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Table 372. College enrollment and labor force status of 2002, 2003, and 2004 high school completers, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2002, 2003, and 2004
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                                 |Civilian noninstitutional population|                              Civilian labor force\1\                       |
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                                 |            |           |           |           |             |        Employed         |         Unemployed     |    Not in
                                 |            |           | Percent of|           |  Labor force|_________________________|________________________|     labor
                                 |  Number (in|           |high school| Number (in|participation| Number (in|      Percent| Number (in|Unemployment|force, (in
Selected characteristic          |  thousands)|    Percent| completers| thousands)|         rate| thousands)|of population| thousands)|        rate|thousands)
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1                                |          2 |         3 |         4 |         5 |            6|         7 |            8|          9|          10|         11
_________________________________|____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
2002 high school completers\2\   |            |           |           |           |             |           |             |           |            |
     Total ......................|2,796 (36.9)|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |1,604(39.1)|   57.3(1.18)|1,375(37.9)|  49.2 (1.19)|  228(25.4)| 14.2 (1.51)|1,193(36.5)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
Male ............................|1,412 (36.7)| 50.5(1.62)| 50.5(1.62)|  829(38.3)|   58.7(2.24)|  730(37.3)|  51.7 (2.28)|  100(16.9)| 12.0 (1.93)|  582(35.1)
Female ..........................|1,384 (32.6)| 49.5(1.55)| 49.5(1.55)|  774(35.4)|   55.9(2.19)|  645(34.0)|  46.6 (2.20)|  129(19.0)| 16.6 (2.19)|  610(33.6)
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White\3\ ........................|2,231 (19.8)| 79.8(0.96)| 79.8(0.96)|1,300(31.5)|   58.3(1.31)|1,150(31.4)|  51.5 (1.33)|  150(20.6)| 11.6 (1.54)|  931(30.5)
Black\3\ ........................|  387 (22.7)| 13.8(1.19)| 13.8(1.19)|  205(21.5)|   53.0(4.61)|  143(19.2)|  36.9 (4.45)|   62(13.0)| 30.3 (5.83)|  182(20.8)
Hispanic origin\4\ ..............|  344 (23.7)| 12.3(1.13)| 12.3(1.13)|  215(22.0)|   62.6(4.74)|  167(20.4)|  48.7 (4.89)|   48(11.6)| 22.2 (5.15)|  129(18.6)
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Enrolled in college, 2002 .......|1,824 (39.8)|100.0  (†) | 65.2(1.13)|  829(32.3)|   45.4(1.47)|  731(30.8)|  40.1 (1.45)|   98(17.0)| 11.8 (1.94)|  996(34.5)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|  877 (38.6)| 48.1(2.00)| 31.4(1.50)|  385(30.3)|   43.9(2.87)|  347(29.1)|  39.5 (2.82)|   38(10.6)|  9.9 (2.60)|  492(33.2)
  Female ........................|  947 (36.1)| 51.9(1.92)| 33.9(1.47)|  444(30.4)|   46.9(2.66)|  384(28.8)|  40.6 (2.62)|   60(13.2)| 13.4 (2.65)|  503(31.7)
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  2-year ........................|  605 (28.6)| 33.2(1.39)| 21.6(0.98)|  351(22.5)|   58.0(2.53)|  306(21.2)|  50.6 (2.56)|   45(11.6)| 12.8 (3.09)|  254(19.4)
  4-year ........................|1,220 (36.7)| 66.9(1.39)| 43.6(1.18)|  478(25.8)|   39.2(1.76)|  425(24.6)|  34.8 (1.72)|   53(12.5)| 11.1 (2.49)|  742(31.0)
                                 |            |           |           |           |             |           |             |           |            |
  Full-time students ............|1,668 (39.4)| 91.4(0.82)| 59.7(1.17)|  711(30.5)|   42.6(1.52)|  632(29.1)|  37.9 (1.50)|   79(15.3)| 11.1 (2.04)|  958(34.0)
  Part-time students ............|  156 (15.4)|  8.6(0.82)|  5.6(0.55)|  118(13.5)|   75.7(4.32)|   99(12.4)|  63.4 (4.86)|   19 (7.5)| 16.3 (5.89)|   38 (7.7)
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  White\3\ ......................|1,488 (31.0)| 81.6(1.14)| 53.2(1.19)|  693(28.2)|   46.6(1.63)|  622(27.2)|  41.8 (1.61)|   71(14.4)| 10.2 (2.00)|  795(29.3)
  Black\3\ ......................|  227 (22.0)| 12.4(1.40)|  8.1(0.94)|   86(15.7)|   37.9(5.85)|   64(13.8)|  28.3 (5.43)|   22 (8.0)| 25.4 (8.52)|  141(19.1)
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|  184 (21.0)| 10.1(1.28)|  6.6(0.85)|   91(16.1)|   49.4(6.69)|   81(15.3)|  44.1 (6.65)|   10 (5.4)| 10.7 (5.88)|   93(16.3)
                                 |            |           |           |           |             |           |             |           |            |
Not enrolled in college, 2002 ...|  972 (34.2)|100.0  (†) | 34.8(1.13)|  775(31.5)|   79.7(1.62)|  644(29.3)|  66.3 (1.91)|  131(19.5)| 16.9 (2.33)|  197(17.2)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|  535 (34.1)| 55.0(2.73)| 19.1(1.27)|  444(32.0)|   83.1(2.77)|  383(30.3)|  71.7 (3.33)|   61(13.3)| 13.8 (2.80)|   90(15.9)
  Female ........................|  437 (30.2)| 45.0(2.62)| 15.6(1.13)|  330(27.2)|   75.6(3.37)|  261(24.7)|  59.7 (3.85)|   69(14.1)| 21.0 (3.68)|  107(16.5)
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  White\3\ ......................|  743 (28.8)| 76.4(1.71)| 26.6(1.05)|  607(27.0)|   81.7(1.79)|  528(25.7)|  71.0 (2.10)|   80(15.3)| 13.1 (2.37)|  136(14.3)
  Black\3\ ......................|  160 (19.9)| 16.5(2.16)|  5.7(0.80)|  119(17.9)|   74.5(6.26)|   79(15.1)|  49.3 (7.18)|   40(10.6)| 33.9 (7.88)|   41(11.3)
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|  160 (20.1)| 16.5(2.16)|  5.7(0.80)|  124(18.3)|   77.7(5.97)|   86(15.7)|  54.0 (7.15)|   38(10.4)| 30.6 (7.52)|   36(10.6)
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2003 high school completers\5\   |            |           |           |           |             |           |             |           |            |
     Total ......................|2,677 (38.1)|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |1,470(38.6)|   54.8(1.21)|1,190(36.5)|  44.5 (1.21)|  280(28.0)| 19.0 (1.78)|1,208(36.7)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
Male ............................|1,306 (37.8)| 48.8(1.65)| 48.8(1.65)|  748(37.5)|   57.3(2.34)|  591(35.2)|  45.3 (2.36)|  157(20.9)| 20.9 (2.54)|  558(34.6)
Female ..........................|1,372 (33.7)| 51.3(1.59)| 51.3(1.59)|  722(35.1)|   52.6(2.21)|  599(33.5)|  43.7 (2.20)|  123(18.6)| 16.9 (2.29)|  650(34.3)
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White\3\ ........................|2,106 (33.5)| 78.7(1.00)| 78.7(1.00)|1,181(34.3)|   56.1(1.36)|1,020(33.1)|  48.4 (1.37)|  161(21.4)| 13.7 (1.74)|  925(32.2)
Black\3\ ........................|  333 (21.6)| 12.4(1.16)| 12.4(1.16)|  163(19.6)|   48.9(4.97)|   80(15.1)|  24.0 (4.25)|   83(14.6)| 51.0 (7.11)|  170(19.9)
Hispanic origin\4\ ..............|  314 (22.9)| 11.7(1.13)| 11.7(1.13)|  162(20.0)|   51.7(5.12)|  135(18.7)|  43.2 (5.08)|   27 (8.8)| 16.6 (5.30)|  152(19.5)
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Enrolled in college, 2003 .......|1,711 (39.6)|100.0  (†) | 63.9(1.17)|  713(30.5)|   41.7(1.50)|  631(29.1)|  36.9 (1.47)|   82(15.5)| 11.5 (2.07)|  998(34.6)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|  799 (38.0)| 46.7(2.06)| 29.8(1.51)|  339(28.8)|   42.4(2.99)|  294(27.2)|  36.7 (2.92)|   45(11.5)| 13.3 (3.15)|  459(32.4)
  Female ........................|  913 (36.4)| 53.4(1.98)| 34.1(1.50)|  374(28.6)|   41.0(2.67)|  338(27.5)|  37.1 (2.62)|   36(10.3)|  9.5 (2.49)|  539(32.5)
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  2-year ........................|  574 (28.0)| 33.5(1.44)| 21.4(1.00)|  332(22.0)|   57.8(2.60)|  311(21.3)|  54.2 (2.62)|   21 (7.9)|  6.3 (2.32)|  243(19.0)
  4-year ........................|1,137 (36.0)| 66.5(1.44)| 42.5(1.20)|  381(23.4)|   33.5(1.76)|  320(21.6)|  28.1 (1.68)|   61(13.4)| 16.0 (3.26)|  756(31.2)
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  Full-time students ............|1,580 (39.1)| 92.3(0.81)| 59.0(1.20)|  631(29.1)|   39.9(1.55)|  559(27.7)|  35.4 (1.51)|   72(14.6)| 11.4 (2.19)|  949(34.0)
  Part-time students ............|  131 (14.2)|  7.7(0.81)|  4.9(0.53)|   81(11.2)|   61.9(5.34)|   72(10.6)|  54.9 (5.48)|   10 (5.5)| 12.5 (6.38)|   49 (8.8)
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  White\3\ ......................|1,368 (35.1)| 80.0(1.22)| 51.1(1.22)|  586(27.5)|   42.8(1.68)|  525(26.4)|  38.4 (1.66)|   60(13.3)| 10.2 (2.17)|  782(30.6)
  Black\3\ ......................|  194 (20.6)| 11.3(1.39)|  7.2(0.91)|   55(12.8)|   28.4(5.87)|   42(11.3)|  21.7 (5.38)|   13 (6.2)| ---    (†) |  139(18.7)
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|  184 (20.8)| 10.8(1.36)|  6.9(0.89)|   67(14.1)|   36.3(6.44)|   60(13.4)|  32.7 (6.28)|    7 (4.6)| ---    (†) |  117(17.7)
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Not enrolled in college, 2003 ...|  966 (34.2)|100.0  (†) | 36.1(1.17)|  757(31.3)|   78.4(1.67)|  558(27.6)|  57.8 (2.00)|  198(23.8)| 26.2 (2.77)|  209(17.7)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|  507 (33.5)| 52.5(2.75)| 18.9(1.30)|  409(31.0)|   80.8(2.99)|  297(27.3)|  58.7 (3.74)|  111(17.8)| 27.2 (3.77)|   98(16.5)
  Female ........................|  459 (30.8)| 47.5(2.64)| 17.1(1.20)|  348(27.8)|   75.9(3.28)|  261(24.7)|  56.9 (3.79)|   87(15.8)| 25.1 (3.81)|  111(16.8)
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  White\3\ ......................|  738 (30.0)| 76.4(1.72)| 27.6(1.09)|  595(27.7)|   80.6(1.83)|  494(25.7)|  66.8 (2.18)|  101(17.1)| 16.9 (2.66)|  143(14.7)
  Black\3\ ......................|  139 (18.7)| 14.4(2.05)|  5.2(0.78)|  108(17.0)|   77.8(6.40)|   38(10.8)|  27.2 (6.86)|   70(13.6)| 65.1 (8.33)|   30 (9.7)
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|  130 (18.5)| 13.5(1.99)|  4.9(0.75)|   95(16.3)|   73.3(7.05)|   75(14.8)|  57.9 (7.86)|   20 (7.6)| 21.1 (7.59)|   35(10.4)
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2004 high school completers\6\   |            |           |           |           |             |           |             |           |            |
     Total ......................|2,752 (37.5)|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |1,533(38.9)|   55.7(1.19)|1,282(37.3)|  46.6 (1.20)|  251(26.6)| 16.4 (1.64)|1,219(36.8)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
Male ............................|1,327 (38.3)| 48.2(1.63)| 48.2(1.63)|  764(37.9)|   57.6(2.32)|  645(36.3)|  48.6 (2.35)|  119(18.4)| 15.6 (2.24)|  562(34.8)
Female ..........................|1,425 (31.6)| 51.8(1.56)| 51.8(1.56)|  768(35.3)|   53.9(2.17)|  636(33.9)|  44.6 (2.16)|  132(19.2)| 17.2 (2.23)|  657(34.1)
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White\3\ ........................|2,111 (34.1)| 76.7(1.01)| 76.7(1.01)|1,211(34.7)|   57.4(1.36)|1,037(33.4)|  49.1 (1.37)|  174(22.2)| 14.4 (1.75)|  900(32.1)
Black\3\ ........................|  416 (17.5)| 15.1(1.24)| 15.1(1.24)|  204(20.4)|   48.9(4.45)|  152(18.9)|  36.6 (4.29)|   51(11.8)| 25.1 (5.51)|  213(20.6)
Hispanic origin\4\ ..............|  286 (23.0)| 10.4(1.06)| 10.4(1.06)|  153(19.7)|   53.5(5.35)|  129(18.5)|  45.3 (5.34)|   23 (8.2)| 15.3 (5.29)|  133(18.7)
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Enrolled in college, 2004 .......|1,835 (39.9)|100.0  (†) | 66.7(1.13)|  821(32.2)|   44.8(1.46)|  712(30.5)|  38.8 (1.43)|  109(17.9)| 13.3 (2.05)|1,013(34.7)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|  815 (38.4)| 44.4(1.98)| 29.6(1.49)|  347(29.2)|   42.6(2.96)|  293(27.2)|  35.9 (2.87)|   54(12.6)| 15.6 (3.33)|  468(32.7)
  Female ........................|1,020 (35.9)| 55.6(1.90)| 37.1(1.51)|  475(31.0)|   46.6(2.56)|  420(29.7)|  41.1 (2.53)|   55(12.7)| 11.6 (2.41)|  545(32.4)
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  2-year ........................|  618 (28.8)| 33.7(1.39)| 22.5(1.00)|  378(23.3)|   61.1(2.47)|  321(21.7)|  51.9 (2.53)|   57(13.0)| 15.0 (3.18)|  240(18.9)
  4-year ........................|1,217 (36.8)| 66.3(1.39)| 44.2(1.19)|  444(25.0)|   36.5(1.74)|  392(23.7)|  32.2 (1.69)|   52(12.4)| 11.8 (2.66)|  773(31.5)
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  Full-time students ............|1,711 (39.6)| 93.2(0.74)| 62.2(1.16)|  720(30.6)|   42.1(1.50)|  624(28.9)|  36.5 (1.47)|   95(16.7)| 13.3 (2.19)|  991(34.5)
  Part-time students ............|  124 (13.8)|  6.8(0.74)|  4.5(0.50)|  102(12.6)|   82.4(4.31)|   88(11.7)|  71.3 (5.12)|   14 (6.5)| 13.5 (5.87)|   22 (5.9)
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  White\3\ ......................|1,444 (35.6)| 78.7(1.20)| 52.5(1.20)|  685(29.3)|   47.5(1.66)|  602(27.9)|  41.7 (1.63)|   84(15.7)| 12.2 (2.16)|  759(30.4)
  Black\3\ ......................|  254 (21.0)| 13.8(1.46)|  9.2(1.00)|   91(15.8)|   35.9(5.47)|   72(14.3)|  28.2 (5.13)|   19 (7.4)| 21.3 (7.79)|  163(19.3)
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|  177 (20.6)|  9.6(1.25)|  6.4(0.85)|   74(14.7)|   41.8(6.73)|   67(14.1)|  37.8 (6.62)|    7 (4.6)| ---    (†) |  103(16.9)
                                 |            |           |           |           |             |           |             |           |            |
Not enrolled in college, 2004 ...|  918 (33.6)|100.0  (†) | 33.4(1.13)|  711(30.5)|   77.5(1.74)|  569(27.9)|  62.1 (2.02)|  142(20.3)| 20.0 (2.60)|  206(17.6)
                                 |____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|  512 (33.7)| 55.8(2.80)| 18.6(1.27)|  418(31.4)|   81.6(2.93)|  353(29.4)|  68.9 (3.50)|   65(13.8)| 15.6 (3.03)|   94(16.2)
  Female ........................|  406 (29.4)| 44.2(2.69)| 14.8(1.11)|  294(25.9)|   72.4(3.64)|  217(22.8)|  53.5 (4.06)|   77(14.9)| 26.2 (4.21)|  112(16.9)
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  White\3\ ......................|  667 (29.0)| 72.7(1.85)| 24.2(1.03)|  526(26.4)|   78.8(1.99)|  435(24.4)|  65.2 (2.32)|   91(16.3)| 17.3 (2.86)|  141(14.6)
  Black\3\ ......................|  162 (19.3)| 17.6(2.28)|  5.9(0.81)|  112(17.1)|   69.4(6.57)|   81(15.1)|  49.8 (7.13)|   32 (9.5)| 28.2 (7.72)|   49(12.1)
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|  109 (17.3)| 11.9(1.94)|  4.0(0.67)|   79(15.1)|   72.1(7.80)|   63(13.7)|  57.3 (8.60)|   16 (6.8)| 20.4 (8.22)|   31 (9.9)
_________________________________|____________|___________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|___________|____________|___________
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\The labor force includes all employed persons plus those seeking employment. The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons either employed or seeking employment.
\2\Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between January and October 2002.
\3\Includes persons of Hispanic origin.
\4\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
\5\Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between January and October 2003.
\6\Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between January and October 2004.
NOTE: Enrollment data are for October of given year. Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Percents are only shown when the base is 75,000 or greater. Even though the standard errors are large, smaller estimates are shown to permit users to combine categories in various ways. Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" groups are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the White and Black population groups. Standard errors have been revised from previous years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates, 2002, 2003, and 2004. (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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