Education pays ...

Unemployment and earnings for full-time wage and salary workers age 25 and over, by educational attainment

Source: Unemployment rate, 2003 annual average: Bureau of Labor Statistics; earnings, March 2003: Bureau of the Census.

BLS has some data on the employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic origin online.

The Bureau of the Census also has some data on the educational attainment online.

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Last Modified Date: September 8, 2004

URL: http://www.bls.gov/EMP