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Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education
- 501 Labor Force Status by Educational Attainment
- 502 Occupation and Earnings by Educational Attainment
- 503 Employment of Students
- 504 Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts
- 505 Labor Market Outcomes for Recent Bachelor’s Degree Completers
- 506 Attitudes of Young Adults
- 507 Skills of Adults and Continuing Education
501 Labor Force Status by Educational Attainment
| 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 |
| 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: 2014, 2015, and 2016 |
| Table 501.30. | Number and percentage of persons 16 to 24 years old who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by educational attainment, age group, sex, family poverty status, and race/ethnicity: 2000, 2010, and 2017 |
| Table 501.35. | WEB-ONLY Table—Labor force status of persons 25 to 64 years old, by disability status, highest level of educational attainment, age, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2015 |
| 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 |
| Table 501.50. | Employment to population ratios of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2017 |
| Table 501.60. | Employment to population ratios of males 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2017 |
| Table 501.70. | Employment to population ratios of females 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2017 |
| Table 501.80. | Unemployment rates of persons 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2017 |
| Table 501.85. | Unemployment rates of males 16 to 64 years old, by age group and highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1975 through 2017 |
| 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 2017 |
502 Occupation and Earnings by Educational Attainment
| Table 502.10. | Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2016 and 2017 |
| Table 502.20. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and control and level of institution: Selected years, October 1970 through 2016 |
| Table 502.30. | Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old and full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the labor force, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2016 |
| Table 502.40. | Annual earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2016 |
| Table 503.10. | Percentage of high school students age 16 and over who were employed, by age group, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, nativity, and hours worked per week: Selected years, 1970 through 2016 |
| Table 503.20. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and control and level of institution: Selected years, October 1970 through 2016 |
| Table 503.30. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2014 through 2016 |
| Table 503.40. | Percentage of 16- to 64-year-old undergraduate students who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: 2005, 2010, and 2016 |
504 Labor Force Status of Recent High School Completers and Dropouts
| Table 504.10. | Labor force status of 2014, 2015, and 2016 high school completers, by college enrollment status, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 2014, 2015, and 2016 |
| Table 504.20. | Labor force status of recent high school dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, October 1980 through 2016 |
| Table 504.30. | WEB-ONLY TABLE—Among special education students out of high school up to 8 years, percentage attending and completing postsecondary education, living independently, and working competitively, by type of disability: 2007 and 2009 |
505 Labor Market Outcomes for Recent Bachelor’s Degree Completers
| Table 505.10 | Number, percentage distribution, unemployment rates, and median earnings of -25 to 29-year-old bachelor’s degree holders and percentage of degree holders among all -25 to 29-year-olds, by field of study and science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) status of field: 2010 and 2016 |
| Table 505.15. | Number, percentage distribution, and median annual earnings of 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s or higher degree, by sex, race/ethnicity, and selected employment and occupational characteristics: 2015 |
| Table 505.20. | WEB-ONLY TABLE—Unemployment rate of -25 to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s or higher degree, by undergraduate field of study, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2016 |
| Table 505.30. | WEB-ONLY TABLE—Among employed -25 to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, percentage with STEM and non-STEM occupations, by sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2016 |
| Table 505.40. | Percentage distribution of recipients of bachelor’s degrees in various fields of study 1 year after graduation, by time to completion, enrollment and employment status, and occupation: 2001 and 2009 |
| Table 505.50. | Percentage, selected employment characteristics, and annual salaries of bachelor’s degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1991, 2001, and 2009 |
| Table 506.10. | WEB-ONLY TABLE—Percentage of 1972 high school seniors, 1992 high school seniors, and 2004 high school seniors who felt that certain life values were "very important," by sex: Selected years, 1972 through 2004 |
507 Skills of Adults and Continuing Education
| Table 507.10. | WEB-ONLY TABLE—Literacy skills of adults, by type of literacy, proficiency levels, and selected characteristics: 1992 and 2003 |
| Table 507.15. | Average literacy and numeracy scale scores and percentage distribution of 25- to 65-year-olds, by proficiency level and selected characteristics: 2012/2014 |
| Table 507.16. | Percentage of 25- to 65-year-olds who were not assessed in the problem solving in technology-rich environments domain and average scale score and percentage distribution of those who were assessed, by proficiency level and selected characteristics: 2012/2014 |
| Table 507.20. | Participants in state-administered adult basic education, secondary education, and English as a second language programs, by type of program and state or jurisdiction: Selected fiscal years, 2000 through 2016 |
| Table 507.30. | Participation of employed persons, 17 years old and over, in career-related adult education during the previous 12 months, by selected characteristics of participants: 1995, 1999, and 2005 |
| Table 507.40. | Participation rate of persons, 17 years old and over, in adult education during the previous 12 months, by selected characteristics of participants: Selected years, 1991 through 2005 |
| Table 507.50a. | Number, percentage, and percentage distribution of persons 16 to 65 years old who have work credentials or have completed a work experience program, by selected characteristics: 2016 |
| Table 507.50b. | Percentage and percentage distribution of those 16- to 65-year-olds who have work credentials or have completed a work experience program, by college degree attainment status and selected characteristics: 2016 |
| Table 507.50c. | Percentage distribution of persons 16 to 65 years old, by labor force and employment status and earnings, college degree attainment status, and work credential and work experience program status: 2016 |
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