Unsurprisingly, the more education a worker has the likelier she is to have a job and the higher her earnings are, although a professional degree — physician, lawyer — means both a lower unemployment rate and higher earnings than a doctoral degree.
The educational categories detailed in the chart reflect only the highest level of education attained. They don’t consider completion of training programs such as apprenticeships and other on-the-job training, which may affect earnings and unemployment rates.