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Education Level & Unemployment

How important is education to employment status?

35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 % HS Dropout % Grad Degree


East Grand Rapids South Central

% Unemployed

In Kent County, the area with the lowest High School Drop out rate (East Grand Rapids) also had the lowest unemployment rate.

Conversely, the area with the highest dropout rate (South Central) also had the highest unemployment rate.

Education is essential to employment opportunity and retention.

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