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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: 2014, 2015, and 2016 |
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| All persons 25 to 64 years old, all education levels |
77.1 | (0.04) | 77.1 | (0.04) | 77.3 | (0.04) | 130,423 | (82.9) | 72.5 | (0.05) | 73.1 | (0.04) | 73.7 | (0.05) | 124,270 | (89.9) | 6.0 | (0.03) | 5.2 | (0.03) | 4.7 | (0.02) | 6,152 | (29.9) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 60.2 | (0.15) | 60.1 | (0.14) | 60.2 | (0.13) | 11,659 | (48.6) | 53.6 | (0.15) | 54.3 | (0.16) | 55.0 | (0.14) | 10,650 | (45.7) | 11.0 | (0.13) | 9.6 | (0.12) | 8.7 | (0.11) | 1,009 | (13.3) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 72.3 | (0.09) | 71.9 | (0.08) | 72.0 | (0.09) | 31,478 | (86.1) | 66.7 | (0.09) | 67.0 | (0.08) | 67.5 | (0.09) | 29,511 | (84.5) | 7.8 | (0.07) | 6.9 | (0.06) | 6.3 | (0.06) | 1,968 | (18.7) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 77.5 | (0.09) | 77.4 | (0.09) | 77.5 | (0.08) | 27,347 | (66.0) | 72.4 | (0.10) | 73.0 | (0.10) | 73.5 | (0.09) | 25,942 | (64.1) | 6.5 | (0.06) | 5.6 | (0.05) | 5.1 | (0.05) | 1,405 | (13.0) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 81.6 | (0.13) | 81.7 | (0.13) | 81.5 | (0.14) | 12,445 | (49.1) | 77.5 | (0.15) | 78.3 | (0.13) | 78.3 | (0.14) | 11,960 | (46.5) | 5.1 | (0.08) | 4.2 | (0.08) | 3.9 | (0.07) | 486 | (9.6) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 85.8 | (0.06) | 86.0 | (0.06) | 86.2 | (0.06) | 47,493 | (122.8) | 83.0 | (0.07) | 83.5 | (0.06) | 83.9 | (0.07) | 46,207 | (119.8) | 3.3 | (0.04) | 2.9 | (0.03) | 2.7 | (0.03) | 1,285 | (14.6) | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 82.6 | (0.05) | 82.5 | (0.06) | 82.6 | (0.05) | 68,675 | (50.7) | 77.6 | (0.06) | 78.2 | (0.06) | 78.7 | (0.06) | 65,432 | (54.0) | 6.0 | (0.04) | 5.2 | (0.03) | 4.7 | (0.04) | 3,243 | (25.3) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 69.9 | (0.18) | 69.5 | (0.20) | 69.4 | (0.18) | 7,389 | (37.5) | 63.0 | (0.19) | 63.5 | (0.21) | 64.0 | (0.19) | 6,821 | (35.6) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 8.7 | (0.12) | 7.7 | (0.13) | 569 | (10.2) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.3 | (0.12) | 77.9 | (0.12) | 77.8 | (0.12) | 18,289 | (54.0) | 72.2 | (0.13) | 72.5 | (0.12) | 72.9 | (0.12) | 17,142 | (52.0) | 7.8 | (0.09) | 6.9 | (0.08) | 6.3 | (0.08) | 1,147 | (14.7) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.7 | (0.12) | 82.8 | (0.12) | 82.8 | (0.12) | 14,172 | (47.9) | 77.5 | (0.12) | 78.3 | (0.13) | 78.7 | (0.12) | 13,478 | (46.1) | 6.2 | (0.08) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.07) | 694 | (9.7) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 86.4 | (0.19) | 86.3 | (0.17) | 86.4 | (0.16) | 5,621 | (30.9) | 82.0 | (0.21) | 82.7 | (0.18) | 83.0 | (0.16) | 5,398 | (29.1) | 5.0 | (0.11) | 4.1 | (0.10) | 4.0 | (0.10) | 223 | (5.9) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.1 | (0.07) | 91.4 | (0.07) | 91.4 | (0.07) | 23,203 | (64.2) | 88.2 | (0.08) | 88.8 | (0.08) | 89.0 | (0.09) | 22,594 | (62.5) | 3.3 | (0.05) | 2.9 | (0.05) | 2.6 | (0.05) | 609 | (10.7) | ||||||
| Female, all education levels | 71.8 | (0.05) | 71.8 | (0.06) | 72.2 | (0.06) | 61,748 | (59.1) | 67.5 | (0.06) | 68.1 | (0.06) | 68.8 | (0.06) | 58,838 | (63.3) | 6.0 | (0.04) | 5.2 | (0.04) | 4.7 | (0.03) | 2,910 | (21.2) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 48.7 | (0.19) | 48.6 | (0.17) | 49.0 | (0.20) | 4,270 | (25.6) | 42.4 | (0.19) | 43.1 | (0.20) | 44.0 | (0.21) | 3,830 | (24.0) | 12.9 | (0.20) | 11.3 | (0.23) | 10.3 | (0.19) | 440 | (8.7) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 65.3 | (0.12) | 65.1 | (0.12) | 65.2 | (0.14) | 13,189 | (53.4) | 60.2 | (0.12) | 60.6 | (0.12) | 61.2 | (0.16) | 12,369 | (53.1) | 7.8 | (0.10) | 6.9 | (0.09) | 6.2 | (0.09) | 821 | (11.9) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 72.7 | (0.12) | 72.3 | (0.13) | 72.6 | (0.12) | 13,175 | (41.1) | 67.7 | (0.13) | 68.1 | (0.14) | 68.6 | (0.12) | 12,464 | (39.3) | 6.9 | (0.10) | 5.9 | (0.08) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 711 | (10.9) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 78.1 | (0.17) | 78.4 | (0.19) | 77.9 | (0.19) | 6,824 | (31.4) | 74.2 | (0.17) | 75.0 | (0.17) | 74.9 | (0.20) | 6,562 | (29.9) | 5.1 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.11) | 3.8 | (0.09) | 263 | (6.5) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 81.3 | (0.09) | 81.4 | (0.08) | 81.8 | (0.09) | 24,289 | (75.4) | 78.5 | (0.09) | 79.0 | (0.08) | 79.5 | (0.10) | 23,614 | (74.6) | 3.4 | (0.05) | 3.0 | (0.04) | 2.8 | (0.04) | 676 | (8.9) | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 78.1 | (0.05) | 78.0 | (0.05) | 78.3 | (0.05) | 81,993 | (52.2) | 74.2 | (0.05) | 74.7 | (0.05) | 75.2 | (0.05) | 78,804 | (56.3) | 4.9 | (0.03) | 4.3 | (0.03) | 3.9 | (0.03) | 3,189 | (20.8) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 53.3 | (0.26) | 53.2 | (0.25) | 52.9 | (0.27) | 3,439 | (25.3) | 46.5 | (0.26) | 47.2 | (0.26) | 47.7 | (0.28) | 3,102 | (24.8) | 12.8 | (0.23) | 11.3 | (0.21) | 9.8 | (0.24) | 337 | (8.3) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 72.2 | (0.11) | 71.8 | (0.10) | 71.8 | (0.11) | 19,082 | (61.7) | 67.5 | (0.11) | 67.6 | (0.11) | 68.0 | (0.11) | 18,065 | (59.6) | 6.5 | (0.07) | 5.9 | (0.07) | 5.3 | (0.07) | 1,017 | (14.0) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 77.4 | (0.10) | 77.1 | (0.10) | 77.3 | (0.10) | 17,278 | (47.2) | 73.1 | (0.10) | 73.4 | (0.11) | 73.9 | (0.10) | 16,525 | (46.8) | 5.5 | (0.06) | 4.7 | (0.06) | 4.4 | (0.06) | 753 | (10.5) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 81.8 | (0.17) | 81.6 | (0.14) | 81.7 | (0.16) | 8,514 | (38.0) | 78.3 | (0.19) | 78.7 | (0.14) | 79.0 | (0.15) | 8,237 | (36.1) | 4.3 | (0.10) | 3.6 | (0.08) | 3.3 | (0.07) | 277 | (6.3) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.0 | (0.07) | 86.3 | (0.06) | 86.5 | (0.07) | 33,680 | (77.8) | 83.5 | (0.07) | 84.1 | (0.07) | 84.5 | (0.08) | 32,875 | (77.6) | 2.9 | (0.03) | 2.5 | (0.03) | 2.4 | (0.03) | 805 | (10.4) | ||||||
| Black, all education levels | 72.9 | (0.14) | 73.2 | (0.12) | 73.4 | (0.14) | 15,351 | (35.4) | 65.0 | (0.14) | 66.3 | (0.14) | 67.3 | (0.14) | 14,094 | (36.5) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 9.3 | (0.12) | 8.2 | (0.10) | 1,257 | (15.2) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 47.1 | (0.40) | 46.9 | (0.40) | 46.9 | (0.47) | 1,199 | (18.9) | 36.8 | (0.40) | 37.4 | (0.43) | 38.6 | (0.43) | 988 | (16.2) | 22.0 | (0.51) | 20.3 | (0.52) | 17.6 | (0.51) | 211 | (7.2) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 68.1 | (0.25) | 67.8 | (0.29) | 67.9 | (0.27) | 4,453 | (27.2) | 58.9 | (0.27) | 59.8 | (0.30) | 60.8 | (0.28) | 3,986 | (26.9) | 13.5 | (0.23) | 11.7 | (0.21) | 10.5 | (0.20) | 467 | (9.1) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 76.5 | (0.26) | 76.9 | (0.24) | 77.1 | (0.23) | 4,155 | (26.9) | 68.5 | (0.26) | 70.0 | (0.26) | 71.1 | (0.26) | 3,828 | (25.7) | 10.5 | (0.21) | 9.0 | (0.19) | 7.9 | (0.17) | 327 | (7.4) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 81.0 | (0.33) | 82.2 | (0.41) | 81.5 | (0.36) | 1,528 | (16.6) | 74.6 | (0.41) | 76.9 | (0.45) | 76.6 | (0.39) | 1,437 | (15.8) | 8.0 | (0.30) | 6.5 | (0.29) | 6.0 | (0.27) | 92 | (4.4) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 88.2 | (0.19) | 88.2 | (0.18) | 88.2 | (0.17) | 4,016 | (29.1) | 83.4 | (0.20) | 84.2 | (0.20) | 84.7 | (0.21) | 3,856 | (28.3) | 5.4 | (0.17) | 4.5 | (0.16) | 4.0 | (0.14) | 161 | (5.7) | ||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 76.9 | (0.11) | 76.8 | (0.10) | 77.0 | (0.10) | 21,792 | (35.3) | 71.7 | (0.11) | 72.4 | (0.11) | 72.8 | (0.11) | 20,624 | (36.1) | 6.8 | (0.08) | 5.8 | (0.07) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 1,168 | (16.8) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 69.6 | (0.21) | 69.2 | (0.21) | 69.6 | (0.20) | 6,084 | (30.2) | 64.1 | (0.23) | 64.6 | (0.23) | 65.1 | (0.21) | 5,692 | (28.9) | 7.8 | (0.16) | 6.7 | (0.14) | 6.4 | (0.14) | 392 | (8.9) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 76.5 | (0.22) | 76.2 | (0.21) | 76.1 | (0.23) | 6,127 | (30.8) | 70.9 | (0.23) | 71.4 | (0.22) | 71.7 | (0.25) | 5,770 | (29.8) | 7.3 | (0.16) | 6.2 | (0.12) | 5.8 | (0.15) | 357 | (9.6) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 80.4 | (0.25) | 80.6 | (0.22) | 80.2 | (0.25) | 4,147 | (23.8) | 75.2 | (0.24) | 76.0 | (0.25) | 76.0 | (0.27) | 3,930 | (24.3) | 6.5 | (0.15) | 5.7 | (0.15) | 5.2 | (0.18) | 217 | (7.3) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 83.2 | (0.41) | 84.1 | (0.38) | 82.3 | (0.40) | 1,525 | (18.7) | 78.1 | (0.48) | 80.0 | (0.40) | 78.3 | (0.43) | 1,451 | (18.0) | 6.1 | (0.30) | 4.9 | (0.25) | 4.8 | (0.23) | 74 | (3.7) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.4 | (0.18) | 86.4 | (0.21) | 86.7 | (0.21) | 3,909 | (32.0) | 82.4 | (0.23) | 83.0 | (0.23) | 83.9 | (0.22) | 3,781 | (30.9) | 4.6 | (0.17) | 3.9 | (0.13) | 3.3 | (0.11) | 128 | (4.5) | ||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 78.1 | (0.13) | 78.2 | (0.17) | 78.4 | (0.17) | 7,946 | (24.2) | 74.4 | (0.15) | 74.7 | (0.17) | 75.4 | (0.17) | 7,650 | (24.9) | 4.7 | (0.10) | 4.5 | (0.09) | 3.7 | (0.10) | 297 | (7.8) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 63.1 | (0.55) | 63.3 | (0.66) | 64.6 | (0.54) | 695 | (10.8) | 58.5 | (0.55) | 59.0 | (0.64) | 61.5 | (0.49) | 662 | (10.1) | 7.3 | (0.38) | 6.8 | (0.42) | 4.8 | (0.34) | 34 | (2.5) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 73.6 | (0.48) | 73.5 | (0.43) | 73.6 | (0.53) | 1,026 | (17.7) | 68.6 | (0.53) | 69.1 | (0.46) | 70.2 | (0.50) | 978 | (16.6) | 6.7 | (0.38) | 6.0 | (0.33) | 4.7 | (0.28) | 48 | (3.1) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 76.5 | (0.51) | 77.3 | (0.46) | 76.4 | (0.46) | 922 | (13.1) | 72.1 | (0.53) | 73.1 | (0.50) | 72.9 | (0.49) | 879 | (12.6) | 5.7 | (0.30) | 5.3 | (0.31) | 4.6 | (0.28) | 43 | (2.7) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 78.7 | (0.69) | 78.4 | (0.64) | 78.4 | (0.65) | 534 | (9.9) | 75.0 | (0.67) | 74.9 | (0.67) | 75.1 | (0.69) | 511 | (9.6) | 4.8 | (0.33) | 4.5 | (0.37) | 4.2 | (0.38) | 23 | (2.1) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.5 | (0.20) | 82.4 | (0.20) | 82.5 | (0.19) | 4,769 | (24.5) | 79.6 | (0.22) | 79.5 | (0.22) | 79.9 | (0.20) | 4,619 | (23.9) | 3.6 | (0.11) | 3.6 | (0.10) | 3.1 | (0.12) | 150 | (5.9) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
64.4 | (0.51) | 65.4 | (0.61) | 65.5 | (0.48) | 715 | (9.3) | 57.2 | (0.54) | 58.4 | (0.60) | 58.2 | (0.51) | 635 | (8.6) | 11.2 | (0.42) | 10.6 | (0.37) | 11.1 | (0.44) | 80 | (3.4) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 43.0 | (1.43) | 44.9 | (1.29) | 42.1 | (1.29) | 70 | (3.2) | 33.3 | (1.31) | 35.8 | (1.11) | 34.1 | (1.27) | 57 | (2.9) | 22.5 | (1.26) | 20.3 | (1.58) | 18.8 | (1.51) | 13 | (1.2) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 60.9 | (0.83) | 62.5 | (0.96) | 63.1 | (0.82) | 234 | (5.0) | 53.0 | (0.94) | 54.0 | (1.02) | 53.7 | (0.86) | 199 | (4.8) | 12.9 | (0.90) | 13.7 | (0.84) | 14.9 | (0.84) | 35 | (2.0) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 67.5 | (0.99) | 67.8 | (1.09) | 69.1 | (0.94) | 202 | (5.0) | 60.6 | (1.10) | 60.9 | (1.18) | 61.9 | (1.01) | 181 | (4.8) | 10.2 | (0.73) | 10.2 | (0.87) | 10.4 | (0.98) | 21 | (2.1) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 75.5 | (1.68) | 75.0 | (1.58) | 74.8 | (1.42) | 77 | (2.9) | 67.9 | (1.72) | 71.8 | (1.68) | 69.6 | (1.57) | 72 | (2.8) | 10.0 | (1.10) | 4.2 | (0.97) | 6.9 | (1.03) | 5 | (0.8) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 82.3 | (1.16) | 83.3 | (1.13) | 82.8 | (1.01) | 133 | (4.9) | 78.9 | (1.24) | 79.8 | (1.12) | 79.3 | (1.05) | 127 | (4.4) | 4.2 | (0.67) | 4.3 | (0.65) | 4.2 | (0.68) | 6 | (1.0) | ||||||
| Age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34, all education levels | 81.8 | (0.07) | 82.0 | (0.09) | 82.2 | (0.07) | 36,142 | (40.5) | 75.6 | (0.09) | 76.5 | (0.09) | 77.3 | (0.08) | 33,996 | (43.8) | 7.6 | (0.07) | 6.7 | (0.06) | 5.9 | (0.05) | 2,146 | (16.5) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 64.6 | (0.32) | 64.1 | (0.30) | 63.8 | (0.25) | 2,797 | (22.8) | 55.0 | (0.33) | 55.0 | (0.34) | 55.9 | (0.27) | 2,452 | (20.5) | 14.8 | (0.30) | 14.2 | (0.29) | 12.3 | (0.26) | 345 | (8.0) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 76.9 | (0.16) | 76.8 | (0.17) | 76.8 | (0.20) | 8,036 | (37.5) | 68.5 | (0.19) | 69.1 | (0.19) | 69.9 | (0.21) | 7,310 | (36.5) | 11.0 | (0.16) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 9.0 | (0.13) | 726 | (11.0) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.0 | (0.15) | 82.3 | (0.18) | 82.6 | (0.15) | 8,103 | (39.7) | 75.0 | (0.19) | 76.2 | (0.18) | 77.2 | (0.18) | 7,569 | (37.9) | 8.6 | (0.15) | 7.3 | (0.12) | 6.6 | (0.11) | 534 | (9.2) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 86.5 | (0.22) | 86.7 | (0.25) | 86.3 | (0.23) | 3,382 | (26.7) | 81.2 | (0.30) | 82.3 | (0.27) | 82.2 | (0.25) | 3,223 | (25.9) | 6.1 | (0.20) | 5.1 | (0.15) | 4.7 | (0.17) | 159 | (5.8) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.4 | (0.11) | 89.6 | (0.11) | 89.9 | (0.10) | 13,824 | (57.1) | 86.3 | (0.11) | 86.8 | (0.12) | 87.4 | (0.11) | 13,443 | (54.8) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 3.1 | (0.06) | 2.8 | (0.05) | 381 | (7.7) | ||||||
| 35 to 44, all education levels | 82.1 | (0.10) | 82.0 | (0.07) | 82.3 | (0.08) | 33,433 | (42.7) | 77.3 | (0.09) | 77.9 | (0.08) | 78.4 | (0.08) | 31,868 | (41.7) | 5.8 | (0.06) | 5.0 | (0.05) | 4.7 | (0.05) | 1,565 | (16.6) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 67.3 | (0.28) | 67.0 | (0.24) | 67.8 | (0.26) | 3,355 | (23.5) | 60.1 | (0.30) | 61.1 | (0.26) | 62.1 | (0.25) | 3,073 | (22.1) | 10.8 | (0.25) | 8.8 | (0.20) | 8.4 | (0.20) | 282 | (7.2) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.0 | (0.18) | 77.2 | (0.17) | 77.4 | (0.21) | 7,438 | (40.1) | 71.6 | (0.20) | 71.7 | (0.18) | 72.3 | (0.22) | 6,950 | (38.6) | 8.1 | (0.13) | 7.2 | (0.13) | 6.6 | (0.13) | 488 | (10.1) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 82.4 | (0.18) | 82.6 | (0.16) | 82.4 | (0.17) | 6,658 | (32.1) | 77.1 | (0.20) | 77.9 | (0.20) | 78.1 | (0.19) | 6,307 | (31.8) | 6.5 | (0.12) | 5.6 | (0.12) | 5.3 | (0.12) | 351 | (7.8) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 86.2 | (0.24) | 86.4 | (0.25) | 86.1 | (0.24) | 3,236 | (25.3) | 82.0 | (0.28) | 82.8 | (0.25) | 82.7 | (0.27) | 3,107 | (24.6) | 4.9 | (0.18) | 4.2 | (0.15) | 4.0 | (0.16) | 129 | (5.3) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.1 | (0.11) | 89.2 | (0.10) | 89.5 | (0.08) | 12,746 | (46.5) | 86.5 | (0.11) | 87.0 | (0.11) | 87.3 | (0.09) | 12,431 | (46.3) | 2.9 | (0.06) | 2.5 | (0.06) | 2.5 | (0.05) | 315 | (6.6) | ||||||
| 45 to 54, all education levels | 79.8 | (0.08) | 79.8 | (0.08) | 80.2 | (0.08) | 34,229 | (44.1) | 75.6 | (0.08) | 76.1 | (0.09) | 76.8 | (0.09) | 32,810 | (45.2) | 5.3 | (0.05) | 4.6 | (0.04) | 4.1 | (0.04) | 1,419 | (13.0) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 62.2 | (0.27) | 62.4 | (0.26) | 62.7 | (0.26) | 3,226 | (21.6) | 56.2 | (0.27) | 57.2 | (0.29) | 58.1 | (0.29) | 2,987 | (22.1) | 9.7 | (0.21) | 8.4 | (0.20) | 7.4 | (0.19) | 239 | (6.1) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 75.8 | (0.15) | 75.6 | (0.15) | 75.7 | (0.16) | 8,753 | (34.4) | 70.9 | (0.16) | 71.2 | (0.15) | 71.8 | (0.15) | 8,301 | (32.6) | 6.5 | (0.10) | 5.7 | (0.09) | 5.2 | (0.09) | 452 | (8.3) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 80.6 | (0.17) | 80.3 | (0.18) | 80.6 | (0.15) | 6,979 | (28.6) | 76.3 | (0.18) | 76.5 | (0.20) | 77.3 | (0.17) | 6,687 | (28.8) | 5.3 | (0.11) | 4.7 | (0.10) | 4.2 | (0.09) | 291 | (6.0) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 84.4 | (0.24) | 84.4 | (0.21) | 84.4 | (0.22) | 3,294 | (21.3) | 80.6 | (0.24) | 81.1 | (0.26) | 81.4 | (0.23) | 3,177 | (20.8) | 4.5 | (0.12) | 3.9 | (0.15) | 3.5 | (0.12) | 117 | (4.2) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.0 | (0.11) | 88.9 | (0.11) | 89.1 | (0.10) | 11,978 | (42.8) | 86.1 | (0.12) | 86.4 | (0.12) | 86.8 | (0.11) | 11,657 | (41.5) | 3.2 | (0.05) | 2.9 | (0.06) | 2.7 | (0.05) | 321 | (6.2) | ||||||
| 55 to 64, all education levels | 64.1 | (0.08) | 64.2 | (0.08) | 64.3 | (0.09) | 26,619 | (37.7) | 60.9 | (0.08) | 61.5 | (0.09) | 61.8 | (0.09) | 25,596 | (39.1) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 4.2 | (0.04) | 3.8 | (0.04) | 1,023 | (10.7) | ||||||
| Less than high school completion | 46.1 | (0.26) | 46.4 | (0.26) | 46.6 | (0.25) | 2,282 | (17.3) | 42.5 | (0.26) | 43.3 | (0.27) | 43.7 | (0.26) | 2,139 | (17.2) | 7.9 | (0.22) | 6.9 | (0.22) | 6.3 | (0.19) | 143 | (4.3) | ||||||
| High school completion4 | 59.5 | (0.16) | 59.6 | (0.16) | 60.0 | (0.17) | 7,251 | (32.2) | 56.3 | (0.16) | 56.9 | (0.16) | 57.5 | (0.17) | 6,949 | (32.1) | 5.3 | (0.11) | 4.6 | (0.09) | 4.2 | (0.08) | 302 | (6.1) | ||||||
| Some college, no degree | 64.4 | (0.18) | 64.0 | (0.19) | 64.2 | (0.20) | 5,608 | (27.1) | 61.0 | (0.19) | 61.2 | (0.18) | 61.6 | (0.20) | 5,379 | (26.6) | 5.2 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.11) | 4.1 | (0.10) | 229 | (5.6) | ||||||
| Associate's degree | 68.4 | (0.32) | 68.7 | (0.29) | 68.7 | (0.31) | 2,533 | (19.2) | 65.2 | (0.32) | 66.3 | (0.29) | 66.5 | (0.31) | 2,452 | (18.3) | 4.6 | (0.17) | 3.6 | (0.16) | 3.2 | (0.12) | 81 | (3.2) | ||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 74.2 | (0.13) | 74.6 | (0.15) | 74.5 | (0.14) | 8,945 | (27.5) | 71.4 | (0.15) | 72.2 | (0.15) | 72.2 | (0.14) | 8,676 | (28.1) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 3.3 | (0.07) | 3.0 | (0.07) | 268 | (6.0) | ||||||
| 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: Estimates are for the entire civilian population, including persons living in households and persons living in group quarters (e.g., college residence halls, residential treatment centers, or correctional facilities). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2014, 2015, and 2016, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared January 2018.) |
