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Table A52. Labor force participation rate among adults ages 25 to 64, by whether adults completed a work experience program and highest level of education: 2016
| Highest level of education | All adults | Adults who completed a work experience program |
Adults who did not complete a work experience program |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all adults | 74.1 | 83.1 | 71.7 | ||||
| High school or less | 63.7 | 64.6 | 63.6 | ||||
| Some college, no bachelor's degree (including certificate holders) | 75.7 | 80.1 | 74.9 | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 83.2 | 86.0 | 81.2 |
| 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 completed a work experience program is approximately 34,973,000, and the total number of adults who did not complete a work experience program is approximately 129,151,000. 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). A work experience program is defined in the survey as an internship, co-op, practicum, clerkship, externship, residency, clinical experience, apprenticeship, or similar program. | ||||||||
| 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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