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Table A60. Combined unemployment and underemployment rate among adults ages 25 to 64 who are in the labor force, 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

Total, all adults in the labor force	17.2			12.6			18.6

High school or less	23.9			22.2			24.0
Some college, no bachelor's degree (including certificate holders)	17.9			19.5			17.6
Bachelor’s or higher degree	11.4			9.6			12.9

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 completed a work experience program is approximately 29,045,000, and the total number of adults in the labor force who did not complete a work experience program is approximately 92,547,000. The combined unemployment and underemployment rate is calculated as [(number of adults who are not working but looking for work) + (number of adults who are employed part time only but would prefer to work full time or are working in a temporary job but would prefer a permanent job)]/[(number of adults who are working) + (number of adults who are not working but looking for work)]. 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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