Table 3. Labor force status of 2023 associate degree recipients and college graduates 20 to 29 years old by selected characteristics, October 2023

Table 3. Labor force status of 2023 associate degree recipients and college graduates 20 to 29 years old by selected characteristics, October 2023
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Number	Rate
RECENT ASSOCIATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS(1)
Total, 20 to 29 years	299	196	65.4	183	61.0	13	6.8	104
Men	135	89	66.0	89	66.0	-	-	46
Women	165	107	64.9	94	56.9	13	12.4	58
20 to 24 years	163	108	65.9	94	57.8	13	12.3	56
25 to 29 years	136	88	64.8	88	64.8	-	-	48
Vocational program	77	54	69.5	49	63.0	5	-	24
Academic program	222	142	63.9	134	60.3	8	5.8	80
Enrolled in school	132	61	46.1	61	46.1	-	-	71
Not enrolled in school	167	135	80.6	122	72.7	13	9.8	32
RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES(2)
Total, 20 to 29 years	1,481	1,228	82.9	1,098	74.1	131	10.6	253
Men	610	506	82.9	464	76.0	42	8.3	104
Women	871	722	83.0	634	72.8	88	12.3	148
20 to 24 years	1,013	805	79.5	712	70.3	94	11.6	207
25 to 29 years	468	423	90.3	386	82.4	37	8.8	45
Enrolled in school	349	190	54.4	176	50.2	14	7.6	159
Not enrolled in school	1,132	1,038	91.8	922	81.5	116	11.2	93
White	1,074	926	86.2	853	79.4	73	7.9	148
Black or African American	172	124	72.1	88	51.4	35	28.7	48
Asian	196	140	71.1	123	62.8	16	11.6	57
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	173	141	81.6	122	70.3	19	13.8	32
Bachelor's degree
Total, 20 to 29 years	1,078	863	80.0	757	70.2	106	12.3	215
Men	435	359	82.5	327	75.2	31	8.8	76
Women	643	504	78.4	429	66.8	75	14.8	139
20 to 24 years	892	700	78.5	620	69.5	80	11.4	192
25 to 29 years	186	163	87.6	137	73.7	26	15.9	23
Enrolled in school	276	136	49.2	122	44.0	14	10.6	140
Not enrolled in school	802	727	90.7	635	79.2	92	12.6	75
Advanced degree(3)
Total, 20 to 29 years	403	366	90.7	341	84.5	25	6.8	38
Men	175	147	84.1	137	78.0	11	7.3	28
Women	228	218	95.7	204	89.6	14	6.4	10
20 to 24 years	120	105	87.3	92	76.1	13	12.8	15
25 to 29 years	283	260	92.1	249	88.1	11	4.3	22
(1) Data refer to persons who received an associate degree in January through October 2023. (2) Data refer to persons who received a bachelor's or higher degree in January through October 2023. (3) Data refer to persons who received a master's, professional, or doctoral degree in January through October 2023.
NOTE: Detail for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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Last Modified Date: April 23, 2024