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March 25, 2004
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College Educated Labor Force and Unemployment by
Nativity, 1996-2002 |
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Year |
Total |
U.S. Born |
Foreign Born |
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College Educated Labor Force (in 1,000s) |
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1996 |
32,197 |
28,696 |
3,501 |
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1997 |
33,092 |
29,267 |
3,825 |
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1998 |
34,342 |
30,256 |
4,086 |
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1999 |
35,548 |
31,215 |
4,333 |
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2000 |
36,080 |
31,506 |
4,574 |
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2001 |
36,828 |
31,913 |
4,915 |
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2002 |
38,518 |
33,057 |
5,461 |
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% of College Educated Labor Force |
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1996 |
100.0% |
89.1% |
10.9% |
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1997 |
100.0% |
88.4% |
11.6% |
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1998 |
100.0% |
88.1% |
11.9% |
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1999 |
100.0% |
87.8% |
12.2% |
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2000 |
100.0% |
87.3% |
12.7% |
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2001 |
100.0% |
86.7% |
13.3% |
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2002 |
100.0% |
85.8% |
14.2% |
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Total |
U.S. Born |
Foreign Born |
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College Educated Unemployed (in 1,000s) |
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1996 |
732 |
593 |
139 |
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1997 |
667 |
536 |
131 |
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1998 |
612 |
508 |
104 |
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1999 |
643 |
532 |
111 |
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2000 |
601 |
495 |
106 |
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2001 |
833 |
668 |
165 |
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2002 |
1,122 |
892 |
230 |
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Unemployment Rate of College-Educated (%) |
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1996 |
2.3% |
2.1% |
4.0% |
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1997 |
2.0% |
1.8% |
3.4% |
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1998 |
1.8% |
1.7% |
2.5% |
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1999 |
1.8% |
1.7% |
2.6% |
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2000 |
1.7% |
1.6% |
2.3% |
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2001 |
2.3% |
2.1% |
3.4% |
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2002 |
2.9% |
2.7% |
4.2% |
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a. Bachelor's degree or more. |
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Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), Bureau of
Labor Statistics, unpublished data. |
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Available upon request. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research
Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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