| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | employment rate of individuals aged 25 to 54, with no bachelor's degree, by region, united states, selected years |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | 2000 | 2007 | 2011 | 2017 | change 2000 to 2017 |
| 4 |  | percent |  |  |  | percentage points |
| 5 | men |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6 | new england | 87.6 | 84.4 | 77.8 | 83.5 | -4.1 |
| 7 | middle atlantic | 84.7 | 83.4 | 77.3 | 79.7 | -5.0 |
| 8 | east north central | 87.4 | 83.7 | 76.6 | 81.1 | -6.3 |
| 9 | west north central | 88.9 | 86.3 | 81.1 | 85.0 | -3.9 |
| 10 | south atlantic | 87.4 | 85.4 | 76.2 | 81.6 | -5.9 |
| 11 | south central | 85.8 | 84.6 | 78.9 | 81.1 | -4.7 |
| 12 | mountain | 88.9 | 87.6 | 77.7 | 84.7 | -4.2 |
| 13 | pacific | 85.9 | 85.2 | 76.6 | 81.8 | -4.1 |
| 14 | all regions | 86.7 | 84.9 | 77.5 | 81.8 | -5.0 |
| 15 | women |  |  |  |  |  |
| 16 | new england | 76.4 | 72.5 | 69.3 | 70.2 | -6.2 |
| 17 | middle atlantic | 68.9 | 68.0 | 63.5 | 65.5 | -3.4 |
| 18 | east north central | 73.8 | 70.4 | 65.0 | 67.7 | -6.2 |
| 19 | west north central | 79.5 | 77.1 | 73.6 | 74.4 | -5.1 |
| 20 | south atlantic | 73.2 | 70.5 | 65.1 | 66.0 | -7.3 |
| 21 | south central | 68.6 | 65.1 | 60.7 | 63.4 | -5.2 |
| 22 | mountain | 70.8 | 69.5 | 63.7 | 65.5 | -5.3 |
| 23 | pacific | 67.6 | 65.0 | 60.5 | 63.9 | -3.7 |
| 24 | all regions | 71.4 | 68.7 | 63.9 | 66.0 | -5.4 |

Question: regardless of the region considered, when was the employment rate of men aged 25 to 54 without a bachelor's degree higher, in 2000 or in 2017?
Answer: 2000

Question: 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