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| 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 |
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| Selected characteristic | Total population ages 16 to 65 (in thousands) | Number who have work credentials or have completed a work experience program (in thousands) | Percent who have work credentials or have completed a work experience program | Percentage distribution of those who have work credentials or have completed a work experience program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Work credentials1 | Work experience program5 | Work credentials1 | Work experience program5 | Work credentials1 | Work experience program5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Any work credentials2 | Certification3 | License4 | Any work credentials2 | Certification3 | License4 | Any work credentials | Certification3 | License4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 196,343 | (#) | 41,394 | (517.9) | 11,787 | (347.2) | 34,478 | (488.6) | 41,283 | (616.2) | 21.1 | (0.26) | 6.0 | (0.18) | 17.6 | (0.25) | 21.0 | (0.31) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 91,182 | (666.5) | 17,250 | (435.7) | 5,851 | (239.9) | 13,811 | (420.4) | 16,102 | (426.6) | 18.9 | (0.46) | 6.4 | (0.26) | 15.1 | (0.45) | 17.7 | (0.44) | 41.7 | (0.90) | 49.6 | (1.67) | 40.1 | (1.00) | 39.0 | (0.80) | |||||||||||||
| Female | 105,161 | (666.5) | 24,144 | (469.8) | 5,936 | (282.5) | 20,667 | (415.8) | 25,182 | (476.7) | 23.0 | (0.40) | 5.6 | (0.26) | 19.7 | (0.36) | 23.9 | (0.42) | 58.3 | (0.90) | 50.4 | (1.67) | 59.9 | (1.00) | 61.0 | (0.80) | |||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 120,744 | (363.1) | 28,671 | (413.1) | 8,264 | (293.9) | 23,867 | (385.4) | 28,691 | (491.6) | 23.7 | (0.33) | 6.8 | (0.24) | 19.8 | (0.31) | 23.8 | (0.40) | 69.3 | (0.63) | 70.1 | (1.32) | 69.2 | (0.69) | 69.5 | (0.60) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 24,033 | (#) | 4,812 | (222.1) | 1,169 | (108.0) | 4,182 | (230.6) | 4,248 | (165.0) | 20.0 | (0.92) | 4.9 | (0.45) | 17.4 | (0.96) | 17.7 | (0.69) | 11.6 | (0.50) | 9.9 | (0.91) | 12.1 | (0.64) | 10.3 | (0.37) | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 33,546 | (#) | 4,793 | (215.0) | 1,413 | (127.8) | 3,902 | (195.7) | 4,139 | (198.8) | 14.3 | (0.64) | 4.2 | (0.38) | 11.6 | (0.58) | 12.3 | (0.59) | 11.6 | (0.48) | 12.0 | (0.97) | 11.3 | (0.51) | 10.0 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||
| Asian | 11,278 | (313.2) | 1,969 | (130.7) | 571 | (64.5) | 1,594 | (118.5) | 2,734 | (139.1) | 17.5 | (1.09) | 5.1 | (0.56) | 14.1 | (1.00) | 24.2 | (1.05) | 4.8 | (0.32) | 4.8 | (0.56) | 4.6 | (0.34) | 6.6 | (0.33) | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 678 | (96.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.6 | ! | (3.54) | 2.7 | ! | (1.23) | 8.7 | ! | (3.53) | 17.4 | (4.58) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 0.3 | (0.07) | |||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1,329 | (125.3) | 149 | (29.9) | ‡ | (†) | 126 | (28.6) | 218 | (49.6) | 11.2 | (2.29) | 2.6 | ! | (1.00) | 9.5 | (2.18) | 16.4 | (3.37) | 0.4 | (0.07) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 0.4 | (0.08) | 0.5 | (0.12) | |||||||||||
| Two or more races | 4,734 | (222.8) | 935 | (101.8) | 316 | (49.9) | 749 | (97.6) | 1,135 | (99.3) | 19.8 | (1.90) | 6.7 | (0.98) | 15.8 | (1.90) | 24.0 | (1.76) | 2.3 | (0.24) | 2.7 | (0.41) | 2.2 | (0.28) | 2.7 | (0.24) | |||||||||||||
| Age group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 to 24 years old | 27,302 | (165.5) | 2,421 | (153.8) | 738 | (87.2) | 1,864 | (144.4) | 5,545 | (241.3) | 8.9 | (0.57) | 2.7 | (0.32) | 6.8 | (0.54) | 20.3 | (0.89) | 5.8 | (0.37) | 6.3 | (0.73) | 5.4 | (0.41) | 13.4 | (0.54) | |||||||||||||
| 25 to 34 years old | 41,619 | (286.7) | 9,488 | (296.1) | 2,935 | (174.6) | 7,784 | (267.2) | 12,868 | (387.5) | 22.8 | (0.66) | 7.1 | (0.42) | 18.7 | (0.60) | 30.9 | (0.89) | 22.9 | (0.63) | 24.9 | (1.20) | 22.6 | (0.68) | 31.2 | (0.74) | |||||||||||||
| 35 to 44 years old | 40,044 | (285.4) | 10,402 | (339.9) | 3,035 | (177.2) | 8,606 | (335.5) | 9,602 | (313.0) | 26.0 | (0.82) | 7.6 | (0.44) | 21.5 | (0.82) | 24.0 | (0.77) | 25.1 | (0.70) | 25.7 | (1.11) | 25.0 | (0.80) | 23.3 | (0.67) | |||||||||||||
| 45 to 54 years old | 41,778 | (276.7) | 9,869 | (267.1) | 2,724 | (161.3) | 8,333 | (235.4) | 6,915 | (259.2) | 23.6 | (0.63) | 6.5 | (0.39) | 19.9 | (0.56) | 16.6 | (0.62) | 23.8 | (0.61) | 23.1 | (1.22) | 24.2 | (0.66) | 16.7 | (0.58) | |||||||||||||
| 55 to 65 years old | 45,599 | (176.5) | 9,215 | (179.9) | 2,356 | (100.9) | 7,891 | (165.7) | 6,353 | (125.1) | 20.2 | (0.38) | 5.2 | (0.22) | 17.3 | (0.36) | 13.9 | (0.28) | 22.3 | (0.41) | 20.0 | (0.89) | 22.9 | (0.50) | 15.4 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||
| Highest level of education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 21,297 | (#) | 1,103 | (124.8) | 392 | (68.1) | 849 | (107.7) | 596 | (97.5) | 5.2 | (0.59) | 1.8 | (0.32) | 4.0 | (0.51) | 2.8 | (0.46) | 2.7 | (0.30) | 3.3 | (0.57) | 2.5 | (0.31) | 1.4 | (0.24) | |||||||||||||
| High school (or equivalent) | 52,605 | (#) | 6,020 | (227.8) | 1,688 | (152.5) | 4,869 | (192.6) | 3,610 | (235.6) | 11.4 | (0.43) | 3.2 | (0.29) | 9.3 | (0.37) | 6.9 | (0.45) | 14.5 | (0.52) | 14.3 | (1.14) | 14.1 | (0.55) | 8.7 | (0.52) | |||||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 43,815 | (543.3) | 8,085 | (248.2) | 2,554 | (153.2) | 6,509 | (236.4) | 5,874 | (259.9) | 18.5 | (0.50) | 5.8 | (0.35) | 14.9 | (0.48) | 13.4 | (0.56) | 19.5 | (0.54) | 21.7 | (1.13) | 18.9 | (0.62) | 14.2 | (0.57) | |||||||||||||
| Some college credit, but less than 1 year |
13,936 | (352.8) | 2,481 | (165.0) | 801 | (94.1) | 1,973 | (141.1) | 1,483 | (118.7) | 17.8 | (1.15) | 5.7 | (0.66) | 14.2 | (0.99) | 10.6 | (0.76) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 6.8 | (0.78) | 5.7 | (0.40) | 3.6 | (0.28) | |||||||||||||
| One or more years of college credit, no degree |
29,879 | (477.6) | 5,604 | (228.4) | 1,753 | (142.4) | 4,537 | (208.1) | 4,391 | (223.5) | 18.8 | (0.70) | 5.9 | (0.48) | 15.2 | (0.62) | 14.7 | (0.71) | 13.5 | (0.52) | 14.9 | (1.12) | 13.2 | (0.56) | 10.6 | (0.49) | |||||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 16,317 | (386.2) | 4,976 | (233.8) | 1,505 | (146.9) | 4,083 | (205.0) | 4,201 | (202.0) | 30.5 | (1.08) | 9.2 | (0.84) | 25.0 | (0.99) | 25.7 | (1.01) | 12.0 | (0.53) | 12.8 | (1.10) | 11.8 | (0.55) | 10.2 | (0.47) | |||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 41,861 | (435.3) | 11,450 | (295.9) | 3,539 | (167.7) | 9,438 | (263.9) | 15,550 | (346.6) | 27.4 | (0.65) | 8.5 | (0.38) | 22.5 | (0.60) | 37.1 | (0.74) | 27.7 | (0.64) | 30.0 | (1.31) | 27.4 | (0.68) | 37.7 | (0.66) | |||||||||||||
| Graduate or professional degree |
20,449 | (#) | 9,760 | (204.6) | 2,109 | (117.7) | 8,731 | (215.4) | 11,453 | (204.0) | 47.7 | (1.00) | 10.3 | (0.58) | 42.7 | (1.05) | 56.0 | (1.00) | 23.6 | (0.44) | 17.9 | (1.02) | 25.3 | (0.51) | 27.7 | (0.47) | |||||||||||||
| Labor force and employment status |
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| In labor force6 | 142,347 | (531.9) | 35,636 | (485.0) | 10,384 | (314.2) | 29,519 | (475.6) | 33,399 | (561.1) | 25.0 | (0.35) | 7.3 | (0.22) | 20.7 | (0.35) | 23.5 | (0.38) | 86.1 | (0.48) | 88.1 | (0.96) | 85.6 | (0.56) | 80.9 | (0.67) | |||||||||||||
| Employed | 127,795 | (539.9) | 33,924 | (452.9) | 9,766 | (297.5) | 28,213 | (443.6) | 31,232 | (545.4) | 26.5 | (0.37) | 7.6 | (0.23) | 22.1 | (0.37) | 24.4 | (0.43) | 82.0 | (0.55) | 82.9 | (1.06) | 81.8 | (0.61) | 75.7 | (0.76) | |||||||||||||
| Underemployed7 | 14,333 | (407.7) | 2,337 | (147.7) | 786 | (84.2) | 1,895 | (118.5) | 2,935 | (194.3) | 16.3 | (0.98) | 5.5 | (0.57) | 13.2 | (0.79) | 20.5 | (1.27) | 5.6 | (0.36) | 6.7 | (0.72) | 5.5 | (0.34) | 7.1 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||
| Not underemployed | 113,461 | (544.7) | 31,587 | (459.7) | 8,980 | (286.2) | 26,318 | (439.8) | 28,297 | (512.9) | 27.8 | (0.40) | 7.9 | (0.25) | 23.2 | (0.38) | 24.9 | (0.46) | 76.3 | (0.64) | 76.2 | (1.00) | 76.3 | (0.69) | 68.5 | (0.81) | |||||||||||||
| Unemployed8 | 14,552 | (433.6) | 1,712 | (137.0) | 618 | (71.3) | 1,306 | (124.9) | 2,167 | (147.5) | 11.8 | (0.94) | 4.2 | (0.50) | 9.0 | (0.86) | 14.9 | (0.91) | 4.1 | (0.32) | 5.2 | (0.57) | 3.8 | (0.35) | 5.2 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||
| Not in labor force | 53,995 | (531.9) | 5,758 | (210.6) | 1,403 | (123.9) | 4,960 | (197.7) | 7,884 | (305.2) | 10.7 | (0.37) | 2.6 | (0.23) | 9.2 | (0.35) | 14.6 | (0.55) | 13.9 | (0.48) | 11.9 | (0.96) | 14.4 | (0.56) | 19.1 | (0.67) | |||||||||||||
| Earnings over past 12 months9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $0 to $20,000 | 50,030 | (#) | 6,892 | (270.4) | 1,799 | (112.7) | 5,706 | (247.4) | 8,210 | (301.9) | 13.8 | (0.54) | 3.6 | (0.23) | 11.4 | (0.49) | 16.4 | (0.60) | 18.3 | (0.66) | 16.7 | (0.89) | 18.1 | (0.73) | 23.0 | (0.74) | |||||||||||||
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 54,796 | (#) | 13,096 | (366.4) | 3,536 | (196.5) | 11,026 | (336.7) | 11,813 | (284.9) | 23.9 | (0.67) | 6.5 | (0.36) | 20.1 | (0.61) | 21.6 | (0.52) | 34.7 | (0.76) | 32.9 | (1.32) | 35.0 | (0.85) | 33.1 | (0.71) | |||||||||||||
| $50,001 or more | 48,180 | (#) | 17,762 | (295.0) | 5,419 | (185.2) | 14,731 | (301.6) | 15,718 | (366.9) | 36.9 | (0.61) | 11.2 | (0.38) | 30.6 | (0.63) | 32.6 | (0.76) | 47.1 | (0.70) | 50.4 | (1.41) | 46.8 | (0.80) | 44.0 | (0.68) | |||||||||||||
| Occupational field (among ever-employed adults) |
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| Business management and operations (except financial) |
20,316 | (368.4) | 3,949 | (154.5) | 1,600 | (98.0) | 2,774 | (130.2) | 5,186 | (182.6) | 19.4 | (0.76) | 7.9 | (0.47) | 13.7 | (0.67) | 25.5 | (0.83) | 9.6 | (0.38) | 13.7 | (0.89) | 8.1 | (0.37) | 12.7 | (0.44) | |||||||||||||
| Financial specialists | 3,934 | (167.5) | 1,167 | (98.4) | 505 | (64.0) | 849 | (83.4) | 1,109 | (104.6) | 29.7 | (2.29) | 12.8 | (1.51) | 21.6 | (2.07) | 28.2 | (2.21) | 2.8 | (0.23) | 4.3 | (0.53) | 2.5 | (0.24) | 2.7 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||
| Scientists, engineers, and architects |
5,004 | (183.5) | 1,174 | (104.2) | 502 | (59.6) | 820 | (80.5) | 2,109 | (133.8) | 23.5 | (1.81) | 10.0 | (1.10) | 16.4 | (1.50) | 42.1 | (2.17) | 2.9 | (0.25) | 4.3 | (0.52) | 2.4 | (0.23) | 5.2 | (0.32) | |||||||||||||
| Computer occupations | 4,443 | (211.1) | 677 | (68.5) | 557 | (64.9) | 201 | (31.3) | 1,358 | (119.6) | 15.2 | (1.44) | 12.5 | (1.33) | 4.5 | (0.73) | 30.6 | (2.06) | 1.6 | (0.17) | 4.8 | (0.54) | 0.6 | (0.09) | 3.3 | (0.29) | |||||||||||||
| Community, social service, and legal |
4,655 | (188.8) | 2,023 | (131.3) | 378 | (51.6) | 1,807 | (113.1) | 2,515 | (146.6) | 43.5 | (2.24) | 8.1 | (1.09) | 38.8 | (1.90) | 54.0 | (2.51) | 4.9 | (0.32) | 3.2 | (0.43) | 5.3 | (0.33) | 6.2 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||
| Education and library occupations |
11,842 | (363.7) | 5,812 | (267.7) | 725 | (80.3) | 5,554 | (255.3) | 5,274 | (238.4) | 49.1 | (1.45) | 6.1 | (0.62) | 46.9 | (1.41) | 44.5 | (1.31) | 14.2 | (0.59) | 6.2 | (0.68) | 16.2 | (0.67) | 12.9 | (0.55) | |||||||||||||
| Arts, design, entertainment, and media |
3,612 | (163.0) | 294 | (48.6) | 170 | (45.0) | 197 | (34.7) | 1,420 | (102.4) | 8.1 | (1.36) | 4.7 | (1.24) | 5.5 | (0.97) | 39.3 | (2.19) | 0.7 | (0.12) | 1.5 | (0.39) | 0.6 | (0.10) | 3.5 | (0.25) | |||||||||||||
| Healthcare | 13,226 | (344.2) | 9,196 | (279.8) | 1,945 | (136.1) | 8,425 | (258.4) | 6,889 | (246.0) | 69.5 | (1.44) | 14.7 | (0.97) | 63.7 | (1.44) | 52.1 | (1.54) | 22.4 | (0.66) | 16.7 | (1.08) | 24.6 | (0.73) | 16.9 | (0.52) | |||||||||||||
| Protective services | 3,443 | (173.6) | 1,355 | (127.4) | 268 | (67.1) | 1,265 | (117.1) | 655 | (77.6) | 39.4 | (2.96) | 7.8 | (1.86) | 36.7 | (2.74) | 19.0 | (2.11) | 3.3 | (0.30) | 2.3 | (0.56) | 3.7 | (0.33) | 1.6 | (0.19) | |||||||||||||
| Food preparation and serving | 10,035 | (352.4) | 678 | (78.2) | 188 | (34.1) | 558 | (75.8) | 993 | (94.4) | 6.8 | (0.80) | 1.9 | (0.34) | 5.6 | (0.78) | 9.9 | (0.94) | 1.7 | (0.19) | 1.6 | (0.29) | 1.6 | (0.22) | 2.4 | (0.22) | |||||||||||||
| Personal, building, and grounds services |
14,062 | (453.1) | 2,353 | (155.2) | 632 | (79.9) | 2,072 | (145.8) | 1,611 | (129.2) | 16.7 | (1.07) | 4.5 | (0.58) | 14.7 | (1.01) | 11.5 | (0.86) | 5.7 | (0.37) | 5.4 | (0.63) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 4.0 | (0.32) | |||||||||||||
| Sales | 17,553 | (430.1) | 2,703 | (153.1) | 692 | (88.1) | 2,281 | (142.0) | 2,463 | (168.5) | 15.4 | (0.83) | 3.9 | (0.49) | 13.0 | (0.80) | 14.0 | (0.93) | 6.6 | (0.37) | 5.9 | (0.74) | 6.7 | (0.40) | 6.0 | (0.40) | |||||||||||||
| Administrative support | 26,240 | (457.6) | 2,450 | (153.4) | 858 | (118.0) | 1,810 | (120.2) | 3,658 | (184.8) | 9.3 | (0.57) | 3.3 | (0.44) | 6.9 | (0.46) | 13.9 | (0.61) | 6.0 | (0.36) | 7.4 | (0.95) | 5.3 | (0.33) | 9.0 | (0.44) | |||||||||||||
| Manufacturing and farming | 11,073 | (362.4) | 952 | (92.9) | 387 | (58.5) | 681 | (90.1) | 1,068 | (114.7) | 8.6 | (0.82) | 3.5 | (0.53) | 6.1 | (0.80) | 9.6 | (0.99) | 2.3 | (0.23) | 3.3 | (0.51) | 2.0 | (0.27) | 2.6 | (0.28) | |||||||||||||
| Construction and extraction | 7,843 | (314.7) | 1,357 | (114.0) | 425 | (71.2) | 1,100 | (85.8) | 1,150 | (109.5) | 17.3 | (1.23) | 5.4 | (0.85) | 14.0 | (1.00) | 14.7 | (1.30) | 3.3 | (0.28) | 3.6 | (0.60) | 3.2 | (0.25) | 2.8 | (0.26) | |||||||||||||
| Installation and repair | 5,061 | (241.6) | 1,371 | (121.5) | 702 | (93.7) | 963 | (95.3) | 772 | (98.7) | 27.1 | (1.89) | 13.9 | (1.61) | 19.0 | (1.71) | 15.2 | (1.80) | 3.3 | (0.29) | 6.0 | (0.76) | 2.8 | (0.27) | 1.9 | (0.24) | |||||||||||||
| Transportation | 10,248 | (325.6) | 1,646 | (141.7) | 316 | (49.1) | 1,467 | (139.8) | 700 | (90.2) | 16.1 | (1.32) | 3.1 | (0.48) | 14.3 | (1.31) | 6.8 | (0.85) | 4.0 | (0.34) | 2.7 | (0.41) | 4.3 | (0.40) | 1.7 | (0.21) | |||||||||||||
| Military | 940 | (100.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 14.5 | (4.13) | 6.0 | ! | (2.47) | 12.2 | ! | (4.02) | 13.1 | (3.74) | 0.3 | (0.10) | 0.5 | ! | (0.20) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 0.3 | ! | (0.09) | ||||||||
| Unknown | 13,846 | (409.5) | 1,758 | (141.7) | 754 | (94.2) | 1,284 | (119.1) | 1,729 | (148.7) | 12.7 | (0.96) | 5.4 | (0.65) | 9.3 | (0.82) | 12.5 | (1.01) | 4.3 | (0.34) | 6.5 | (0.77) | 3.8 | (0.34) | 4.2 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 "Work credentials" include only occupational certifications and licenses, as defined in footnotes 3 and 4. They do not include postsecondary degrees and certificates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Respondents who reported having both a certification and a license were counted only once under "Any work credentials." Therefore, estimates of those with any work credentials are less than the sum of those with certifications plus those with licenses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 A certification is an occupational credential awarded by a certification body--such as a professional association or certifying board--based on an individual demonstrating through an examination process that he or she has acquired the designated knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform a specific job; examples include Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification and medical technician certification. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 A license is an occupational credential awarded by a government agency that constitutes legal authority to do a specific job; examples include a medical license and an electrician's license. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 A work experience program is defined in the survey as an internship, co-op, practicum, clerkship, externship, residency, clinical experience, apprenticeship, or similar program. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Respondents were considered to be in the labor force if they reported either being employed the previous week or actively looking for work during the previous 4 weeks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Employed persons were considered underemployed if they worked only at a part-time job or jobs but would prefer a full-time job (at least 35 hours per week) or they worked at a temporary job but would prefer a permanent job. Persons who worked at a part-time job but also had a full-time permanent job were not considered underemployed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Respondents were considered to be unemployed if they were in the labor force but were not employed (i.e., they were looking for work). Percentages in this row represent unemployed persons as a percentage of all persons (including persons who were not in the labor force), which is not the same as the "unemployment rate" shown in some other tables. (The unemployment rate represents unemployed persons as a percentage of labor force participants only.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Excludes respondents who reported that they never worked for pay or last worked over 12 months ago. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Survey respondents were noninstitutionalized 16- to 65-year-olds who were not enrolled in high school at the time of sampling (although they could be enrolled in college). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Training and Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (ATES-NHES:2016). (This table was prepared January 2018.) |
