Figure E
Education levels of state and local public-sector versus private-sector employees, by sex, 2011
| White | African Americans | Hispanic | Other race | All | Male | Female | ||||||||
| Private sector | State and local public sectors | Private sector | State and local public sectors | Private sector | State and local public sectors | Private sector | State and local public sectors | Private sector | State and local public sectors | Private sector | State and local public sectors | Private sector | State and local public sectors | |
| Less than high school | 6.0% | 2.1% | 9.2% | 4.0% | 31.8% | 10.3% | 8.3% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 3.3% | 12.3% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 3.1% |
| High school | 28.6% | 17.9% | 35.3% | 24.4% | 32.8% | 23.8% | 22.7% | 13.9% | 29.5% | 19.1% | 31.2% | 22.4% | 27.6% | 18.1% |
| Some college | 31.8% | 24.9% | 35.3% | 29.6% | 23.8% | 31.9% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 30.3% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 33.6% | 24.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 23.6% | 27.3% | 14.3% | 24.2% | 8.7% | 21.0% | 28.1% | 28.2% | 20.6% | 26.3% | 19.8% | 24.3% | 21.4% | 28.4% |
| Advanced degree | 10.1% | 27.8% | 5.8% | 17.9% | 3.0% | 13.0% | 17.6% | 30.6% | 9.0% | 25.1% | 9.3% | 21.9% | 8.7% | 25.7% |
Source: Authors’ analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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