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Table 385 | Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest degree attained: 1996, 1997, and 1998 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Percent unemployed, 1996\1\ | Percent unemployed, 1997\1\ | Percent unemployed, 1998\1\ |_______________________________|_______________________________|_______________________________ Sex, race/ethnicity, and |16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | 25 |16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | 25 |16- to 24-year-olds\2\ | 25 highest degree attained |_______________________| years |_______________________| years |_______________________| years |Total|16 to 19|20 to 24|old and|Total|16 to 19|20 to 24|old and|Total|16 to 19|20 to 24|old and | | years | years | over | | years | years | over | | years | years | over ____________________________________|_____|________|________|_______|_____|________|________|_______|_____|________|________|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ____________________________________|_____|________|________|_______|_____|________|________|_______|_____|________|________|_______ All persons | | | | | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............|12.0 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 4.2 |11.3 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 |10.4 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 3.4 Less than a high school graduate .|19.7 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 8.7 |18.4 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 8.1 |14.0 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 7.1 High school graduate, no college..|12.0 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 4.7 |11.0 | 14.0 | 9.6 | 4.3 |10.1 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 4.0 Some college, no degree ..........| 7.0 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 3.2 Associate degree .................| 4.8 | --- | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | --- | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 | --- | 4.1 | 2.5 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 5.3 | --- | 5.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | --- | 3.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | --- | 4.1 | 1.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Men | | | | | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............|12.6 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 4.1 |11.8 | 16.9 | 8.9 | 3.6 |11.1 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 3.2 Less than a high school graduate .|19.8 | 21.2 | 16.4 | 7.8 |18.3 | 19.7 | 15.1 | 7.2 |17.4 | 18.7 | 14.2 | 6.1 High school graduate, no college..|11.9 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 4.7 |10.8 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 4.2 |10.0 | 13.6 | 8.5 | 3.9 Some college, no degree ..........| 7.5 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 3.0 Associate degree .................| 4.1 | --- | 4.2 | 3.2 | --- | --- | --- | 2.6 | 4.2 | --- | --- | 2.3 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 6.1 | --- | 6.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | --- | 4.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | --- | 4.3 | 1.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Women | | | | | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............|11.3 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 4.3 |10.7 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 7.8 | 3.6 Less than a high school graduate .|19.5 | 18.1 | 25.3 | 10.1 |18.6 | 17.9 | 21.2 | 9.6 |16.6 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 8.6 High school graduate, no college..|12.2 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 4.6 |11.2 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 4.3 |10.3 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 4.1 Some college, no degree ..........| 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 3.4 Associate degree .................| 5.2 | --- | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | --- | 4.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | --- | 4.2 | 2.7 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 4.8 | --- | 4.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | --- | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.8 | --- | 3.9 | 2.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | White\3\ | | | | | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............|10.2 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 6.5 | 3.0 Less than a high school graduate .|16.7 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 |15.5 | 16.2 | 13.5 | 7.2 |14.3 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 6.3 High school graduate, no college..| 9.9 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 3.4 Some college, no degree ..........| 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 Associate degree .................| 4.2 | --- | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | --- | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | --- | 3.7 | 2.2 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 5.1 | --- | 5.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | --- | 3.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | --- | 3.9 | 1.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Black\3\ | | | | | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............|23.9 | 33.6 | 18.8 | 7.7 |23.2 | 32.4 | 18.3 | 7.3 |20.7 | 27.6 | 16.8 | 6.4 Less than a high school graduate .|37.8 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 12.6 |36.3 | 36.4 | 35.8 | 13.1 |33.1 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 11.6 High school graduate, no college..|23.0 | 31.5 | 20.0 | 9.1 |20.9 | 28.1 | 18.4 | 8.1 |19.5 | 22.8 | 18.2 | 7.4 Some college, no degree ..........|13.7 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 6.7 |15.1 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 6.1 |11.2 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 5.5 Associate degree .................| 9.7 | --- | 10.0 | 5.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 8.1 | --- | --- | 4.0 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| 6.1 | --- | 6.0 | 3.1 | 6.5 | --- | 6.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | --- | 4.6 | 2.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hispanic origin\4\ | | | | | | | | | | | | All education levels ...............|15.5 | 23.6 | 11.8 | 7.1 |13.8 | 21.6 | 10.3 | 6.1 |13.2 | 21.3 | 9.3 | 5.5 Less than a high school graduate .|20.1 | 26.1 | 14.6 | 9.7 |18.8 | 25.7 | 13.0 | 8.5 |17.9 | 24.3 | 11.9 | 7.2 High school graduate, no college..|13.6 | 20.7 | 11.5 | 6.6 |11.4 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 5.7 |11.6 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 5.5 Some college, no degree ..........|10.5 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 4.0 Associate degree .................| --- | --- | --- | 4.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | --- | 3.4 Bachelor's degree or higher ......| --- | --- | --- | 3.8 | --- | --- | --- | 3.5 | --- | --- | --- | 3.2 ____________________________________|_____|________|________|_______|_____|________|________|_______|_____|________|________|_______ |
\1\The unemployment rate is the percent of individuals in the labor force who are not working and who
made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. The labor force includes
both employed and unemployed persons.
\2\Excludes persons enrolled in school. \3\Includes persons of Hispanic origin. \4\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. ---Data not available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished tabulations of annual averages from the Current Population Survey. (This table was prepared August 1999.) |