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Table A55. Unemployment rate among adults ages 25 to 64 who are in the labor force, by work credential (certification or licensure) status and highest level of education: 2016
| Highest level of education | All adults | Adults who have a work credential |
Adults who do not have a work credential |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all adults in the labor force | 8.7 | 4.6 | 10.3 | ||||
| High school or less | 14.1 | 7.8 | 15.0 | ||||
| Some college, no bachelor’s degree (including certificate holders) |
9.1 | 6.8 | 10.1 | ||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 4.3 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| NOTE: Adults are ages 25 to 64 and not enrolled in high school. The total number of adults in the labor force is approximately 121,593,000, the total number of adults in the labor force who have a work credential is approximately 33,337,000, and the total number of adults in the labor force who do not have a work credential is approximately 88,255,000. The unemployment rate is calculated as (number of adults who are not working but looking for work)/[(number of adults who are working) + (number of adults who are not working but looking for work)]. Work credentials include certifications and licenses. 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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