Unemployment rate of 16- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, age group, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2010

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Table 27.	Unemployment rate of 16- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, age group, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2010

Sex and race/ethnicity	Total	Less than high school completion	High school completion only¹		Some college or associate's degree		Bachelor's or higher degree
	Ages 16 to 24
Total²	18.8	30.2	23.0		12.2		7.3
Sex
Male	22.0	33.0	25.2		14.0		9.6
Female	15.4	26.2	19.9		10.6		5.6
Race/ethnicity
White	15.5	26.5	19.6		10.2		5.9
Black	30.6	49.0	32.4		19.2		11.9
Hispanic	21.3	27.9	23.5		14.0		12.0
Asian	15.9	21.8	22.0		14.5		10.7	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	22.4	‡	‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	39.4	66.7	38.4		28.6	!	‡
Two or more races	25.3	35.8	33.1		17.2		‡
	Ages 25 to 29
Total²	11.3	20.9	17.3		10.4		4.8
Sex
Male	13.2	21.1	18.8		11.2		5.7
Female	9.1	20.3	14.8		9.5		3.9
Race/ethnicity
White	9.5	27.0	16.1		9.6		3.9
Black	19.7	36.1	27.3		16.0		8.1
Hispanic	12.4	15.0	14.0		10.4		6.8
Asian	7.8	‡	12.1		‡		7.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	17.0	‡	25.4	!	16.9	!	‡
Two or more races	10.8	‡	18.2	!	‡		‡

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
¹ Includes equivalency certification.
² Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2010.