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| Table 501.90. | Unemployment rates of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age group and highest level of educational attainment | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old, all education levels1 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.7 | (2.39) | 20.6 | (2.93) | 18.9 | (2.85) | 19.7 | (1.86) | 18.8 | (2.01) | 23.8 | (2.10) | 26.9 | (2.14) | 25.5 | (2.45) | 29.6 | (2.48) | 28.9 | (2.31) | 20.9 | (2.54) | 22.4 | (2.07) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 23.4 | (5.31) | 29.7 | (5.57) | 27.9 | (5.53) | 31.0 | (3.88) | 30.9 | (4.44) | 34.9 | (4.60) | 36.4 | (4.75) | 40.4 | (5.78) | 46.2 | (5.08) | 36.5 | (4.27) | 22.5 | (4.49) | 24.4 | (4.00) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 11.3 | (2.64) | 16.0 | (3.69) | 15.7 | (3.66) | 14.2 | (2.34) | 15.0 | (2.09) | 22.2 | (2.59) | 24.9 | (3.03) | 23.8 | (2.91) | 24.5 | (3.01) | 29.6 | (3.16) | 22.9 | (3.54) | 23.7 | (2.88) | |||||||||||||||
| At least some college | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 18.3 | (5.47) | 14.2 | ! | (5.49) | 14.0 | (4.16) | 17.3 | (4.41) | 11.8 | ! | (4.28) | 18.7 | ! | (5.62) | 15.2 | (3.92) | 12.9 | ! | (4.87) | 14.8 | (4.26) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years old, all education levels1 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 7.8 | (0.86) | 10.2 | (1.00) | 8.9 | (0.96) | 10.3 | (0.73) | 9.7 | (0.63) | 13.5 | (0.78) | 15.6 | (0.86) | 16.0 | (0.75) | 14.1 | (0.78) | 13.4 | (0.85) | 12.4 | (0.89) | 10.7 | (0.69) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 18.6 | (3.70) | 24.3 | (4.34) | 17.0 | (3.60) | 24.5 | (2.79) | 21.6 | (3.02) | 28.4 | (2.94) | 32.2 | (3.38) | 36.3 | (3.46) | 27.3 | (3.57) | 34.9 | (3.85) | 29.3 | (5.22) | 21.2 | (3.60) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 8.1 | (1.26) | 12.7 | (1.78) | 10.6 | (1.63) | 11.5 | (1.14) | 12.5 | (1.17) | 16.6 | (1.37) | 19.9 | (1.46) | 19.5 | (1.43) | 17.1 | (1.31) | 15.1 | (1.44) | 15.8 | (1.72) | 14.6 | (1.38) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4.9 | (1.43) | 6.7 | (1.43) | 5.7 | (1.42) | 6.8 | (1.01) | 6.5 | (0.94) | 10.5 | (1.18) | 12.1 | (1.33) | 12.8 | (1.27) | 13.4 | (1.28) | 11.5 | (1.36) | 10.6 | (1.41) | 7.5 | (0.97) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.5 | ! | (1.47) | 3.1 | ! | (1.35) | 4.6 | ! | (1.70) | 4.4 | (1.05) | 4.4 | (1.01) | 6.1 | (1.13) | 6.3 | (1.29) | 7.2 | (1.27) | 5.6 | (1.14) | 5.6 | (1.01) | 6.3 | (1.38) | 5.2 | (1.01) | ||||||||||||
| 25 to 64 years old, all education levels |
7.3 | (0.33) | 5.0 | (0.25) | 6.0 | (0.26) | 3.7 | (0.20) | 4.4 | (0.21) | 3.2 | (0.18) | 4.2 | (0.12) | 4.0 | (0.12) | 6.6 | (0.12) | 7.5 | (0.15) | 7.2 | (0.17) | 6.8 | (0.15) | 6.3 | (0.15) | 5.7 | (0.19) | 4.3 | (0.13) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 10.8 | (0.79) | 8.9 | (0.76) | 11.7 | (0.96) | 8.3 | (0.88) | 8.6 | (0.95) | 9.1 | (1.00) | 10.9 | (0.65) | 8.5 | (0.62) | 14.5 | (0.72) | 15.0 | (0.71) | 15.2 | (0.74) | 15.4 | (0.83) | 14.1 | (0.84) | 12.7 | (0.98) | 10.6 | (0.68) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 7.1 | (0.49) | 5.0 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.41) | 3.9 | (0.32) | 4.6 | (0.36) | 3.6 | (0.33) | 4.8 | (0.23) | 5.1 | (0.27) | 7.9 | (0.26) | 9.8 | (0.30) | 9.1 | (0.36) | 8.1 | (0.31) | 8.1 | (0.35) | 6.8 | (0.42) | 5.6 | (0.31) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
6.3 | (0.84) | 4.1 | (0.54) | 4.8 | (0.53) | 3.2 | (0.40) | 4.5 | (0.38) | 2.9 | (0.31) | 4.0 | (0.22) | 4.2 | (0.21) | 6.7 | (0.27) | 7.5 | (0.27) | 7.5 | (0.27) | 7.7 | (0.30) | 6.4 | (0.26) | 6.3 | (0.36) | 5.0 | (0.23) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 3.1 | (0.57) | 2.2 | (0.39) | 2.5 | (0.36) | 1.6 | (0.27) | 2.4 | (0.30) | 1.4 | (0.22) | 2.2 | (0.17) | 2.1 | (0.15) | 4.0 | (0.19) | 4.3 | (0.19) | 4.3 | (0.21) | 3.8 | (0.19) | 3.8 | (0.19) | 3.4 | (0.22) | 2.1 | (0.13) | |||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34 years old, all education levels |
9.1 | (0.65) | 6.8 | (0.47) | 7.3 | (0.47) | 5.1 | (0.39) | 5.7 | (0.42) | 3.9 | (0.37) | 5.6 | (0.27) | 5.3 | (0.29) | 8.0 | (0.28) | 8.7 | (0.33) | 8.6 | (0.33) | 8.2 | (0.32) | 7.5 | (0.32) | 7.3 | (0.36) | 5.6 | (0.29) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 17.0 | (2.18) | 14.2 | (1.93) | 18.5 | (2.37) | 15.1 | (2.17) | 13.7 | (2.20) | 12.9 | (2.33) | 15.7 | (1.36) | 12.8 | (1.53) | 21.5 | (1.79) | 19.5 | (1.52) | 20.8 | (1.84) | 22.0 | (1.99) | 19.3 | (1.65) | 19.1 | (2.42) | 17.5 | (1.85) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 10.0 | (1.01) | 7.6 | (0.76) | 8.6 | (0.78) | 5.7 | (0.65) | 6.9 | (0.81) | 4.8 | (0.78) | 7.6 | (0.62) | 8.7 | (0.67) | 10.8 | (0.67) | 12.6 | (0.86) | 12.9 | (0.78) | 11.6 | (0.82) | 12.5 | (0.88) | 11.1 | (1.04) | 8.7 | (0.74) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
6.9 | (1.38) | 5.9 | (0.94) | 6.0 | (0.88) | 4.0 | (0.72) | 5.4 | (0.73) | 3.5 | (0.63) | 5.1 | (0.46) | 5.1 | (0.45) | 8.2 | (0.56) | 9.3 | (0.57) | 9.0 | (0.61) | 9.1 | (0.59) | 7.4 | (0.57) | 7.7 | (0.68) | 6.9 | (0.58) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 3.5 | (0.88) | 2.6 | (0.60) | 2.7 | (0.57) | 2.0 | (0.47) | 2.6 | (0.53) | 1.4 | (0.39) | 2.5 | (0.31) | 2.3 | (0.29) | 4.1 | (0.37) | 4.3 | (0.35) | 4.1 | (0.35) | 3.9 | (0.38) | 3.3 | (0.33) | 3.6 | (0.38) | 1.9 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||||
| 35 to 44 years old, all education levels |
7.1 | (0.66) | 4.7 | (0.47) | 5.4 | (0.46) | 3.5 | (0.34) | 4.3 | (0.36) | 3.7 | (0.33) | 3.9 | (0.20) | 3.8 | (0.22) | 6.4 | (0.25) | 8.2 | (0.29) | 7.4 | (0.30) | 6.5 | (0.29) | 6.6 | (0.27) | 5.6 | (0.34) | 4.1 | (0.20) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 11.9 | (1.65) | 10.0 | (1.56) | 12.7 | (1.95) | 8.9 | (1.79) | 8.4 | (1.75) | 11.3 | (1.94) | 10.1 | (1.02) | 7.7 | (1.03) | 13.0 | (1.33) | 16.7 | (1.32) | 16.1 | (1.51) | 15.2 | (1.29) | 13.6 | (1.57) | 14.9 | (1.99) | 10.2 | (1.26) | |||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 5.7 | (0.85) | 4.1 | (0.65) | 5.7 | (0.72) | 4.0 | (0.57) | 4.5 | (0.63) | 3.6 | (0.58) | 4.5 | (0.40) | 5.3 | (0.50) | 8.4 | (0.63) | 10.5 | (0.67) | 9.6 | (0.66) | 8.3 | (0.71) | 8.1 | (0.70) | 6.2 | (0.68) | 6.3 | (0.61) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
6.8 | (1.76) | 3.3 | (0.97) | 4.3 | (0.91) | 2.8 | (0.64) | 4.7 | (0.66) | 3.3 | (0.57) | 3.7 | (0.36) | 3.6 | (0.35) | 6.2 | (0.46) | 8.5 | (0.51) | 7.6 | (0.56) | 7.4 | (0.54) | 7.3 | (0.53) | 6.7 | (0.70) | 4.2 | (0.39) | |||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 3.5 | ! | (1.29) | 2.3 | ! | (0.76) | 2.2 | (0.61) | 1.4 | ! | (0.42) | 2.4 | (0.52) | 1.8 | (0.44) | 1.9 | (0.26) | 2.1 | (0.24) | 3.7 | (0.35) | 4.5 | (0.35) | 4.5 | (0.41) | 3.1 | (0.31) | 4.0 | (0.35) | 3.0 | (0.40) | 2.1 | (0.25) | ||||||||||||
| 45 to 54 years old, all education levels |
6.5 | (0.62) | 4.1 | (0.49) | 5.3 | (0.56) | 2.3 | (0.35) | 3.1 | (0.36) | 2.4 | (0.30) | 3.6 | (0.19) | 3.5 | (0.20) | 6.1 | (0.23) | 6.8 | (0.27) | 6.7 | (0.29) | 6.5 | (0.28) | 5.6 | (0.25) | 4.9 | (0.32) | 3.7 | (0.19) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 9.0 | (1.33) | 7.6 | (1.32) | 9.2 | (1.71) | 4.7 | (1.33) | 5.8 | (1.55) | 5.1 | ! | (1.52) | 8.2 | (1.08) | 7.3 | (1.08) | 12.7 | (1.38) | 13.6 | (1.41) | 15.8 | (1.50) | 13.1 | (1.49) | 12.1 | (1.43) | 6.7 | (1.32) | 8.3 | (1.09) | ||||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 6.3 | (0.88) | 3.6 | (0.66) | 5.4 | (0.80) | 1.8 | (0.46) | 2.7 | (0.57) | 3.0 | (0.59) | 4.0 | (0.39) | 3.7 | (0.41) | 6.6 | (0.50) | 9.0 | (0.56) | 8.0 | (0.62) | 6.7 | (0.48) | 6.4 | (0.45) | 6.1 | (0.69) | 4.4 | (0.51) | |||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
5.3 | ! | (1.61) | 2.3 | ! | (0.99) | 4.0 | ! | (1.23) | 2.7 | ! | (0.89) | 3.7 | (0.73) | 2.2 | (0.52) | 3.6 | (0.41) | 4.2 | (0.40) | 6.5 | (0.47) | 5.9 | (0.43) | 6.2 | (0.43) | 7.5 | (0.57) | 5.4 | (0.44) | 5.3 | (0.64) | 4.1 | (0.39) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 2.6 | ! | (1.18) | 1.9 | ! | (0.90) | 2.4 | ! | (0.92) | 1.3 | ! | (0.56) | 2.1 | (0.57) | 1.3 | ! | (0.39) | 2.2 | (0.33) | 1.9 | (0.24) | 3.8 | (0.34) | 4.3 | (0.36) | 4.1 | (0.40) | 4.1 | (0.38) | 3.9 | (0.38) | 3.3 | (0.40) | 2.0 | (0.25) | ||||||||||
| 55 to 64 years old, all education levels |
5.4 | (0.71) | 2.5 | (0.47) | 4.5 | (0.63) | 2.2 | (0.47) | 3.3 | (0.55) | 2.4 | (0.45) | 3.4 | (0.29) | 3.2 | (0.24) | 5.6 | (0.33) | 6.0 | (0.32) | 5.9 | (0.34) | 6.0 | (0.31) | 5.4 | (0.33) | 4.7 | (0.38) | 3.7 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 7.3 | (1.28) | 3.7 | (1.06) | 6.7 | (1.49) | 2.9 | ! | (1.17) | 5.3 | ! | (1.78) | 4.8 | ! | (1.84) | 8.6 | (1.51) | 5.6 | (1.10) | 9.7 | (1.45) | 8.0 | (1.36) | 4.8 | (1.05) | 10.8 | (1.78) | 10.5 | (1.69) | 9.8 | (2.00) | 7.0 | (1.51) | ||||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 4.6 | (1.05) | 2.6 | (0.69) | 4.5 | (0.93) | 2.2 | ! | (0.68) | 3.2 | (0.84) | 2.8 | (0.77) | 3.3 | (0.46) | 2.9 | (0.45) | 6.3 | (0.64) | 7.5 | (0.68) | 6.7 | (0.65) | 6.5 | (0.69) | 6.0 | (0.64) | 4.6 | (0.65) | 3.5 | (0.54) | ||||||||||||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree3 |
5.6 | ! | (2.23) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2.4 | ! | (1.15) | 2.8 | ! | (1.00) | 2.2 | ! | (0.84) | 3.7 | (0.54) | 3.9 | (0.51) | 5.5 | (0.63) | 6.3 | (0.65) | 7.1 | (0.66) | 6.3 | (0.58) | 5.5 | (0.50) | 5.1 | (0.68) | 4.5 | (0.55) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2.6 | ! | (1.16) | ‡ | (†) | 1.9 | (0.39) | 2.3 | (0.36) | 4.3 | (0.50) | 4.1 | (0.49) | 4.4 | (0.52) | 4.4 | (0.51) | 4.0 | (0.44) | 3.6 | (0.58) | 2.7 | (0.36) | ||||||||||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds exclude persons enrolled in school. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED credential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The unemployment rate is 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. The civilian labor force consists of all civilians who are employed or seeking employment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1975 through 2015. (This table was prepared October 2015.) |