Median Wage by Education Attainment by Race & Ethnicity , 2017

Education Unemployment Rate by Education Attainment by Race & Ethnicity , 2017

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High School Graduate Some College Bachelor ' s Degree or Higher White Black La�no

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Median wage varies by education , but also by race and ethnicity . Wages increase as educational attainment increases , but White workers consistently earn the highest wages at each level of educational attainment . Latino workers consistently earn the lowest wages , with Black workers falling in the middle .

In general , unemployment decreases with a college degree , but Black individuals consistently face the highest levels of unemployment . This ethnoracial difference is most noticeable at the education level of Bachelor ’ s degree or higher , where 627 Black individuals ( 5.1 percent ) are unemployed compared to 312 White individuals ( 1.7 percent ).

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High School Graduate Some College Bachelor ' s Degree or Higher

Unemployment Rate by Education Attainment , White and POC , 2017

2.2 %

6.1 %

4.6 % 4.5 % 3.8 %

1.7 %

5.4 %

3.2 %

At every degree of educational attainment , People of Color have higher unemployment rates than White individuals . The greatest gap occurs when comparing those with less than a high school degree .

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