Table 2.11. Percentage of civilian persons ages 25–64 in the labor force and unemployed, by sex, age group, and locale: 2004

Status of Education in Rural America

NCES 2007-040
June 2007

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Table 2.11.

Percentage of civilian persons ages 25–64 in the labor force and unemployed, by sex, age group, and locale: 2004

Age group and locale	In labor force			Unemployed
Age group and locale	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
25–34
Total	82.1	90.9	73.6	7.2	6.7	7.8
City	81.9	90.1	73.9	8.0	7.3	8.8
Suburban	82.9	91.7	74.3	6.3	5.9	6.8
Town	81.1	89.4	73.3	8.3	7.8	8.9
Rural	81.5	91.5	71.6	6.7	6.3	7.2

35–64
Total	76.2	83.4	69.3	5.2	5.1	5.4
City	75.6	82.6	69.1	6.4	6.2	6.5
Suburban	78.3	86.0	71.0	4.8	4.6	5.0
Town	74.1	80.7	68.1	5.5	5.6	5.4
Rural	74.3	81.2	67.4	4.5	4.4	4.5
NOTE: Members of the military on active duty were excluded from labor force population and population total. Individuals enrolled in school and those not looking for work are excluded from the unemployment rate. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2004, previously unpublished data.