458 OUTCOMES OF EDUCATION
Table 380. Unemployment rate of persons 16 years old and over, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and educational
attainment: 2000, 2001, and 2002
1
1
1
Percent unemployed, 2000
Percent unemployed, 2001
Percent unemployed, 2002
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
educational attainment
years
years
years
16 to 19
20 to 24
old and
16 to 19
20 to 24
old and
16 to 19
20 to 24
old and
Total
Total
Total
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 ..............................
9.3 (0.1)
13.1 (0.3)
7.2 (0.2)
3.0 (#)
10.6 (0.1)
14.7 (0.3)
8.3 (0.2)
3.7 (#)
12.0 (0.2)
16.5 (0.3)
9.7 (0.2)
4.6 (#)
Less than high school completion ..
15.1 (0.3)
15.6 (0.4)
13.8 (0.6)
6.3 (0.2)
16.7 (0.3)
17.3 (0.4)
15.3 (0.6)
7.2 (0.2)
18.4 (0.4)
19.0 (0.4)
17.0 (0.6)
8.4 (0.2)
High school completion, no college
9.4 (0.3)
11.6 (0.5)
8.4 (0.3)
3.4 (0.1)
10.7 (0.3)
13.3 (0.5)
9.5 (0.3)
4.2 (0.1)
12.6 (0.3)
15.9 (0.6)
11.1 (0.3)
5.3 (0.1)
Some college, no degree ...............
5.5 (0.2)
6.7 (0.5)
5.1 (0.2)
2.9 (0.1)
6.4 (0.2)
8.1 (0.6)
6.0 (0.2)
3.5 (0.1)
7.7 (0.2)
9.2 (0.6)
7.3 (0.3)
4.8 (0.1)
Associate degree ............................
3.3 (0.4)
— (—)
3.3 (0.4)
2.3 (0.1)
4.5 (0.5)
— (—)
4.4 (0.5)
2.9 (0.1)
7.2 (0.6)
— (—)
7.1 (0.6)
4.0 (0.1)
Bachelor’s degree or higher ...........
4.3 (0.3)
— (—)
4.3 (0.3)
1.7 (#)
5.7 (0.4)
— (—)
5.7 (0.4)
2.3 (0.1)
5.8 (0.4)
— (—)
5.8 (0.4)
2.9 (0.1)
Men
All education levels ..............................
9.7 (0.2)
14.0 (0.4)
7.3 (0.2)
2.8 (#)
11.4 (0.2)
16.0 (0.4)
9.0 (0.2)
3.6 (0.1)
12.8 (0.2)
18.1 (0.5)
10.2 (0.2)
4.7 (0.1)
Less than high school completion ..
14.9 (0.4)
16.5 (0.5)
11.7 (0.6)
5.4 (0.2)
17.1 (0.4)
18.7 (0.6)
14.2 (0.7)
6.4 (0.2)
18.7 (0.5)
20.8 (0.6)
15.1 (0.7)
7.8 (0.2)
High school completion, no college
9.2 (0.3)
11.6 (0.7)
8.2 (0.4)
3.4 (0.1)
10.8 (0.4)
13.1 (0.8)
9.9 (0.4)
4.3 (0.1)
12.7 (0.4)
16.4 (0.8)
11.3 (0.4)
5.4 (0.1)
Some college, no degree ...............
5.7 (0.3)
7.3 (0.8)
5.3 (0.3)
2.7 (0.1)
7.0 (0.3)
9.2 (0.9)
6.5 (0.4)
3.4 (0.1)
8.1 (0.4)
9.8 (0.9)
7.8 (0.4)
4.7 (0.1)
Associate degree ............................
3.3 (0.6)
— (—)
3.1 (0.6)
2.3 (0.2)
5.4 (0.8)
— (—)
5.3 (0.8)
3.1 (0.2)
8.0 (0.9)
— (—)
7.6 (0.9)
4.3 (0.2)
Bachelor’s degree or higher ...........
4.4 (0.6)
— (—)
4.5 (0.6)
1.5 (0.1)
6.7 (0.7)
— (—)
6.7 (0.7)
2.2 (0.1)
6.9 (0.7)
— (—)
7.0 (0.7)
3.0 (0.1)
Women
All education levels ..............................
8.9 (0.2)
12.1 (0.4)
7.1 (0.2)
3.2 (0.1)
9.6 (0.2)
13.4 (0.4)
7.5 (0.2)
3.7 (0.1)
11.1 (0.2)
14.9 (0.4)
9.1 (0.3)
4.6 (0.1)
Less than high school completion ..
15.3 (0.5)
14.5 (0.5)
18.4 (1.1)
7.8 (0.3)
16.0 (0.5)
15.5 (0.6)
17.6 (1.1)
8.6 (0.3)
17.9 (0.5)
17.0 (0.6)
20.7 (1.1)
9.5 (0.3)
High school completion, no college
9.5 (0.4)
11.5 (0.7)
8.5 (0.4)
3.5 (0.1)
10.5 (0.4)
13.4 (0.8)
9.1 (0.5)
4.0 (0.1)
12.3 (0.4)
15.4 (0.8)
10.9 (0.5)
5.1 (0.1)
Some college, no degree ...............
5.3 (0.3)
6.3 (0.6)
4.9 (0.3)
3.0 (0.1)
5.9 (0.3)
7.3 (0.7)
5.5 (0.3)
3.6 (0.1)
7.3 (0.3)
8.8 (0.8)
6.8 (0.4)
5.0 (0.2)
Associate degree ............................
3.3 (0.6)
— (—)
3.4 (0.6)
2.4 (0.1)
3.9 (0.6)
— (—)
3.9 (0.6)
2.7 (0.2)
6.7 (0.8)
— (—)
6.6 (0.8)
3.7 (0.2)
Bachelor’s degree or higher ...........
4.2 (0.4)
— (—)
4.2 (0.4)
1.8 (0.1)
5.0 (0.5)
— (—)
5.0 (0.5)
2.3 (0.1)
5.1 (0.5)
— (—)
5.0 (0.5)
2.8 (0.1)
White, non-Hispanic
All education levels ..............................
7.4 (0.2)
10.4 (0.3)
5.5 (0.2)
2.4 (#)
8.6 (0.2)
11.7 (0.3)
6.7 (0.2)
3.0 (#)
9.8 (0.2)
13.5 (0.3)
7.7 (0.2)
3.9 (#)
Less than high school completion ..
12.7 (0.4)
12.6 (0.4)
13.2 (0.9)
5.2 (0.2)
13.9 (0.4)
13.8 (0.4)
14.3 (0.9)
5.8 (0.2)
15.6 (0.4)
15.4 (0.5)
16.4 (1.0)
7.5 (0.3)
High school completion, no college
7.2 (0.3)
9.0 (0.5)
6.3 (0.3)
2.8 (0.1)
9.0 (0.3)
10.4 (0.6)
8.3 (0.4)
3.5 (0.1)
10.5 (0.3)
13.2 (0.7)
9.2 (0.4)
4.5 (0.1)
Some college, no degree ...............
4.5 (0.2)
5.3 (0.5)
4.2 (0.2)
2.5 (0.1)
5.2 (0.2)
6.7 (0.6)
4.8 (0.3)
3.1 (0.1)
6.3 (0.3)
8.0 (0.6)
5.8 (0.3)
4.2 (0.1)
Associate degree ............................
3.1 (0.5)
— (—)
3.0 (0.5)
2.0 (0.1)
4.4 (0.6)
— (—)
4.3 (0.6)
2.4 (0.1)
6.0 (0.6)
— (—)
5.6 (0.6)
3.5 (0.1)
Bachelor’s degree or higher ...........
3.9 (0.4)
— (—)
4.0 (0.4)
1.5 (0.1)
5.4 (0.4)
— (—)
5.4 (0.4)
2.0 (0.1)
5.3 (0.4)
— (—)
5.2 (0.4)
2.7 (0.1)
Black, non-Hispanic
All education levels ..............................
18.5 (0.5)
24.9 (1.0)
15.3 (0.6)
5.4 (0.1)
20.7 (0.6)
29.8 (1.1)
16.4 (0.6)
6.2 (0.2)
22.7 (0.6)
30.1 (1.2)
19.3 (0.7)
7.7 (0.2)
Less than high school completion ..
29.7 (1.2)
28.5 (1.4)
32.2 (2.1)
10.5 (0.6)
33.0 (1.2)
33.7 (1.5)
31.8 (2.0)
11.9 (0.6)
35.0 (1.3)
34.9 (1.6)
35.2 (2.2)
13.6 (0.6)
High school completion, no college
18.6 (0.9)
23.9 (1.9)
16.7 (1.0)
6.5 (0.3)
19.5 (0.9)
27.1 (2.1)
17.0 (1.0)
7.5 (0.3)
22.6 (1.0)
28.0 (2.0)
20.7 (1.1)
8.8 (0.3)
Some college, no degree ...............
10.0 (0.8)
12.1 (2.2)
9.6 (0.9)
4.2 (0.3)
12.2 (0.9)
16.4 (2.6)
11.4 (0.9)
5.0 (0.3)
14.6 (1.0)
15.7 (2.6)
14.4 (1.0)
6.9 (0.3)
Associate degree ............................
6.7 (1.9)
— (—)
6.8 (2.0)
3.5 (0.4)
8.3 (2.1)
— (—)
8.4 (2.1)
4.8 (0.4)
13.3 (2.4)
— (—)
13.6 (2.5)
6.0 (0.5)
Bachelor’s degree or higher ...........
5.9 (1.5)
— (—)
6.1 (1.5)
2.5 (0.2)
7.5 (1.7)
— (—)
7.6 (1.7)
2.6 (0.2)
4.9 (1.4)
— (—)
5.0 (1.5)
4.2 (0.3)
Hispanic origin
3
All education levels ..............................
10.3 (0.4)
16.6 (0.8)
7.5 (0.4)
4.4 (0.1)
11.1 (0.4)
17.7 (0.8)
8.1 (0.4)
5.3 (0.1)
12.9 (0.4)
20.0 (0.9)
9.9 (0.4)
6.1 (0.1)
Less than high school completion ..
14.1 (0.6)
19.9 (1.1)
9.5 (0.7)
6.2 (0.3)
14.8 (0.6)
20.0 (1.1)
10.8 (0.7)
7.4 (0.3)
16.7 (0.7)
22.9 (1.2)
12.2 (0.8)
7.7 (0.3)
High school completion, no college
8.9 (0.6)
12.5 (1.4)
7.8 (0.7)
3.9 (0.2)
9.4 (0.6)
16.4 (1.6)
7.2 (0.6)
4.5 (0.2)
11.4 (0.7)
17.3 (1.6)
9.5 (0.7)
5.9 (0.3)
Some college, no degree ...............
6.3 (0.7)
10.5 (1.8)
5.1 (0.7)
3.3 (0.3)
7.4 (0.7)
9.3 (1.7)
6.8 (0.8)
3.8 (0.3)
8.6 (0.8)
11.9 (2.0)
7.9 (0.8)
5.7 (0.4)
Associate degree ............................
2.1 (1.1)
— (—)
2.2 (1.1)
2.8 (0.4)
1.6 (0.8)
— (—)
1.7 (0.8)
3.8 (0.5)
7.5 (1.9)
— (—)
6.9 (1.8)
5.0 (0.5)
Bachelor’s degree or higher ...........
3.9 (1.4)
— (—)
4.0 (1.4)
2.2 (0.3)
5.3 (1.5)
— (—)
5.3 (1.5)
3.6 (0.3)
8.4 (1.9)
— (—)
8.5 (1.9)
3.4 (0.3)
—Not available.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard er-
# Rounds to zero.
rors appear in parentheses.
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
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment
weeks. The labor force includes both employed and unemployed persons.
and Unemployment Statistics, previously unpublished tabulations of annual averages
2
Excludes persons enrolled in school.
from the Current Population Survey. (This table was prepared May 2003.)
3
Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.