | (1.41) | 17.6 | (1.81) | 20 | (2.2) | 64.4 | (2.97) | 61.0 | (3.33) | 50.9 | (3.68) | 21 | (2.0) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 63.2 | (1.36) | 64.0 | (1.34) | 65.1 | (1.36) | 161 | (5.6) | 31.8 | (1.47) | 35.9 | (1.38) | 40.4 | (1.35) | 100 | (4.3) | 49.6 | (1.85) | 43.9 | (1.90) | 37.9 | (1.77) | 61 | (3.7) | ||||
| At least some college | 75.8 | (2.88) | 68.6 | (2.20) | 69.8 | (2.87) | 31 | (2.5) | 50.1 | (2.69) | 46.7 | (2.78) | 47.6 | (3.87) | 21 | (2.2) | 33.9 | (2.90) | 31.9 | (3.60) | 31.8 | (4.54) | 10 | (1.6) | ||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 61.9 | (0.72) | 63.3 | (0.88) | 62.8 | (0.82) | 418 | (9.8) | 42.1 | (0.67) | 46.0 | (0.83) | 47.6 | (0.87) | 316 | (8.4) | 32.0 | (0.96) | 27.4 | (0.96) | 24.3 | (0.86) | 101 | (4.2) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 52.8 | (1.48) | 51.9 | (1.66) | 53.4 | (1.57) | 119 | (5.2) | 34.7 | (1.27) | 34.1 | (1.60) | 36.4 | (1.52) | 81 | (4.2) | 34.2 | (1.79) | 34.3 | (1.97) | 31.8 | (1.90) | 38 | (2.8) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 66.6 | (1.05) | 67.6 | (1.19) | 66.9 | (1.10) | 253 | (7.2) | 44.8 | (1.11) | 50.0 | (1.13) | 51.9 | (1.14) | 196 | (6.2) | 32.7 | (1.33) | 26.0 | (1.18) | 22.4 | (0.99) | 57 | (2.9) | ||||
| At least some college | 71.2 | (2.70) | 75.9 | (2.13) | 71.8 | (2.49) | 46 | (3.0) | 56.1 | (2.83) | 61.4 | (2.61) | 60.9 | (2.58) | 39 | (2.8) | 21.2 | (2.42) | 19.1 | (2.27) | 15.2 | (1.89) | 7 | (0.9) | ||||
| Asian, all education levels | 57.5 | (3.08) | 49.6 | (3.11) | 54.3 | (3.21) | 25 | (2.3) | 48.3 | (3.36) | 34.5 | (2.34) | 40.7 | (3.11) | 19 | (1.9) | 16.0 | (2.76) | 30.5 | (3.48) | 25.1 | (3.45) | 6 | (1.0) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 34.6 | (5.69) | 29.3 | (3.44) | 34.4 | (4.91) | 4 | (0.8) | 27.5 | (5.25) | 20.3 | (3.55) | 24.1 | (4.95) | ‡ | (†) | 20.5 | (5.60) | 30.8 | (7.86) | 29.7 | (8.25) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 65.3 | (4.12) | 57.4 | (4.60) | 60.2 | (4.60) | 15 | (1.7) | 56.0 | (4.27) | 35.2 | (3.77) | 45.3 | (4.41) | 11 | (1.4) | 14.3 | (3.29) | 38.7 | (5.59) | 24.8 | (4.55) | 4 | (0.8) | ||||
| At least some college | 61.8 | (7.32) | 67.4 | (5.89) | 64.2 | (6.71) | 6 | (1.1) | 49.6 | (8.50) | 56.7 | (5.60) | 49.6 | (7.32) | 5 | (1.0) | 19.8 | ! | (8.49) | 15.9 | ! | (5.22) | 22.7 | ! | (7.26) | ‡ | (†) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
56.1 | (3.26) | 53.2 | (3.11) | 54.3 | (3.43) | 14 | (1.4) | 28.3 | (3.43) | 34.1 | (3.22) | 37.4 | (3.56) | 10 | (1.3) | 49.6 | (5.04) | 35.8 | (4.24) | 31.2 | (4.61) | 4 | (0.7) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 45.7 | (5.02) | 42.0 | (4.72) | 41.9 | (4.97) | 4 | (0.6) | 17.3 | (3.98) | 26.3 | (4.69) | 25.3 | (5.26) | ‡ | (†) | 62.1 | (8.22) | 37.5 | (7.65) | 39.5 | (9.25) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 63.6 | (4.40) | 61.8 | (4.20) | 55.1 | (4.80) | 7 | (1.0) | 36.4 | (4.67) | 40.1 | (5.21) | 37.5 | (4.77) | 5 | (0.9) | 42.7 | (5.70) | 35.1 | (6.01) | 31.9 | (6.20) | 2 | (0.5) | ||||
| At least some college | 66.7 | (7.65) | 58.2 | (8.60) | 79.1 | (6.33) | 3 | (0.7) | 38.3 | (8.74) | 38.0 | (8.31) | 63.3 | (8.90) | ‡ | (†) | 42.6 | (11.01) | ‡ | (†) | 20.0 | ! | (9.31) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| 20 to 24 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 80.5 | (0.13) | 80.7 | (0.15) | 80.7 | (0.15) | 10,595 | (38.5) | 66.6 | (0.18) | 67.9 | (0.19) | 69.5 | (0.19) | 9,122 | (39.1) | 17.3 | (0.18) | 15.9 | (0.18) | 13.9 | (0.17) | 1,473 | (18.1) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 64.2 | (0.47) | 63.3 | (0.51) | 63.5 | (0.48) | 1,148 | (12.0) | 45.3 | (0.44) | 46.7 | (0.53) | 48.4 | (0.51) | 874 | (11.1) | 29.5 | (0.58) | 26.2 | (0.50) | 23.9 | (0.55) | 274 | (6.9) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 78.4 | (0.24) | 78.5 | (0.27) | 77.9 | (0.19) | 4,209 | (24.9) | 62.4 | (0.30) | 63.6 | (0.34) | 64.7 | (0.25) | 3,494 | (23.4) | 20.4 | (0.30) | 18.9 | (0.28) | 17.0 | (0.27) | 716 | (12.3) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 85.3 | (0.27) | 85.8 | (0.31) | 85.4 | (0.26) | 2,842 | (21.8) | 72.7 | (0.36) | 74.0 | (0.34) | 75.6 | (0.35) | 2,515 | (21.1) | 14.7 | (0.33) | 13.7 | (0.27) | 11.5 | (0.29) | 327 | (8.4) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 89.4 | (0.60) | 90.8 | (0.43) | 90.8 | (0.46) | 611 | (11.4) | 81.2 | (0.72) | 82.9 | (0.54) | 84.5 | (0.60) | 569 | (10.8) | 9.2 | (0.53) | 8.7 | (0.53) | 6.9 | (0.39) | 42 | (2.5) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 93.8 | (0.25) | 93.4 | (0.21) | 93.3 | (0.27) | 1,785 | (18.6) | 87.0 | (0.35) | 87.1 | (0.27) | 87.3 | (0.34) | 1,670 | (18.1) | 7.2 | (0.27) | 6.7 | (0.25) | 6.4 | (0.25) | 115 | (4.5) | ||||
| Male, all education levels | 83.0 | (0.17) | 82.9 | (0.18) | 83.0 | (0.22) | 5,839 | (27.8) | 67.8 | (0.24) | 69.1 | (0.24) | 71.0 | (0.26) | 4,997 | (26.7) | 18.2 | (0.23) | 16.6 | (0.23) | 14.4 | (0.21) | 842 | (12.8) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 69.7 | (0.57) | 68.4 | (0.62) | 68.4 | (0.59) | 734 | (10.8) | 50.7 | (0.65) | 52.0 | (0.68) | 53.7 | (0.65) | 576 | (9.6) | 27.1 | (0.74) | 24.0 | (0.61) | 21.5 | (0.68) | 158 | (5.6) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 81.9 | (0.27) | 81.8 | (0.30) | 81.3 | (0.29) | 2,567 | (19.7) | 65.1 | (0.39) | 66.3 | (0.40) | 67.5 | (0.33) | 2,129 | (17.4) | 20.5 | (0.38) | 19.0 | (0.36) | 17.1 | (0.32) | 438 | (9.1) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 88.2 | (0.31) | 88.4 | (0.37) | 88.1 | (0.36) | 1,495 | (17.8) | 74.7 | (0.45) | 75.6 | (0.49) | 78.0 | (0.48) | 1,323 | (16.5) | 15.2 | (0.41) | 14.5 | (0.40) | 11.5 | (0.37) | 172 | (5.9) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 92.2 | (0.70) | 93.2 | (0.59) | 92.1 | (0.74) | 280 | (7.4) | 82.8 | (1.02) | 85.3 | (0.88) | 85.9 | (0.95) | 261 | (7.1) | 10.2 | (0.85) | 8.5 | (0.77) | 6.8 | (0.56) | 19 | (1.6) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 94.9 | (0.30) | 94.1 | (0.34) | 94.9 | (0.31) | 763 | (11.2) | 87.0 | (0.50) | 87.3 | (0.49) | 88.0 | (0.42) | 707 | (10.7) | 8.4 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.42) | 7.2 | (0.38) | 55 | (3.1) | ||||
| Female, all education levels | 77.7 | (0.21) | 78.2 | (0.22) | 78.1 | (0.20) | 4,756 | (23.8) | 65.1 | (0.27) | 66.5 | (0.26) | 67.8 | (0.27) | 4,125 | (24.8) | 16.2 | (0.24) | 15.0 | (0.22) | 13.3 | (0.26) | 632 | (12.3) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 56.0 | (0.81) | 55.5 | (0.76) | 56.4 | (0.72) | 415 | (7.7) | 37.0 | (0.74) | 38.6 | (0.73) | 40.6 | (0.70) | 298 | (6.4) | 33.9 | (1.07) | 30.4 | (0.90) | 28.1 | (0.95) | 117 | (4.7) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 73.6 | (0.39) | 73.9 | (0.45) | 73.1 | (0.37) | 1,642 | (16.3) | 58.6 | (0.48) | 59.9 | (0.51) | 60.7 | (0.48) | 1,365 | (16.5) | 20.4 | (0.46) | 18.8 | (0.42) | 16.9 | (0.48) | 277 | (7.9) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.3 | (0.42) | 83.1 | (0.46) | 82.7 | (0.39) | 1,347 | (14.0) | 70.7 | (0.54) | 72.3 | (0.51) | 73.2 | (0.51) | 1,192 | (13.8) | 14.0 | (0.47) | 13.0 | (0.40) | 11.5 | (0.43) | 155 | (6.0) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 87.0 | (0.89) | 88.6 | (0.72) | 89.7 | (0.66) | 331 | (8.0) | 79.7 | (1.01) | 80.7 | (0.84) | 83.4 | (0.80) | 308 | (7.7) | 8.3 | (0.65) | 8.9 | (0.74) | 7.0 | (0.54) | 23 | (1.9) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 93.0 | (0.32) | 93.0 | (0.31) | 92.2 | (0.41) | 1,022 | (13.7) | 87.0 | (0.41) | 87.1 | (0.42) | 86.8 | (0.49) | 962 | (13.3) | 6.4 | (0.33) | 6.3 | (0.32) | 5.9 | (0.32) | 60 | (3.4) | ||||
| White, all education levels | 84.1 | (0.17) | 84.0 | (0.19) | 83.8 | (0.18) | 5,903 | (28.5) | 72.4 | (0.20) | 73.0 | (0.25) | 74.4 | (0.22) | 5,238 | (28.3) | 14.0 | (0.20) | 13.2 | (0.21) | 11.3 | (0.20) | 665 | (12.0) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 64.6 | (0.80) | 64.1 | (0.70) | 63.9 | (0.78) | 424 | (7.9) | 45.0 | (0.70) | 46.6 | (0.78) | 49.3 | (0.85) | 328 | (7.1) | 30.2 | (1.00) | 27.4 | (0.81) | 22.8 | (0.86) | 97 | (4.0) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 81.1 | (0.34) | 81.0 | (0.34) | 80.1 | (0.27) | 2,215 | (20.8) | 66.6 | (0.39) | 67.4 | (0.44) | 68.3 | (0.34) | 1,889 | (19.7) | 17.8 | (0.35) | 16.7 | (0.37) | 14.7 | (0.33) | 325 | (7.7) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 86.7 | (0.35) | 87.1 | (0.38) | 86.5 | (0.35) | 1,578 | (15.9) | 76.7 | (0.45) | 77.1 | (0.50) | 78.2 | (0.39) | 1,427 | (15.6) | 11.6 | (0.38) | 11.4 | (0.38) | 9.6 | (0.32) | 151 | (5.2) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 91.5 | (0.61) | 92.2 | (0.55) | 91.8 | (0.59) | 408 | (8.5) | 84.5 | (0.78) | 85.8 | (0.69) | 86.6 | (0.71) | 385 | (8.3) | 7.7 | (0.59) | 6.9 | (0.55) | 5.7 | (0.46) | 23 | (1.9) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 95.6 | (0.24) | 94.9 | (0.25) | 95.1 | (0.24) | 1,278 | (14.3) | 89.9 | (0.31) | 89.6 | (0.32) | 90.0 | (0.35) | 1,209 | (13.4) | 5.96 | (0.27) | 5.6 | (0.28) | 5.4 | (0.28) | 68 | (3.8) | ||||
| Black, all education levels | 73.0 | (0.45) | 74.0 | (0.48) | 74.5 | (0.44) | 1,583 | (17.2) | 50.4 | (0.61) | 53.8 | (0.52) | 56.0 | (0.50) | 1,190 | (15.7) | 30.9 | (0.61) | 27.4 | (0.55) | 24.8 | (0.51) | 393 | (9.0) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 53.3 | (1.09) | 51.3 | (1.09) | 52.9 | (1.05) | 183 | (5.7) | 25.6 | (0.95) | 27.4 | (1.04) | 29.1 | (0.91) | 101 | (4.0) | 52.1 | (1.60) | 46.6 | (1.43) | 45.0 | (1.47) | 82 | (3.8) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 71.1 | (0.61) | 73.2 | (0.69) | 72.6 | (0.69) | 704 | (13.4) | 47.7 | (0.76) | 51.3 | (0.71) | 52.0 | (0.80) | 505 | (11.3) | 32.9 | (0.81) | 29.9 | (0.72) | 28.3 | (0.78) | 199 | (6.5) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 84.0 | (0.72) | 84.7 | (0.69) | 84.2 | (0.78) | 493 | (11.0) | 63.0 | (1.08) | 66.1 | (0.90) | 69.4 | (0.93) | 406 | (10.4) | 25.0 | (1.01) | 22.0 | (0.91) | 17.7 | (0.77) | 87 | (4.0) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 86.3 | (1.98) | 89.7 | (1.66) | 88.4 | (1.83) | 63 | (4.0) | 73.0 | (2.75) | 77.1 | (2.23) | 76.8 | (2.44) | 55 | (3.6) | 15.4 | (2.47) | 14.1 | (2.21) | 13.2 | (2.27) | 8 | (1.6) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 92.9 | (1.03) | 92.9 | (1.08) | 92.1 | (1.08) | 141 | (5.3) | 81.1 | (1.46) | 83.0 | (1.51) | 81.3 | (1.40) | 124 | (5.1) | 12.7 | (1.37) | 10.7 | (1.24) | 11.7 | (1.10) | 16 | (1.6) | ||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 77.8 | (0.32) | 78.3 | (0.34) | 79.1 | (0.33) | 2,390 | (17.8) | 64.5 | (0.38) | 66.6 | (0.44) | 68.8 | (0.42) | 2,080 | (18.7) | 17.1 | (0.38) | 15.0 | (0.38) | 13.0 | (0.36) | 310 | (8.6) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 69.4 | (0.72) | 69.2 | (0.79) | 69.5 | (0.77) | 477 | (9.2) | 55.0 | (0.83) | 57.1 | (0.88) | 58.2 | (0.85) | 400 | (8.6) | 20.7 | (0.81) | 17.5 | (0.74) | 16.2 | (0.83) | 77 | (4.3) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 78.3 | (0.51) | 78.0 | (0.48) | 78.4 | (0.41) | 1,057 | (13.8) | 64.3 | (0.60) | 65.3 | (0.64) | 67.3 | (0.52) | 908 | (12.9) | 17.9 | (0.57) | 16.2 | (0.51) | 14.1 | (0.50) | 149 | (5.6) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 83.4 | (0.54) | 84.7 | (0.69) | 84.9 | (0.72) | 585 | (11.1) | 71.2 | (0.73) | 74.1 | (0.81) | 75.8 | (0.91) | 522 | (10.9) | 14.6 | (0.67) | 12.5 | (0.69) | 10.7 | (0.64) | 63 | (3.8) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 84.0 | (1.80) | 87.6 | (1.34) | 88.9 | (1.22) | 102 | (4.4) | 74.5 | (1.90) | 76.7 | (1.81) | 82.1 | (1.34) | 94 | (3.9) | 11.4 | (1.46) | 12.5 | (1.66) | 7.6 | (1.25) | 8 | (1.4) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.2 | (0.85) | 91.7 | (0.89) | 92.3 | (0.85) | 170 | (6.1) | 81.7 | (1.31) | 83.3 | (1.13) | 84.9 | (1.16) | 156 | (5.9) | 10.4 | (1.30) | 9.1 | (0.94) | 8.0 | (0.80) | 14 | (1.4) | ||||
| Asian, all education levels | 78.9 | (0.73) | 77.3 | (0.77) | 78.6 | (0.86) | 324 | (7.0) | 68.3 | (0.97) | 68.4 | (0.94) | 70.6 | (1.00) | 291 | (6.8) | 13.4 | (0.83) | 11.5 | (0.79) | 10.2 | (0.74) | 33 | (2.5) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 61.2 | (3.18) | 60.2 | (3.95) | 61.9 | (3.49) | 24 | (2.0) | 49.3 | (3.69) | 50.7 | (3.99) | 49.6 | (3.14) | 19 | (1.6) | 19.5 | (3.45) | 15.8 | (3.50) | 19.9 | (3.10) | 5 | (0.9) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 78.9 | (1.75) | 71.8 | (1.68) | 71.7 | (1.96) | 69 | (3.9) | 65.6 | (2.13) | 61.4 | (2.19) | 64.0 | (2.22) | 62 | (3.8) | 16.9 | (1.93) | 14.4 | (1.85) | 10.7 | (1.48) | 7 | (1.0) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 80.0 | (2.00) | 75.3 | (2.27) | 82.9 | (1.77) | 68 | (3.2) | 68.2 | (2.29) | 67.3 | (2.31) | 72.7 | (2.23) | 60 | (3.0) | 14.8 | (1.70) | 10.6 | (1.40) | 12.3 | (1.68) | 8 | (1.2) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 81.2 | (3.87) | 80.7 | (4.04) | 87.3 | (2.87) | 18 | (1.5) | 71.8 | (4.44) | 70.7 | (5.08) | 82.2 | (3.39) | 17 | (1.4) | 11.5 | (3.42) | 12.3 | (3.61) | 5.9 | ! | (2.06) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.7 | (1.23) | 83.8 | (1.03) | 83.2 | (1.06) | 145 | (4.0) | 74.5 | (1.42) | 75.5 | (1.20) | 76.7 | (1.14) | 133 | (3.8) | 10.0 | (1.07) | 9.9 | (1.01) | 7.8 | (0.80) | 11 | (1.2) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
71.8 | (1.39) | 67.9 | (1.75) | 67.1 | (1.53) | 85 | (3.4) | 50.6 | (1.72) | 48.0 | (1.72) | 51.2 | (1.75) | 65 | (3.3) | 29.5 | (1.82) | 29.3 | (1.94) | 23.6 | (1.76) | 20 | (1.5) | ||||
| Less than high school completion | 55.9 | (3.41) | 52.5 | (3.50) | 56.2 | (2.98) | 14 | (1.5) | 32.1 | (3.53) | 30.6 | (3.32) | 34.3 | (2.93) | 9 | (1.1) | 42.5 | (4.49) | 41.8 | (5.16) | 38.9 | (4.09) | 6 | (0.8) | ||||
| High school completion4 | 73.0 | (1.68) | 65.4 | (2.44) | 65.0 | (2.15) | 41 | (2.2) | 50.3 | (2.25) | 45.2 | (2.58) | 50.2 | (2.22) | 31 | (2.1) | 31.0 | (2.44) | 30.8 | (3.13) | 22.8 | (2.31) | 9 | (1.0) | ||||
| Some college, no degree | 79.0 | (2.84) | 79.8 | (2.32) | 75.4 | (3.02) | 23 | (2.2) | 61.2 | (3.13) | 60.7 | (3.32) | 60.2 | (3.41) | 18 | (2.0) | 22.5 | (2.76) | 23.9 | (3.62) | 20.2 | (3.27) | 5 | (0.9) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 86.3 | (5.12) | 89.8 | (5.17) | 85.7 | (6.60) | ‡ | (†) | 76.3 | (7.99) | 83.0 | (6.10) | 75.2 | (8.81) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.7 | (4.84) | 87.7 | (4.03) | 87.6 | (6.14) | 4 | (0.9) | 72.4 | (10.74) | 66.7 | (7.86) | 83.8 | (6.73) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 23.9 | ! | (9.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate 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 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 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.) |