Table 3. Labor force status of 2024 associate degree recipients and college graduates 20 to 29 years old by selected characteristics, October 2024

Table 3. Labor force status of 2024 associate degree recipients and college graduates 20 to 29 years old by selected characteristics, October 2024
[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	352	281	79.8	275	78.1	6	2.1	71
Men	154	129	83.6	123	79.8	6	4.5	25
Women	198	152	76.8	152	76.8	-	-	46
20 to 24 years	236	200	84.9	200	84.9	-	-	36
25 to 29 years	116	80	69.3	75	64.3	6	7.2	36
Vocational program	114	90	79.3	86	75.2	5	5.2	24
Academic program	238	190	80.0	189	79.5	1	0.6	48
Enrolled in school	149	106	71.0	106	71.0	-	-	43
Not enrolled in school	202	174	86.2	169	83.3	6	3.3	28
RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES(2)
Total, 20 to 29 years	1,653	1,354	82.0	1,170	70.8	184	13.6	298
Men	634	491	77.4	429	67.7	62	12.6	143
Women	1,019	864	84.8	741	72.8	122	14.2	155
20 to 24 years	1,197	955	79.8	815	68.1	139	14.6	242
25 to 29 years	456	400	87.7	355	77.9	45	11.2	56
Enrolled in school	383	196	51.1	179	46.8	16	8.4	187
Not enrolled in school	1,270	1,159	91.3	991	78.1	168	14.5	111
White	1,141	971	85.0	851	74.6	120	12.3	171
Black or African American	217	147	67.7	127	58.8	19	13.2	70
Asian	226	183	80.8	148	65.3	35	19.2	43
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	261	211	81.0	190	72.8	21	10.1	50
Bachelor's degree
Total, 20 to 29 years	1,248	1,024	82.1	868	69.6	156	15.3	223
Men	495	383	77.4	330	66.7	53	13.8	112
Women	753	642	85.2	538	71.5	104	16.1	111
20 to 24 years	1,079	863	80.0	733	67.9	131	15.1	216
25 to 29 years	168	161	95.6	135	80.3	26	16.0	7
Enrolled in school	314	161	51.4	145	46.1	16	10.2	153
Not enrolled in school	934	863	92.4	723	77.5	140	16.2	71
Advanced degree(3)
Total, 20 to 29 years	405	330	81.5	302	74.7	28	8.4	75
Men	139	108	77.7	99	71.4	9	8.2	31
Women	266	222	83.5	203	76.4	19	8.5	44
20 to 24 years	117	91	77.8	82	70.2	9	9.8	26
25 to 29 years	288	239	83.0	220	76.5	19	7.9	49
(1) Data refer to people who received an associate degree in January through October 2024. (2) Data refer to people who received a bachelor's or higher degree in January through October 2024. (3) Data refer to people who received a master's, professional, or doctoral degree in January through October 2024.
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. People 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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