Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)
Educational attainment and sex | Civilian noninstitutional population |
Civilian labor force | Not in labor force |
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Total | Percent of population |
Employed | Unemployed | |||||
Total | Percent of population |
Total | Percent of labor force |
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Total | ||||||||
Total, 25 to 64 years |
159,142 | 126,011 | 79.2 | 120,181 | 75.5 | 5,830 | 4.6 | 33,131 |
Less than a high school diploma |
17,959 | 11,400 | 63.5 | 10,353 | 57.6 | 1,047 | 9.2 | 6,559 |
High school graduates, no college (1) |
47,528 | 36,263 | 76.3 | 34,181 | 71.9 | 2,082 | 5.7 | 11,265 |
Some college or associate degree |
43,487 | 35,251 | 81.1 | 33,639 | 77.4 | 1,612 | 4.6 | 8,236 |
College graduates, total |
50,168 | 43,097 | 85.9 | 42,008 | 83.7 | 1,089 | 2.5 | 7,071 |
Bachelor's degree |
33,175 | 28,214 | 85.0 | 27,445 | 82.7 | 769 | 2.7 | 4,961 |
Master's degree |
12,454 | 10,775 | 86.5 | 10,531 | 84.6 | 244 | 2.3 | 1,679 |
Professional degree |
2,550 | 2,306 | 90.4 | 2,267 | 88.9 | 40 | 1.7 | 244 |
Doctoral degree |
1,989 | 1,801 | 90.6 | 1,766 | 88.8 | 35 | 2.0 | 188 |
Women | ||||||||
Total, 25 to 64 years |
80,941 | 58,465 | 72.2 | 55,858 | 69.0 | 2,607 | 4.5 | 22,476 |
Less than a high school diploma |
8,379 | 4,045 | 48.3 | 3,652 | 43.6 | 393 | 9.7 | 4,334 |
High school graduates, no college (1) |
23,352 | 15,881 | 68.0 | 15,024 | 64.3 | 857 | 5.4 | 7,471 |
Some college or associate degree |
23,369 | 17,754 | 76.0 | 16,945 | 72.5 | 809 | 4.6 | 5,614 |
College graduates, total |
25,842 | 20,785 | 80.4 | 20,237 | 78.3 | 548 | 2.6 | 5,057 |
Bachelor's degree |
17,230 | 13,605 | 79.0 | 13,219 | 76.7 | 386 | 2.8 | 3,624 |
Master's degree |
6,829 | 5,637 | 82.5 | 5,512 | 80.7 | 124 | 2.2 | 1,192 |
Professional degree |
1,023 | 879 | 85.9 | 860 | 84.1 | 19 | 2.2 | 144 |
Doctoral degree |
760 | 664 | 87.4 | 646 | 85.0 | 18 | 2.8 | 96 |
Men | ||||||||
Total, 25 to 64 years |
78,202 | 67,546 | 86.4 | 64,323 | 82.3 | 3,223 | 4.8 | 10,655 |
Less than a high school diploma |
9,580 | 7,355 | 76.8 | 6,700 | 69.9 | 655 | 8.9 | 2,225 |
High school graduates, no college (1) |
24,176 | 20,382 | 84.3 | 19,157 | 79.2 | 1,225 | 6.0 | 3,794 |
Some college or associate degree |
20,119 | 17,497 | 87.0 | 16,694 | 83.0 | 803 | 4.6 | 2,622 |
College graduates, total |
24,326 | 22,312 | 91.7 | 21,772 | 89.5 | 540 | 2.4 | 2,014 |
Bachelor's degree |
15,945 | 14,608 | 91.6 | 14,226 | 89.2 | 383 | 2.6 | 1,337 |
Master's degree |
5,625 | 5,139 | 91.4 | 5,019 | 89.2 | 120 | 2.3 | 486 |
Professional degree |
1,528 | 1,428 | 93.5 | 1,407 | 92.1 | 21 | 1.5 | 100 |
Doctoral degree |
1,229 | 1,137 | 92.5 | 1,120 | 91.2 | 17 | 1.5 | 92 |
Footnotes: |
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SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |