Table 2.
Average Labor Market Characteristics by Sex and Education Group for the Twenty Cities in the Fragile Families Study (Standard Deviations in Parenthesis)
| < High school | High school | Some college | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male unemployment rate | 10.0 (5.35) |
5.9 (2.27) |
3.9 (1.61) |
2.4 (1.44) |
| Male employment-to-population ratio | 70.3 (9.07) |
83.7 (4.74) |
88.0 (3.83) |
93.4 (2.66) |
| Female unemployment rate | 10.4 (4.44) |
5.0 (1.98) |
3.3 (1.30) |
2.5 (.99) |
| Female employment-to-population ratio | 50.4 (9.65) |
71.0 (5.66) |
77.3 (3.97) |
79.8 (4.01) |
| N | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Source: Current Population Surveys from 1998-2005