Jim's Blog Job Security and Higher Income? An Education | Job Security and Higher Income? An Education |
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| Written by Jim Leatherwood | |
| Tuesday, 17 March 2009 | |
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The U.S. unemployment rate in February of 8.1 percent was the highest in almost 25 years. The jobless rate among those without a high school diploma was 12.6 percent! A nationwide Census Bureau survey in 2007 for American workers, age 25 and older, gave the following alarming information regarding median yearly income: - Without a high school diploma $19,405 - High school graduate (includes equivalency certification) $26,894 - Some college or associate degree $32,874 - Bachelor's degree $46,805 - Graduate or professional degree $61,287 It is alarming to realize that we have more than a 25 percent dropout rate in this country! J.L. |
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