05/19/2005
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2002 |
38,518 |
33,057 |
5,461 |
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2003 |
39,791 |
34,093 |
5,698 |
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% increase, 2000-03: |
10.3% |
8.2% |
24.6% |
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% of College Educated Labor Force |
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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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2003 |
100.0% |
85.7% |
14.3% |
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College Educated Unemployed (in 1,000s) |
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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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2003 |
1,220 |
955 |
265 |
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% increase, 2000-03: |
103.0% |
92.9% |
150.0% |
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Unemployment Rate of College-Educated (%) |
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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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2003 |
3.1% |
2.8% |
4.7% |
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Note: College educated includes those with 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Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), Bureau of Labor Statistics; unpublished data.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 is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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