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| Table 501.40. | Percentage distribution of 25- to 34-year-olds with various levels of educational attainment, by labor force status, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2016 |
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status | All 25- to 34-year-olds | Less than high school completion | High school completion1 | Some college, no bachelor's degree2 | Bachelor's or higher degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In labor force | Not in labor force |
In labor force | Not in labor force |
In labor force | Not in labor force |
In labor force | Not in labor force |
In labor force | Not in labor force |
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| Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total3 | 77.3 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.04) | 17.8 | (0.07) | 55.9 | (0.27) | 7.9 | (0.17) | 36.2 | (0.25) | 69.9 | (0.21) | 6.9 | (0.10) | 23.2 | (0.20) | 78.6 | (0.15) | 5.0 | (0.08) | 16.4 | (0.12) | 87.4 | (0.11) | 2.5 | (0.05) | 10.1 | (0.10) | |||||||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 81.6 | (0.11) | 5.1 | (0.06) | 13.3 | (0.10) | 65.1 | (0.37) | 7.6 | (0.22) | 27.4 | (0.34) | 75.6 | (0.27) | 7.0 | (0.14) | 17.4 | (0.23) | 83.4 | (0.20) | 5.1 | (0.11) | 11.5 | (0.15) | 91.2 | (0.13) | 2.6 | (0.07) | 6.2 | (0.11) | |||||||||||||||
| Female | 73.1 | (0.12) | 4.6 | (0.06) | 22.3 | (0.10) | 43.5 | (0.47) | 8.3 | (0.26) | 48.2 | (0.46) | 62.2 | (0.35) | 6.8 | (0.16) | 30.9 | (0.33) | 74.1 | (0.20) | 5.0 | (0.11) | 20.9 | (0.19) | 84.3 | (0.18) | 2.4 | (0.06) | 13.3 | (0.16) | |||||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 80.2 | (0.10) | 4.0 | (0.05) | 15.8 | (0.10) | 50.5 | (0.60) | 8.4 | (0.30) | 41.1 | (0.61) | 71.1 | (0.29) | 6.2 | (0.14) | 22.7 | (0.26) | 79.9 | (0.19) | 4.2 | (0.09) | 16.0 | (0.16) | 89.4 | (0.13) | 2.1 | (0.05) | 8.5 | (0.12) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 70.8 | (0.28) | 8.7 | (0.16) | 20.5 | (0.26) | 38.9 | (0.99) | 12.9 | (0.60) | 48.2 | (1.00) | 62.7 | (0.53) | 11.4 | (0.31) | 25.9 | (0.52) | 77.2 | (0.44) | 7.9 | (0.29) | 15.0 | (0.36) | 87.3 | (0.38) | 4.1 | (0.23) | 8.6 | (0.35) | |||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 75.0 | (0.20) | 5.1 | (0.11) | 19.9 | (0.18) | 65.2 | (0.38) | 6.1 | (0.24) | 28.7 | (0.38) | 72.8 | (0.43) | 5.4 | (0.22) | 21.7 | (0.42) | 78.5 | (0.35) | 5.0 | (0.20) | 16.4 | (0.31) | 85.9 | (0.42) | 3.2 | (0.19) | 10.9 | (0.37) | |||||||||||||||
| Asian | 75.7 | (0.32) | 3.2 | (0.14) | 21.1 | (0.29) | 61.9 | (1.52) | 3.1 | (0.52) | 35.0 | (1.45) | 71.7 | (1.16) | 4.3 | (0.56) | 24.1 | (1.05) | 71.8 | (0.87) | 4.6 | (0.42) | 23.6 | (0.76) | 78.5 | (0.37) | 2.6 | (0.16) | 18.9 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 71.5 | (2.04) | 4.6 | (0.88) | 23.9 | (1.79) | 47.2 | (5.85) | ‡ | (†) | 52.0 | (5.87) | 70.5 | (3.01) | 4.4 | ! | (1.76) | 25.1 | (3.05) | 71.4 | (3.01) | 7.7 | (2.07) | 20.9 | (3.01) | 86.2 | (3.47) | ‡ | (†) | 12.1 | (3.30) | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native4 | 60.6 | (0.98) | 10.8 | (0.70) | 28.6 | (0.92) | 33.1 | (2.68) | 12.7 | (1.69) | 54.2 | (2.75) | 56.3 | (1.55) | 13.7 | (1.43) | 30.0 | (1.19) | 66.9 | (1.77) | 9.6 | (1.19) | 23.5 | (1.60) | 87.0 | (2.45) | 3.5 | ! | (1.14) | 9.5 | (2.08) | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian | 61.1 | (0.99) | 10.9 | (0.76) | 28.0 | (0.93) | 32.1 | (2.81) | 12.6 | (1.77) | 55.3 | (2.99) | 58.3 | (1.75) | 14.0 | (1.64) | 27.7 | (1.32) | 66.7 | (1.88) | 9.3 | (1.18) | 24.0 | (1.62) | 87.3 | (2.37) | 4.3 | ! | (1.46) | 8.4 | (1.93) | ||||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 52.3 | (3.76) | 15.9 | (3.13) | 31.8 | (3.25) | 24.4 | ! | (8.23) | 30.5 | ! | (10.09) | 45.2 | (8.86) | 49.7 | (5.90) | 15.8 | (4.00) | 34.5 | (4.84) | 64.4 | (8.40) | 14.9 | ! | (6.75) | 20.8 | ! | (6.61) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Two or more races | 75.4 | (0.55) | 5.7 | (0.34) | 18.9 | (0.48) | 49.5 | (2.21) | 11.1 | (1.78) | 39.3 | (2.35) | 64.0 | (1.39) | 8.3 | (0.82) | 27.7 | (1.45) | 75.0 | (0.91) | 6.1 | (0.56) | 18.9 | (0.82) | 86.8 | (0.72) | 2.8 | (0.34) | 10.4 | (0.66) | |||||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity by sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 84.2 | (0.13) | 4.5 | (0.08) | 11.3 | (0.12) | 58.2 | (0.65) | 8.9 | (0.38) | 33.0 | (0.67) | 76.9 | (0.36) | 6.7 | (0.17) | 16.4 | (0.31) | 85.7 | (0.22) | 4.3 | (0.13) | 10.0 | (0.17) | 92.7 | (0.16) | 2.4 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.13) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 68.1 | (0.38) | 8.7 | (0.23) | 23.2 | (0.35) | 34.9 | (1.13) | 12.1 | (0.83) | 52.9 | (1.20) | 61.9 | (0.67) | 10.8 | (0.45) | 27.3 | (0.63) | 76.5 | (0.70) | 7.7 | (0.41) | 15.7 | (0.54) | 87.5 | (0.60) | 4.2 | (0.34) | 8.3 | (0.54) | |||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 83.1 | (0.28) | 4.8 | (0.14) | 12.1 | (0.22) | 79.6 | (0.48) | 5.3 | (0.30) | 15.1 | (0.39) | 82.3 | (0.46) | 5.1 | (0.27) | 12.7 | (0.39) | 84.3 | (0.50) | 4.8 | (0.26) | 10.9 | (0.40) | 89.4 | (0.56) | 3.1 | (0.28) | 7.5 | (0.51) | |||||||||||||||
| Asian | 84.2 | (0.43) | 3.3 | (0.20) | 12.6 | (0.38) | 74.1 | (2.41) | 3.9 | (0.86) | 22.1 | (2.20) | 79.3 | (1.43) | 5.1 | (0.74) | 15.6 | (1.19) | 77.3 | (1.20) | 5.6 | (0.53) | 17.1 | (1.06) | 87.8 | (0.44) | 2.2 | (0.20) | 10.0 | (0.41) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 83.1 | (2.36) | 4.2 | (1.21) | 12.7 | (2.00) | 58.9 | (8.34) | ‡ | (†) | 40.3 | (8.19) | 82.4 | (3.14) | 6.7 | ! | (2.85) | 10.9 | (2.71) | 87.1 | (3.27) | 4.8 | ! | (2.28) | 8.1 | ! | (2.85) | 89.5 | (4.40) | ‡ | (†) | 10.1 | ! | (4.44) | |||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native4 | 60.9 | (1.38) | 12.5 | (1.01) | 26.6 | (1.17) | 33.2 | (3.49) | 14.0 | (2.40) | 52.8 | (3.62) | 59.4 | (2.16) | 15.8 | (1.86) | 24.8 | (1.67) | 68.3 | (2.66) | 10.4 | (1.91) | 21.3 | (1.93) | 90.4 | (2.55) | 4.6 | ! | (1.90) | 5.0 | ! | (1.53) | |||||||||||||
| American Indian | 61.4 | (1.42) | 12.4 | (1.06) | 26.2 | (1.20) | 32.3 | (3.58) | 13.2 | (2.22) | 54.5 | (3.93) | 61.7 | (2.49) | 15.8 | (2.19) | 22.5 | (1.72) | 67.6 | (2.59) | 9.8 | (1.68) | 22.6 | (1.99) | 90.6 | (3.06) | 5.7 | ! | (2.54) | 3.7 | ! | (1.51) | |||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 51.0 | (6.03) | 25.5 | (5.74) | 23.5 | (3.60) | 14.1 | ! | (6.95) | 51.3 | (13.17) | 34.6 | ! | (10.76) | 45.6 | (7.47) | 21.0 | (6.13) | 33.4 | (6.16) | 63.2 | (14.06) | 31.4 | ! | (13.72) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 77.7 | (0.72) | 6.0 | (0.48) | 16.3 | (0.62) | 56.8 | (3.01) | 8.8 | (1.94) | 34.4 | (2.84) | 67.7 | (1.67) | 8.2 | (1.12) | 24.1 | (1.44) | 77.8 | (1.26) | 6.2 | (0.79) | 16.1 | (1.22) | 89.0 | (1.00) | 3.7 | (0.60) | 7.3 | (0.85) | |||||||||||||||
| Female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 76.2 | (0.15) | 3.5 | (0.07) | 20.3 | (0.14) | 40.0 | (0.86) | 7.8 | (0.48) | 52.3 | (0.89) | 62.8 | (0.45) | 5.4 | (0.20) | 31.8 | (0.44) | 74.0 | (0.29) | 4.0 | (0.13) | 21.9 | (0.27) | 86.7 | (0.20) | 1.9 | (0.08) | 11.4 | (0.18) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 73.3 | (0.37) | 8.7 | (0.22) | 18.0 | (0.34) | 44.5 | (1.53) | 14.0 | (0.81) | 41.4 | (1.61) | 63.5 | (0.75) | 12.2 | (0.52) | 24.3 | (0.71) | 77.6 | (0.52) | 8.0 | (0.39) | 14.3 | (0.44) | 87.1 | (0.49) | 4.0 | (0.31) | 8.9 | (0.47) | |||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 66.2 | (0.33) | 5.4 | (0.15) | 28.4 | (0.30) | 45.0 | (0.71) | 7.3 | (0.38) | 47.7 | (0.73) | 60.8 | (0.73) | 5.9 | (0.33) | 33.3 | (0.69) | 73.4 | (0.56) | 5.2 | (0.27) | 21.4 | (0.52) | 83.2 | (0.54) | 3.4 | (0.25) | 13.5 | (0.51) | |||||||||||||||
| Asian | 68.1 | (0.45) | 3.1 | (0.17) | 28.8 | (0.43) | 52.0 | (2.19) | 2.5 | (0.64) | 45.5 | (2.17) | 63.8 | (1.73) | 3.4 | (0.59) | 32.8 | (1.62) | 66.4 | (1.22) | 3.6 | (0.54) | 30.0 | (1.12) | 70.5 | (0.58) | 2.9 | (0.22) | 26.6 | (0.54) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 60.9 | (2.76) | 5.0 | (1.34) | 34.1 | (2.64) | 39.2 | (8.73) | ‡ | (†) | 60.0 | (8.82) | 55.2 | (5.40) | ‡ | (†) | 43.4 | (5.48) | 62.3 | (4.33) | 9.4 | ! | (3.17) | 28.3 | (4.34) | 82.2 | (4.53) | ‡ | (†) | 14.4 | (3.89) | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native4 | 60.2 | (1.35) | 9.1 | (0.96) | 30.7 | (1.25) | 33.0 | (4.34) | 10.6 | (2.26) | 56.4 | (4.47) | 52.5 | (2.09) | 11.3 | (2.01) | 36.1 | (2.02) | 65.9 | (2.03) | 9.0 | (1.52) | 25.2 | (2.02) | 84.2 | (3.80) | 2.6 | ! | (1.21) | 13.2 | (3.63) | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian | 60.8 | (1.41) | 9.5 | (1.10) | 29.7 | (1.40) | 31.8 | (4.60) | 11.6 | (2.82) | 56.6 | (4.93) | 54.1 | (2.24) | 11.9 | (2.31) | 34.0 | (2.24) | 66.0 | (2.16) | 9.0 | (1.61) | 25.0 | (2.04) | 84.7 | (3.38) | 3.2 | ! | (1.50) | 12.1 | (3.15) | ||||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 53.6 | (6.47) | 6.4 | ! | (2.27) | 40.0 | (6.29) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 54.0 | (9.41) | 10.3 | ! | (4.24) | 35.7 | (8.93) | 65.2 | (10.98) | ‡ | (†) | 31.7 | ! | (11.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 73.3 | (0.79) | 5.4 | (0.42) | 21.3 | (0.77) | 40.9 | (3.68) | 13.9 | (3.31) | 45.2 | (3.81) | 59.2 | (2.78) | 8.5 | (1.24) | 32.3 | (2.77) | 72.6 | (1.07) | 6.1 | (0.76) | 21.3 | (0.97) | 84.9 | (1.00) | 2.1 | (0.38) | 13.0 | (0.97) | |||||||||||||||
| Nativity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born5 | 75.4 | (0.27) | 5.8 | (0.15) | 18.8 | (0.24) | 54.5 | (0.79) | 10.0 | (0.49) | 35.5 | (0.75) | 71.6 | (0.52) | 6.7 | (0.29) | 21.7 | (0.49) | 78.6 | (0.40) | 5.2 | (0.23) | 16.2 | (0.35) | 88.5 | (0.42) | 3.0 | (0.23) | 8.5 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign-born | 74.3 | (0.33) | 4.1 | (0.14) | 21.6 | (0.30) | 70.5 | (0.47) | 4.2 | (0.21) | 25.3 | (0.45) | 74.5 | (0.67) | 3.8 | (0.30) | 21.7 | (0.62) | 78.4 | (0.67) | 4.6 | (0.32) | 17.0 | (0.61) | 79.2 | (0.80) | 3.8 | (0.39) | 17.0 | (0.73) | |||||||||||||||
| Asian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born5 | 82.6 | (0.49) | 3.5 | (0.25) | 13.9 | (0.44) | 51.6 | (4.07) | 4.3 | ! | (1.43) | 44.1 | (3.87) | 72.1 | (1.87) | 6.3 | (1.22) | 21.6 | (1.66) | 77.7 | (1.12) | 4.9 | (0.51) | 17.4 | (1.00) | 87.3 | (0.54) | 2.6 | (0.21) | 10.1 | (0.51) | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign-born | 72.4 | (0.39) | 3.0 | (0.16) | 24.6 | (0.38) | 64.0 | (1.63) | 2.9 | (0.52) | 33.1 | (1.52) | 71.5 | (1.43) | 3.3 | (0.58) | 25.2 | (1.34) | 67.9 | (1.17) | 4.4 | (0.58) | 27.7 | (1.08) | 74.5 | (0.47) | 2.6 | (0.19) | 22.9 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||||
| Citizenship status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born citizen | 78.1 | (0.09) | 5.1 | (0.04) | 16.8 | (0.07) | 48.0 | (0.38) | 10.0 | (0.23) | 41.9 | (0.37) | 69.3 | (0.22) | 7.4 | (0.11) | 23.3 | (0.20) | 79.1 | (0.16) | 5.1 | (0.08) | 15.8 | (0.13) | 89.6 | (0.12) | 2.3 | (0.05) | 8.0 | (0.10) | |||||||||||||||
| Naturalized citizen | 80.0 | (0.41) | 3.8 | (0.18) | 16.1 | (0.36) | 66.8 | (1.26) | 4.9 | (0.56) | 28.4 | (1.24) | 75.3 | (0.87) | 4.3 | (0.43) | 20.4 | (0.83) | 78.8 | (0.75) | 4.5 | (0.37) | 16.7 | (0.66) | 86.4 | (0.57) | 2.9 | (0.24) | 10.7 | (0.47) | |||||||||||||||
| Noncitizen | 70.6 | (0.27) | 4.1 | (0.11) | 25.2 | (0.28) | 69.4 | (0.45) | 4.2 | (0.22) | 26.4 | (0.44) | 71.5 | (0.64) | 4.7 | (0.27) | 23.8 | (0.60) | 70.5 | (0.70) | 4.9 | (0.31) | 24.6 | (0.64) | 71.2 | (0.44) | 3.2 | (0.18) | 25.6 | (0.46) | |||||||||||||||
| †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 Data are for all persons with high school completion as their highest level of education, including those with equivalency credentials, such as the GED credential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes persons reporting American Indian alone, persons reporting Alaska Native alone, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Includes those born in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas, as well as those born abroad to U.S.-citizen parents. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Estimates are for the entire civilian population in the given age range, including persons living in households and persons living in group quarters (e.g., college residence halls, residential treatment centers, or correctional facilities). The labor force consists of all employed persons plus those seeking employment. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2016. (This table was prepared July 2018.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
