Social development : key to the great society / U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Welfare Administration, Division of Research.

  • United States. Welfare Administration.
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[1966]
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Credit: Social development : key to the great society / U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Welfare Administration, Division of Research. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHART 25— UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, BY EDUCATION AND COLOR, OF PERSONS 18 YEARS OLD AND OVER; 1965 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — PERCENT 15.3 PEOPLE AND ‘THEIR PROBLEMS The Unskilled At the same time that we are observing shortages of workers in the occupations demanding high levels of education and skill, unemployment rates are high among the unskilled. By the end of 1965 the average rate of unemployment for the Nation was 4.6 percent; but that of unskilled laborers (non-farm) was 8.4 percent. Education and Unemployment Low educational attainment and high risk of unemployment go together. The lowest rates of unemployment, considerably below the national average, are found among those who have graduated from college. As we go down the scale of the number fhe ae es) Aya eae “ie of years of school completed, we find that the less education, Re ae La eaten the higher the rate of unemployment. SOURCE: SEE TABLE 19 29 210-131 O-66—5