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Table A49. Labor force participation rate among adults ages 25 to 64, by certification status and highest level of education: 2016

Highest level of education	All adults			Adults who have a certification			Adults who do not have a certification

Total, all adults	74.1			88.6			73.0

High school or less	63.7			79.8			63.2
Some college, no bachelor’s degree (including certificate holders)	75.7			87.0			74.8
Bachelor’s or higher degree	83.2			92.4			82.3

NOTE: Adults are ages 25 to 64 and not enrolled in high school. The total number of adults is approximately 164,125,000, the total number of adults who have a certification is approximately 10,950,000, and the total number of adults who do not have a certification is approximately 153,175,000. The labor force participation rate is calculated as [(number of adults who are working) + (number of adults who are not working but looking for work)]/(total number of adults). Certifications and licenses were defined in the survey as follows: "A professional certification or license shows you are qualified to perform a specific job and includes things like licensed realtor, certified medical assistant, certified teacher, or an IT certification." If a respondent indicated that a license or certification was required by a government agency, it was counted as a license; otherwise it was counted as a certification. Information was collected on respondents’ three most important licenses and certifications.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, 2016.

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