Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Related Findings 1 & 2

Table A82. Percentage of adults ages 25 to 64 in the labor force who are unemployed or underemployed, by adult's degree and nondegree credential status: 2016

Credential status	Unemployed	Underemployed			Unemployed or underemployed
Credential status	Unemployed	Involuntary part time¹	Involuntary temporary²	Total under- employed	Involuntary part time	Involuntary temporary	Total unemployed or underemployed
Total	8.7	5.5	4.5	8.5	14.2	13.2	17.2
Highest level of education
Less than high school	19.0	8.3	7.9	13.4	27.3	26.9	32.5
High school (or equivalent)	12.8	5.9	4.3	8.5	18.7	17.0	21.3
Some college, no degree	8.9	5.7	4.1	8.9	14.7	13.1	17.8
Associate’s degree	7.3	5.2	4.3	8.5	12.5	11.5	15.7
Bachelor’s degree	4.7	4.5	3.6	6.8	9.2	8.2	11.4
Graduate or professional degree	3.5	4.4	5.0	7.9	7.9	8.6	11.4
Certificate and degree status
No postsecondary certificate or degree	12.0	6.3	4.9	9.7	18.4	17.0	21.7
Postsecondary certificate, no degree	14.9	5.2	3.7	7.5	20.1	18.6	22.4
Postsecondary degree	4.8	4.6	4.1	7.4	9.5	9.0	12.3
Credential status
Have certification or license	4.5	3.9	3.1	6.0	8.4	7.6	10.5
Do not have certification or license	10.3	6.0	5.0	9.4	16.4	15.3	19.7

¹ Adults who reported that they worked part time only but would prefer to work full time.

² Adults who reported that they worked in a temporary job but would prefer a permanent job.

NOTE: The two underemployment measures can overlap. Detail may not sum to total because of rounding.

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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