University of Minnesota Duluth Skip to Content Search | People | Departments | Events | News
College of Liberal Arts
Skip to Content

Employment & Education

College graduates have the lowest unemployment rate and have significantly higher salaries than persons with no education beyond high school.

Unemployment rates of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of education: 2000
Figure 24.–Unemployment rates of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of education: 2000

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2000.

 

Median annual income of persons with income 25 years old and over, by highest level of education and sex: 1999

Figure 26.–Median annual income of persons with income 25 years old and over, by highest level of education and sex: 1999

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, "Money Income in the United States: 1999."

 

Link to Additional Information on the Web

Education pays: http://collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/press/cost06/education_pays_06.pdf