employment rate of individuals aged 25 to 54, with no bachelor's degree, by region, united states, selected years
Table:
2000
2007
2011
2017
change 2000 to 2017

percent
percentage points

men

new england
87.6
84.4
77.8
83.5
-4.1

middle atlantic
84.7
83.4
77.3
79.7
-5.0

east north central
87.4
83.7
76.6
81.1
-6.3

west north central
88.9
86.3
81.1
85.0
-3.9

south atlantic
87.4
85.4
76.2
81.6
-5.9

south central
85.8
84.6
78.9
81.1
-4.7

mountain
88.9
87.6
77.7
84.7
-4.2

pacific
85.9
85.2
76.6
81.8
-4.1

all regions
86.7
84.9
77.5
81.8
-5.0

women

new england
76.4
72.5
69.3
70.2
-6.2

middle atlantic
68.9
68.0
63.5
65.5
-3.4

east north central
73.8
70.4
65.0
67.7
-6.2

west north central
79.5
77.1
73.6
74.4
-5.1

south atlantic
73.2
70.5
65.1
66.0
-7.3

south central
68.6
65.1
60.7
63.4
-5.2

mountain
70.8
69.5
63.7
65.5
-5.3

pacific
67.6
65.0
60.5
63.9
-3.7

all regions
71.4
68.7
63.9
66.0
-5.4

Give a concise answer to this question supported by the table contents. Answers must be within a JSON object e.g. {"answer": ["YOUR ANSWER"]}. List multiple answers with commas inside the list object. The table is captioned 'employment rate of individuals aged 25 to 54, with no bachelor's degree, by region, united states, selected years'. Relying on the table, answer the following: Regardless of the region considered, when was the employment rate of women aged 25 to 54 without a bachelor's degree higher, in 2000 or in 2017?

{"answer": ["2000.0"]}