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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: 2015, 2016, and 2017 |
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 19 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 64.8 | (0.39) | 65.6 | (0.41) | 65.3 | (0.42) | 1,601 | (19.0) | 50.2 | (0.45) | 51.8 | (0.44) | 52.2 | (0.45) | 1,281 | (17.0) | 22.6 | (0.44) | 21.0 | (0.42) | 20.0 | (0.42) | 320 | (7.6) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 47.4 | (0.81) | 48.5 | (0.81) | 48.4 | (0.72) | 326 | (6.8) | 32.9 | (0.77) | 33.2 | (0.73) | 35.4 | (0.74) | 238 | (6.1) | 30.6 | (0.98) | 31.4 | (1.08) | 27.0 | (1.03) | 88 | (3.8) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 71.4 | (0.46) | 71.9 | (0.50) | 70.8 | (0.48) | 1,042 | (13.8) | 55.9 | (0.56) | 58.3 | (0.56) | 57.0 | (0.56) | 839 | (12.6) | 21.7 | (0.60) | 18.9 | (0.53) | 19.5 | (0.48) | 203 | (5.4) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 73.4 | (1.19) | 76.4 | (1.04) | 75.9 | (1.18) | 233 | (7.5) | 62.3 | (1.22) | 65.0 | (1.17) | 66.4 | (1.29) | 204 | (7.3) | 15.1 | (0.94) | 14.9 | (1.00) | 12.5 | (1.11) | 29 | (2.6) | ||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 66.6 | (0.56) | 66.5 | (0.50) | 66.2 | (0.54) | 924 | (12.6) | 51.3 | (0.61) | 52.4 | (0.54) | 52.7 | (0.61) | 735 | (11.7) | 23.0 | (0.56) | 21.2 | (0.52) | 20.5 | (0.58) | 189 | (5.8) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 50.4 | (1.05) | 49.9 | (0.99) | 51.1 | (0.99) | 209 | (6.1) | 35.2 | (0.93) | 34.8 | (0.98) | 37.3 | (0.99) | 152 | (4.9) | 30.1 | (1.24) | 30.2 | (1.45) | 27.0 | (1.41) | 56 | (3.6) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 73.3 | (0.69) | 73.2 | (0.66) | 72.1 | (0.61) | 603 | (9.6) | 57.4 | (0.77) | 59.2 | (0.75) | 58.2 | (0.73) | 487 | (9.4) | 21.7 | (0.70) | 19.1 | (0.67) | 19.2 | (0.67) | 116 | (4.1) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 73.9 | (1.67) | 76.1 | (1.54) | 75.0 | (1.48) | 112 | (4.6) | 61.5 | (1.93) | 63.8 | (1.67) | 63.5 | (1.56) | 95 | (4.4) | 16.7 | (1.66) | 16.1 | (1.56) | 15.3 | (1.65) | 17 | (1.9) | ||||||||||
| Female, all education levels | 62.5 | (0.52) | 64.6 | (0.65) | 64.1 | (0.69) | 677 | (11.6) | 48.7 | (0.58) | 51.2 | (0.66) | 51.7 | (0.70) | 546 | (10.4) | 22.1 | (0.64) | 20.8 | (0.69) | 19.3 | (0.68) | 131 | (5.2) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 43.2 | (1.23) | 46.5 | (1.37) | 44.4 | (1.25) | 117 | (4.6) | 29.7 | (1.19) | 31.0 | (1.16) | 32.4 | (1.12) | 86 | (3.8) | 31.4 | (1.42) | 33.3 | (1.74) | 27.0 | (1.60) | 32 | (2.3) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 69.0 | (0.70) | 70.2 | (0.83) | 69.1 | (0.87) | 439 | (9.7) | 54.0 | (0.81) | 57.1 | (0.93) | 55.4 | (0.88) | 352 | (8.4) | 21.7 | (0.83) | 18.7 | (0.86) | 19.9 | (0.82) | 87 | (4.2) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 72.9 | (1.62) | 76.7 | (1.49) | 76.8 | (1.54) | 120 | (5.2) | 63.1 | (1.61) | 66.2 | (1.67) | 69.2 | (1.68) | 108 | (5.0) | 13.5 | (1.20) | 13.6 | (1.30) | 9.8 | (1.22) | 12 | (1.5) | ||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 68.7 | (0.60) | 68.3 | (0.58) | 69.7 | (0.60) | 803 | (11.5) | 55.4 | (0.72) | 55.7 | (0.59) | 57.9 | (0.64) | 668 | (11.0) | 19.3 | (0.58) | 18.6 | (0.51) | 16.9 | (0.52) | 136 | (4.3) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 49.9 | (1.11) | 49.6 | (1.17) | 51.3 | (1.25) | 156 | (5.1) | 36.8 | (1.03) | 34.6 | (0.97) | 39.3 | (1.18) | 120 | (4.4) | 26.3 | (1.09) | 30.2 | (1.23) | 23.5 | (1.47) | 37 | (2.6) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 75.0 | (0.67) | 74.9 | (0.75) | 75.2 | (0.66) | 525 | (8.5) | 61.1 | (0.78) | 62.8 | (0.76) | 62.9 | (0.77) | 439 | (8.0) | 18.5 | (0.70) | 16.2 | (0.61) | 16.3 | (0.64) | 86 | (3.6) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 77.7 | (1.58) | 80.3 | (1.19) | 81.0 | (1.50) | 122 | (5.0) | 67.5 | (1.67) | 70.3 | (1.52) | 72.3 | (1.61) | 109 | (4.9) | 13.1 | (1.28) | 12.5 | (1.24) | 10.8 | (1.31) | 13 | (1.6) | ||||||||||
| Black, all education levels | 57.3 | (1.05) | 60.4 | (0.97) | 57.4 | (1.14) | 243 | (7.8) | 38.0 | (1.12) | 41.0 | (1.11) | 40.3 | (1.22) | 170 | (7.0) | 33.6 | (1.50) | 32.2 | (1.59) | 29.8 | (1.29) | 72 | (3.4) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 38.5 | (2.10) | 43.3 | (1.95) | 37.9 | (1.95) | 42 | (2.8) | 18.5 | (1.88) | 22.2 | (1.60) | 21.5 | (1.73) | 24 | (2.1) | 51.8 | (3.66) | 48.7 | (3.61) | 43.4 | (3.34) | 18 | (1.8) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 64.4 | (1.36) | 65.2 | (1.34) | 63.6 | (1.41) | 168 | (6.7) | 44.2 | (1.45) | 46.0 | (1.64) | 45.5 | (1.53) | 120 | (6.0) | 31.4 | (1.78) | 29.4 | (1.95) | 28.5 | (1.52) | 48 | (2.7) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 65.4 | (3.04) | 74.3 | (3.04) | 69.2 | (3.32) | 32 | (2.9) | 51.6 | (2.96) | 57.4 | (3.67) | 56.1 | (3.56) | 26 | (2.6) | 21.2 | (2.79) | 22.8 | (3.16) | 19.0 | (3.58) | 6 | (1.3) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 64.1 | (0.93) | 64.4 | (0.77) | 64.5 | (0.68) | 441 | (7.3) | 50.0 | (0.89) | 52.1 | (0.81) | 51.7 | (0.73) | 353 | (6.5) | 22.0 | (0.86) | 19.1 | (0.81) | 19.9 | (0.75) | 88 | (3.7) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 49.9 | (1.66) | 50.6 | (1.47) | 52.1 | (1.48) | 106 | (4.3) | 36.4 | (1.56) | 38.1 | (1.50) | 39.1 | (1.45) | 80 | (3.8) | 27.1 | (1.97) | 24.7 | (2.03) | 24.9 | (1.71) | 26 | (2.0) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 70.7 | (1.11) | 70.7 | (0.91) | 69.1 | (0.76) | 278 | (6.5) | 55.5 | (1.13) | 58.1 | (0.93) | 55.6 | (0.85) | 223 | (5.6) | 21.5 | (1.13) | 17.9 | (0.99) | 19.5 | (0.93) | 54 | (3.0) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 71.6 | (2.62) | 70.8 | (2.12) | 73.2 | (1.97) | 57 | (3.6) | 61.6 | (2.81) | 60.8 | (2.16) | 64.4 | (2.06) | 50 | (3.3) | 13.9 | (2.15) | 14.1 | (1.90) | 12.0 | (1.74) | 7 | (1.1) | ||||||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 59.4 | (2.88) | 58.6 | (3.14) | 48.9 | (3.06) | 25 | (2.1) | 47.6 | (3.07) | 50.1 | (3.25) | 39.2 | (2.96) | 20 | (1.9) | 19.9 | (3.14) | 14.5 | (3.17) | 19.8 | (3.24) | 5 | (0.9) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 43.7 | (5.35) | 40.7 | (5.06) | 29.2 | (5.42) | 4 | (0.8) | 29.2 | (3.96) | 33.3 | (5.41) | 21.1 | (5.17) | 3 | (0.7) | 33.3 | (7.37) | 18.3 | ! | (6.73) | 27.8 | ! | (8.64) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | |||||||
| High school completion4 | 67.0 | (3.90) | 64.0 | (3.71) | 53.8 | (3.98) | 14 | (1.5) | 55.4 | (4.37) | 56.6 | (3.99) | 42.7 | (4.05) | 11 | (1.3) | 17.2 | (3.66) | 11.6 | (3.44) | 20.6 | (4.50) | 3 | (0.7) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 55.9 | (6.56) | 66.0 | (6.86) | 59.2 | (7.23) | 7 | (1.1) | 47.6 | (7.29) | 52.7 | (7.22) | 51.1 | (7.26) | 6 | (1.0) | 14.8 | ! | (6.61) | 20.2 | ! | (7.51) | 13.7 | ! | (4.97) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| education levels | 49.0 | (2.55) | 53.6 | (3.72) | 52.5 | (3.74) | 16 | (1.6) | 30.1 | (2.28) | 39.0 | (3.40) | 39.6 | (3.51) | 12 | (1.4) | 38.5 | (3.73) | 27.3 | (3.59) | 24.5 | (3.31) | 4 | (0.6) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 35.5 | (5.16) | 30.8 | (4.76) | 37.2 | (5.79) | 4 | (0.9) | 15.4 | (3.52) | 18.0 | (3.61) | 25.3 | (5.79) | 3 | (0.8) | 56.5 | (9.24) | 41.6 | (8.34) | 32.1 | (7.92) | 1 | (0.3) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 57.4 | (4.05) | 65.4 | (3.83) | 62.4 | (4.54) | 10 | (1.2) | 38.1 | (3.69) | 49.0 | (4.27) | 48.0 | (4.54) | 8 | (1.0) | 33.7 | (4.80) | 25.0 | (4.55) | 23.0 | (4.67) | 2 | (0.6) | ||||||||||
| At least some college | 54.3 | (9.80) | 57.7 | (7.60) | 59.2 | (9.33) | 2 | (0.4) | 42.6 | (9.83) | 45.8 | (7.86) | 50.8 | (8.91) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | 20.5 | ! | (9.95) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| 20 to 24 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 81.5 | (0.15) | 82.2 | (0.16) | 82.2 | (0.16) | 10,363 | (37.3) | 71.6 | (0.19) | 72.9 | (0.18) | 73.6 | (0.19) | 9,281 | (36.2) | 12.2 | (0.15) | 11.3 | (0.14) | 10.4 | (0.13) | 1,082 | (14.1) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 64.2 | (0.48) | 64.4 | (0.55) | 63.3 | (0.55) | 918 | (14.2) | 50.5 | (0.52) | 50.7 | (0.57) | 51.3 | (0.59) | 744 | (12.5) | 21.4 | (0.49) | 21.4 | (0.56) | 19.0 | (0.63) | 175 | (6.6) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.8 | (0.27) | 79.9 | (0.27) | 79.2 | (0.27) | 4,288 | (30.5) | 67.4 | (0.31) | 69.1 | (0.31) | 69.0 | (0.29) | 3,733 | (27.9) | 14.5 | (0.26) | 13.5 | (0.25) | 12.9 | (0.20) | 555 | (9.5) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 86.0 | (0.25) | 86.2 | (0.29) | 86.6 | (0.24) | 2,653 | (20.4) | 77.2 | (0.31) | 78.6 | (0.35) | 79.6 | (0.27) | 2,438 | (20.0) | 10.3 | (0.29) | 8.8 | (0.24) | 8.1 | (0.25) | 215 | (6.8) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 91.6 | (0.40) | 90.9 | (0.57) | 90.4 | (0.45) | 594 | (11.3) | 85.7 | (0.56) | 85.8 | (0.65) | 86.2 | (0.55) | 566 | (11.1) | 6.4 | (0.48) | 5.6 | (0.43) | 4.7 | (0.36) | 28 | (2.2) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 93.4 | (0.23) | 93.5 | (0.24) | 94.0 | (0.24) | 1,911 | (19.7) | 87.9 | (0.32) | 88.0 | (0.32) | 88.6 | (0.30) | 1,801 | (19.1) | 6.0 | (0.24) | 5.9 | (0.21) | 5.8 | (0.21) | 110 | (4.2) | ||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 83.5 | (0.21) | 83.7 | (0.18) | 83.9 | (0.18) | 5,675 | (26.3) | 72.7 | (0.27) | 73.8 | (0.24) | 74.5 | (0.22) | 5,043 | (25.0) | 12.9 | (0.21) | 11.8 | (0.20) | 11.1 | (0.16) | 632 | (9.6) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 68.5 | (0.55) | 68.2 | (0.66) | 67.1 | (0.63) | 588 | (11.5) | 54.6 | (0.59) | 54.8 | (0.69) | 55.0 | (0.71) | 482 | (10.2) | 20.3 | (0.53) | 19.8 | (0.64) | 18.0 | (0.75) | 106 | (4.9) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 81.9 | (0.27) | 82.6 | (0.31) | 82.5 | (0.27) | 2,598 | (22.6) | 70.0 | (0.39) | 71.6 | (0.38) | 71.8 | (0.34) | 2,261 | (20.9) | 14.6 | (0.37) | 13.3 | (0.31) | 13.0 | (0.25) | 337 | (7.1) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 88.6 | (0.35) | 87.9 | (0.34) | 88.5 | (0.35) | 1,396 | (14.7) | 79.1 | (0.44) | 79.8 | (0.44) | 81.3 | (0.40) | 1,283 | (13.6) | 10.8 | (0.37) | 9.2 | (0.31) | 8.1 | (0.36) | 113 | (5.3) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 94.1 | (0.47) | 93.7 | (0.58) | 93.6 | (0.56) | 283 | (7.9) | 87.4 | (0.86) | 88.2 | (0.85) | 88.5 | (0.74) | 267 | (7.6) | 7.2 | (0.80) | 5.9 | (0.63) | 5.4 | (0.53) | 15 | (1.5) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 94.5 | (0.34) | 94.1 | (0.36) | 94.5 | (0.36) | 810 | (12.2) | 88.0 | (0.50) | 87.7 | (0.47) | 87.4 | (0.50) | 749 | (11.7) | 6.9 | (0.42) | 6.9 | (0.35) | 7.5 | (0.40) | 61 | (3.4) | ||||||||||
| Female, all education levels | 79.1 | (0.21) | 80.5 | (0.23) | 80.2 | (0.24) | 4,688 | (24.2) | 70.3 | (0.28) | 71.9 | (0.24) | 72.5 | (0.27) | 4,239 | (23.3) | 11.2 | (0.23) | 10.6 | (0.19) | 9.6 | (0.19) | 450 | (9.3) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 57.6 | (0.87) | 58.4 | (0.93) | 57.6 | (0.94) | 330 | (7.5) | 44.2 | (0.92) | 44.1 | (0.95) | 45.6 | (0.88) | 262 | (6.7) | 23.2 | (0.93) | 24.4 | (1.04) | 20.8 | (0.91) | 69 | (3.4) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 74.3 | (0.41) | 76.1 | (0.40) | 74.7 | (0.44) | 1,689 | (16.9) | 63.7 | (0.42) | 65.6 | (0.44) | 65.1 | (0.46) | 1,471 | (16.3) | 14.3 | (0.37) | 13.7 | (0.41) | 12.9 | (0.33) | 218 | (5.8) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 83.2 | (0.36) | 84.4 | (0.42) | 84.6 | (0.41) | 1,257 | (15.3) | 75.2 | (0.46) | 77.3 | (0.52) | 77.8 | (0.45) | 1,155 | (15.4) | 9.6 | (0.41) | 8.4 | (0.36) | 8.1 | (0.35) | 101 | (4.4) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 89.4 | (0.67) | 88.6 | (0.81) | 87.8 | (0.68) | 311 | (7.5) | 84.2 | (0.78) | 83.9 | (0.93) | 84.2 | (0.71) | 299 | (7.3) | 5.7 | (0.56) | 5.3 | (0.59) | 4.0 | (0.40) | 12 | (1.3) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 92.7 | (0.29) | 93.0 | (0.32) | 93.7 | (0.28) | 1,101 | (15.2) | 87.7 | (0.40) | 88.2 | (0.41) | 89.5 | (0.37) | 1,052 | (14.6) | 5.4 | (0.29) | 5.2 | (0.26) | 4.5 | (0.26) | 50 | (3.0) | ||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 84.4 | (0.17) | 84.8 | (0.20) | 85.2 | (0.19) | 5,661 | (23.4) | 76.1 | (0.21) | 77.1 | (0.25) | 77.8 | (0.24) | 5,170 | (22.5) | 9.9 | (0.18) | 9.1 | (0.18) | 8.7 | (0.16) | 492 | (9.6) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 64.6 | (0.79) | 65.6 | (0.81) | 63.8 | (0.87) | 377 | (8.2) | 50.8 | (0.82) | 51.1 | (0.96) | 51.7 | (0.86) | 305 | (6.9) | 21.3 | (0.76) | 22.1 | (1.07) | 18.9 | (0.85) | 71 | (3.8) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 80.7 | (0.32) | 81.3 | (0.36) | 82.0 | (0.32) | 2,212 | (20.9) | 70.5 | (0.36) | 72.1 | (0.40) | 72.6 | (0.40) | 1,958 | (19.9) | 12.6 | (0.29) | 11.3 | (0.30) | 11.5 | (0.28) | 254 | (6.5) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 87.6 | (0.33) | 87.3 | (0.35) | 88.1 | (0.27) | 1,375 | (14.5) | 80.7 | (0.38) | 81.3 | (0.41) | 82.5 | (0.34) | 1,287 | (13.9) | 7.9 | (0.29) | 6.9 | (0.27) | 6.4 | (0.28) | 88 | (4.0) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 93.0 | (0.38) | 93.0 | (0.61) | 92.2 | (0.51) | 388 | (8.8) | 88.3 | (0.64) | 88.4 | (0.84) | 88.6 | (0.57) | 373 | (8.5) | 5.1 | (0.53) | 5.0 | (0.56) | 3.9 | (0.38) | 15 | (1.6) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 95.1 | (0.24) | 95.0 | (0.29) | 95.2 | (0.27) | 1,309 | (15.1) | 90.4 | (0.32) | 90.4 | (0.37) | 90.6 | (0.35) | 1,246 | (14.9) | 5.0 | (0.23) | 4.9 | (0.20) | 4.8 | (0.24) | 63 | (3.2) | ||||||||||
| Black, all education levels | 75.8 | (0.46) | 77.1 | (0.48) | 76.0 | (0.49) | 1,501 | (18.0) | 60.1 | (0.57) | 62.9 | (0.51) | 62.2 | (0.56) | 1,228 | (16.8) | 20.8 | (0.54) | 18.5 | (0.45) | 18.2 | (0.51) | 272 | (8.2) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 52.6 | (1.35) | 53.5 | (1.43) | 51.2 | (1.41) | 128 | (5.1) | 32.4 | (1.28) | 35.0 | (1.45) | 33.8 | (1.49) | 85 | (4.5) | 38.4 | (1.87) | 34.6 | (1.82) | 34.1 | (2.13) | 44 | (3.2) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 73.7 | (0.68) | 76.1 | (0.74) | 73.7 | (0.66) | 703 | (10.7) | 56.7 | (0.79) | 60.0 | (0.91) | 58.8 | (0.85) | 560 | (10.9) | 23.1 | (0.77) | 21.1 | (0.78) | 20.2 | (0.79) | 142 | (5.6) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 85.0 | (0.71) | 85.9 | (0.76) | 84.8 | (0.79) | 454 | (10.9) | 71.5 | (1.03) | 74.3 | (0.98) | 72.5 | (0.86) | 388 | (9.6) | 15.9 | (0.90) | 13.5 | (0.83) | 14.6 | (0.80) | 66 | (4.1) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 92.0 | (1.29) | 84.1 | (2.28) | 87.5 | (1.87) | 62 | (4.3) | 82.6 | (2.02) | 76.1 | (2.48) | 79.9 | (2.28) | 57 | (3.9) | 10.2 | (1.59) | 9.5 | (1.90) | 8.6 | (1.78) | 5 | (1.2) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 93.5 | (1.01) | 92.1 | (1.05) | 93.1 | (0.96) | 154 | (6.1) | 82.8 | (1.55) | 83.8 | (1.25) | 84.0 | (1.44) | 139 | (5.6) | 11.4 | (1.30) | 9.0 | (1.01) | 9.7 | (1.15) | 15 | (1.9) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic, all education levels | 79.4 | (0.35) | 80.6 | (0.34) | 80.3 | (0.28) | 2,427 | (17.3) | 70.1 | (0.38) | 71.3 | (0.39) | 72.6 | (0.32) | 2,194 | (17.0) | 11.7 | (0.29) | 11.6 | (0.31) | 9.6 | (0.26) | 233 | (6.5) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 69.7 | (0.75) | 69.3 | (0.85) | 69.6 | (0.91) | 359 | (9.4) | 59.5 | (0.94) | 58.5 | (0.94) | 60.1 | (0.91) | 310 | (7.7) | 14.7 | (0.77) | 15.5 | (0.83) | 13.6 | (0.88) | 49 | (3.7) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 78.9 | (0.51) | 80.6 | (0.46) | 78.7 | (0.49) | 1,119 | (14.3) | 69.0 | (0.52) | 70.5 | (0.56) | 70.4 | (0.48) | 1,001 | (13.3) | 12.5 | (0.43) | 12.6 | (0.46) | 10.5 | (0.35) | 118 | (4.3) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 84.1 | (0.59) | 85.1 | (0.51) | 85.6 | (0.59) | 623 | (10.5) | 75.7 | (0.68) | 77.2 | (0.66) | 79.1 | (0.73) | 576 | (10.2) | 10.1 | (0.55) | 9.3 | (0.59) | 7.5 | (0.55) | 47 | (3.6) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 88.7 | (1.36) | 90.1 | (1.09) | 88.1 | (1.40) | 109 | (4.9) | 82.0 | (1.60) | 84.9 | (1.28) | 83.6 | (1.66) | 103 | (4.9) | 7.5 | (1.03) | 5.8 | (1.01) | 5.2 | (0.96) | 6 | (1.0) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.5 | (0.81) | 91.1 | (0.93) | 93.5 | (0.66) | 216 | (6.7) | 84.9 | (1.04) | 83.7 | (1.15) | 87.9 | (0.88) | 203 | (6.1) | 7.2 | (0.83) | 8.1 | (0.89) | 6.0 | (0.67) | 13 | (1.6) | ||||||||||
| Asian, all education levels | 78.8 | (0.83) | 80.1 | (0.91) | 81.7 | (0.73) | 335 | (7.4) | 71.1 | (0.95) | 72.4 | (1.05) | 74.8 | (0.84) | 307 | (7.1) | 9.8 | (0.69) | 9.6 | (0.59) | 8.4 | (0.68) | 28 | (2.4) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 69.0 | (3.34) | 67.9 | (2.88) | 62.7 | (3.54) | 20 | (1.9) | 56.5 | (3.60) | 58.9 | (2.98) | 55.5 | (3.63) | 17 | (1.7) | 18.0 | (3.45) | 13.2 | (2.70) | 11.5 | ! | (4.21) | 2 | ! | (0.9) | ||||||||
| High school completion4 | 74.9 | (2.14) | 76.1 | (1.92) | 76.6 | (1.56) | 73 | (3.8) | 66.5 | (2.37) | 69.3 | (1.99) | 68.7 | (1.86) | 65 | (3.8) | 11.2 | (1.70) | 8.9 | (1.22) | 10.3 | (1.29) | 7 | (0.9) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 78.8 | (1.79) | 77.5 | (2.04) | 80.2 | (1.68) | 65 | (3.8) | 70.7 | (2.10) | 68.4 | (2.30) | 75.3 | (1.90) | 61 | (3.6) | 10.3 | (1.66) | 11.7 | (1.64) | 6.1 | (1.16) | 4 | (0.8) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 74.4 | (4.19) | 77.0 | (4.25) | 87.8 | (3.02) | 14 | (1.4) | 69.7 | (4.09) | 69.4 | (4.32) | 85.8 | (3.23) | 14 | (1.5) | 6.4 | ! | (2.09) | 9.8 | ! | (3.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 83.5 | (1.24) | 86.0 | (1.21) | 87.5 | (0.88) | 163 | (5.2) | 76.9 | (1.41) | 78.4 | (1.30) | 79.9 | (0.95) | 149 | (5.0) | 7.9 | (0.81) | 8.8 | (0.85) | 8.7 | (0.92) | 14 | (1.6) | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| education levels | 69.7 | (1.54) | 70.0 | (1.34) | 66.4 | (1.59) | 73 | (3.0) | 53.2 | (1.89) | 53.5 | (1.57) | 55.2 | (1.89) | 60 | (3.1) | 23.6 | (2.08) | 23.5 | (1.70) | 16.9 | (1.75) | 12 | (1.2) | ||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | 53.6 | (3.78) | 55.2 | (3.79) | 45.1 | (4.12) | 8 | (1.0) | 37.4 | (3.59) | 32.3 | (3.86) | 32.5 | (4.44) | 5 | (0.9) | 30.3 | (4.70) | 41.6 | (5.16) | 28.0 | (5.48) | 2 | (0.4) | ||||||||||
| High school completion4 | 70.0 | (2.16) | 67.8 | (2.10) | 66.9 | (2.03) | 39 | (2.3) | 51.9 | (3.00) | 49.7 | (2.24) | 54.0 | (2.22) | 31 | (2.1) | 25.9 | (3.24) | 26.6 | (2.42) | 19.2 | (2.62) | 7 | (1.1) | ||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 77.2 | (2.84) | 80.7 | (3.00) | 75.1 | (3.05) | 20 | (1.7) | 60.4 | (3.60) | 69.7 | (3.43) | 65.9 | (3.00) | 17 | (1.6) | 21.7 | (3.69) | 13.6 | (2.55) | 12.3 | (2.39) | 2 | (0.5) | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 90.1 | (4.91) | 82.9 | (6.08) | 76.2 | (6.89) | 3 | (0.6) | 75.7 | (9.47) | 82.9 | (6.08) | 71.7 | (7.75) | 3 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 92.8 | (4.21) | 93.4 | (4.37) | 81.1 | (7.52) | 4 | (0.7) | 88.6 | (5.07) | 75.8 | (8.72) | 79.0 | (7.85) | 3 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 18.8 | ! | (8.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| †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. Estimates are for all nonenrolled civilians in the given age range, including persons living in households and persons living in group quarters (e.g., residential treatment centers or correctional facilities). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2015, 2016, and 2017, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared June 2019.) |