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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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     |                              Civilian labor force\1\                                  |
                                 |               population             |_______________________________________________________________________________________|
                                 |______________________________________|              |             |        Employed              |         Unemployed        |    Not in
Selected characteristic          |              |           |    Percent|        Number|  Labor force|______________________________|___________________________|     labor
                                 |        Number|           |    of high|(in thousands)|participation|              |               |              |            |force, (in
                                 |(in thousands)|    Percent|     school|              |         rate|        Number|        Percent|        Number|Unemployment|thousands)
                                 |              |           | completers|              |             |(in thousands)|  of population|(in thousands)|        rate|
_________________________________|______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
1                                |            2 |         3 |         4 |            5 |           6 |            7 |             8 |            9 |         10 |        11
_________________________________|______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
2002 high school completers\2\   |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   Total ........................| 2,796  (45.0)|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) | 1,604  (47.8)| 57.3  (1.90)|         1,375| 49.2    (2.08)|           228| 14.2 (4.01)|      1,193
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................| 1,412  (33.0)| 50.5(1.46)| 50.5(1.46)|   829  (34.4)| 58.7  (1.89)|           730| 51.7    (2.07)|           100| 12.0 (3.31)|        582
  Female ........................| 1,384  (30.6)| 49.5(1.46)| 49.5(1.46)|   774  (33.2)| 55.9  (1.91)|           645| 46.6    (2.07)|           129| 16.6 (3.79)|        610
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................| 2,231  (24.2)| 79.8(1.17)| 79.8(1.17)| 1,300  (38.5)| 58.3  (1.90)|         1,150| 51.5    (2.07)|           150| 11.6 (3.68)|        931
  Black\3\ ......................|   387  (20.4)| 13.8(1.07)| 13.8(1.07)|   205  (19.4)| 53.0  (2.04)|           143| 36.9    (2.13)|            62| 30.3 (4.98)|        182
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   344  (22.8)| 12.3(1.09)| 12.3(1.09)|   215  (21.2)| 62.6  (2.11)|           167| 48.7    (2.35)|            48| 22.2 (4.81)|        129
                                 |==============|===========|===========|==============|=============|==============|=====          |==============|============|===========
Enrolled in college,             |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   2002 .........................| 1,824  (48.6)|100.0  (†) | 65.2(1.72)|   829  (39.5)| 45.4  (2.66)|           731| 40.1    (2.79)|            98| 11.8 (5.65)|        996
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|   877  (34.7)| 48.1(1.80)| 31.4(1.67)|   385  (27.3)| 43.9  (2.65)|           347| 39.5    (2.78)|            38|  9.9 (4.64)|        492
  Female ........................|   947  (33.9)| 51.9(1.80)| 33.9(1.71)|   444  (28.5)| 46.9  (2.67)|           384| 40.6    (2.80)|            60| 13.4 (5.30)|        503
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  2-year ........................|   605  (34.9)| 33.2(1.70)| 21.6(1.48)|   351  (27.6)| 58.0  (2.64)|           306| 50.6    (2.85)|            45| 12.8 (5.20)|        254
  4-year ........................| 1,220  (44.9)| 66.9(1.70)| 43.6(1.79)|   478  (31.6)| 39.2  (2.61)|           425| 34.8    (2.71)|            53| 11.1 (4.88)|        742
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  Full-time students ............| 1,668  (48.1)| 91.4(1.01)| 59.7(1.77)|   711  (37.2)| 42.6  (2.64)|           632| 37.9    (2.76)|            79| 11.1 (5.50)|        958
  Part-time students ............|   156  (18.8)|  8.6(1.01)|  5.6(0.83)|   118  (16.5)| 75.7  (2.29)|            99| 63.4    (2.74)|            19| 16.3 (6.47)|         38
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................| 1,488  (37.9)| 81.6(1.40)| 53.2(1.80)|   693  (34.5)| 46.6  (2.67)|           622| 41.8    (2.81)|            71| 10.2 (5.31)|        795
  Black\3\ ......................|   227  (19.9)| 12.4(1.27)|  8.1(1.05)|    86  (14.1)| 37.9  (2.76)|            64| 28.3    (2.73)|            22| 25.4 (7.20)|        141
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   184  (20.2)| 10.1(1.23)|  6.6(1.01)|    91  (15.5)| 49.4  (3.03)|            81| 44.1    (3.21)|            10| 10.7 (5.45)|         93
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
Not enrolled in college,         |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   2002 .........................|   972  (41.8)|100.0  (†) | 34.8(2.35)|   775  (38.5)| 79.7  (2.22)|           644| 66.3    (2.87)|           131| 16.9 (5.68)|        197
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|   535  (30.7)| 55.0(2.46)| 19.1(1.94)|   444  (28.8)| 83.1  (2.07)|           383| 71.7    (2.73)|            61| 13.8 (4.64)|         90
  Female ........................|   437  (28.3)| 45.0(2.46)| 15.6(1.79)|   330  (25.5)| 75.6  (2.37)|           261| 59.7    (2.97)|            69| 21.0 (5.48)|        107
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................|   743  (35.2)| 76.4(2.10)| 26.6(2.18)|   607  (33.0)| 81.7  (2.14)|           528| 71.0    (2.75)|            80| 13.1 (5.11)|        136
  Black\3\ ......................|   160  (18.0)| 16.5(1.95)|  5.7(1.22)|   119  (16.1)| 74.5  (2.56)|            79| 49.3    (3.23)|            40| 33.9 (6.77)|         41
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   160  (19.3)| 16.5(2.08)|  5.7(1.30)|   124  (17.6)| 77.7  (2.61)|            86| 54.0    (3.43)|            38| 30.6 (7.04)|         36
                                 |==============|===========|===========|==============|=============|==============|=====          |==============|============|===========
2003 high school completers\5\   |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   Total ........................| 2,677  (64.7)|  100  (†) |  100  (†) | 1,470  (48.1)| 54.8  (1.63)|         1,190| 44.5    (1.81)|           280| 19.0 (4.07)|      1,208
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................| 1,306  (61.7)| 48.8(1.65)| 48.8(1.65)|   748  (46.7)| 57.3  (2.21)|           591| 45.3    (2.47)|           157| 20.9 (4.16)|        558
  Female ........................| 1,372  (63.6)| 51.3(1.59)| 51.3(1.59)|   722  (46.2)| 52.6  (2.14)|           599| 43.7    (2.36)|           123| 16.9 (3.68)|        650
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................| 2,106  (57.5)| 78.7(1.00)| 78.7(1.00)| 1,181  (43.2)| 56.1  (1.63)|         1,020| 48.4    (1.82)|           161| 13.7 (3.57)|        925
  Black\3\ ......................|   333  (33.1)| 12.4(1.16)| 12.4(1.16)|   163  (23.2)| 48.9  (2.37)|            80| 24.0    (2.25)|            83| 51.0 (5.42)|        170
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   314  (32.2)| 11.7(1.13)| 11.7(1.13)|   162  (23.1)| 51.7  (2.37)|           135| 43.2    (2.61)|            27| 16.6 (4.03)|        152
                                 |==============|===========|===========|==============|=============|==============|=====          |==============|============|===========
Enrolled in college,             |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   2003 .........................| 1,711  (51.9)|100.0  (†) | 63.9(1.46)|   713  (33.6)| 41.7  (2.33)|           631| 36.9    (2.42)|            82| 11.5 (6.11)|        998
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|   799  (48.3)| 46.7(2.06)| 29.8(1.89)|   339  (31.5)| 42.4  (3.17)|           294| 36.7    (3.28)|            45| 13.3 (6.41)|        459
  Female ........................|   913  (51.9)| 53.4(1.98)| 34.1(1.88)|   374  (33.3)| 41.0  (3.02)|           338| 37.1    (3.16)|            36|  9.5 (5.32)|        539
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  2-year ........................|   574  (30.1)| 33.5(1.44)| 21.4(1.25)|   332  (22.9)| 57.8  (2.33)|           311| 54.2    (2.50)|            21|  6.3 (4.66)|        243
  4-year ........................| 1,137  (42.3)| 66.5(1.44)| 42.5(1.50)|   381  (24.6)| 33.5  (2.23)|           320| 28.1    (2.25)|            61| 16.0 (7.02)|        756
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  Full-time students ............| 1,580  (49.9)| 92.3(0.81)| 59.0(1.50)|   631  (31.6)| 39.9  (2.31)|           559| 35.4    (2.40)|            72| 11.4 (6.09)|        949
  Part-time students ............|   131  (14.4)|  7.7(0.81)|  4.9(0.66)|    81  (11.3)| 61.9  (2.29)|            72| 54.9    (2.49)|            10| 12.5 (6.34)|         49
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................| 1,368  (46.4)| 80.0(1.22)| 51.1(1.52)|   586  (30.4)| 42.8  (2.33)|           525| 38.4    (2.44)|            60| 10.2 (5.80)|        782
  Black\3\ ......................|   194  (25.3)| 11.3(1.39)|  7.2(1.14)|    55  (13.5)| 28.4  (3.06)|            42| 21.7    (2.98)|            13| ---    (†) |        139
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   184  (24.6)| 10.8(1.36)|  6.9(1.11)|    67  (14.9)| 36.3  (3.27)|            60| 32.7    (3.39)|             7| ---    (†) |        117
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
Not enrolled in college,         |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   2003 .........................|   966  (39.0)|100.0  (†) | 36.1(1.95)|   757  (34.6)| 78.4  (1.88)|           558| 57.8    (2.63)|           198| 26.2 (5.41)|        209
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|   507  (38.5)| 52.5(2.75)| 18.9(2.16)|   409  (34.6)| 80.8  (2.45)|           297| 58.7    (3.57)|           111| 27.2 (5.41)|         98
  Female ........................|   459  (35.1)| 47.5(2.64)| 17.1(1.99)|   348  (32.1)| 75.9  (2.55)|           261| 56.9    (3.44)|            87| 25.1 (5.06)|        111
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................|   738  (34.2)| 76.4(1.72)| 27.6(1.81)|   595  (30.7)| 80.6  (1.81)|           494| 66.8    (2.51)|           101| 16.9 (4.61)|        143
  Black\3\ ......................|   139  (21.4)| 14.4(2.05)|  5.2(1.30)|   108  (18.9)| 77.8  (2.74)|            38| 27.2    (3.42)|            70| 65.1 (6.15)|         30
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   130  (20.7)| 13.5(1.99)|  4.9(1.26)|    95  (17.7)| 73.3  (2.92)|            75| 57.9    (3.79)|            20| 21.1 (5.26)|         35
                                 |==============|===========|===========|==============|=============|==============|=====          |==============|============|===========
2004 high school completers\6\   |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   Total ........................| 2,752  (65.6)|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) | 1,533  (49.1)| 55.7  (1.60)|         1,282| 46.6    (1.75)|           251| 16.4 (4.05)|      1,219
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................| 1,327  (62.2)| 48.2(1.63)| 48.2(1.63)|   764  (47.2)| 57.6  (2.16)|           645| 48.6    (2.39)|           119| 15.6 (3.92)|        562
  Female ........................| 1,425  (64.9)| 51.8(1.56)| 51.8(1.56)|   768  (47.7)| 53.9  (2.09)|           636| 44.6    (2.28)|           132| 17.2 (3.91)|        657
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................| 2,111  (57.6)| 76.7(1.01)| 76.7(1.01)| 1,211  (43.7)| 57.4  (1.59)|         1,037| 49.1    (1.76)|           174| 14.4 (3.84)|        900
  Black\3\ ......................|   416  (37.0)| 15.1(1.24)| 15.1(1.24)|   204  (25.9)| 48.9  (2.32)|           152| 36.6    (2.44)|            51| 25.1 (4.97)|        213
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   286  (30.7)| 10.4(1.06)| 10.4(1.06)|   153  (22.5)| 53.5  (2.31)|           129| 45.3    (2.52)|            23| 15.3 (4.13)|        133
                                 |==============|===========|===========|==============|=============|==============|=====          |==============|============|===========
Enrolled in college,             |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   2004 .........................| 1,835  (53.7)|100.0  (†) | 66.7(1.39)|   821  (36.0)| 44.8  (2.19)|           712| 38.8    (2.30)|           109| 13.3 (5.63)|      1,013
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|   815  (48.8)| 44.4(1.98)| 29.6(1.82)|   347  (31.9)| 42.6  (2.95)|           293| 35.9    (3.07)|            54| 15.6 (5.94)|        468
  Female ........................| 1,020  (54.9)| 55.6(1.90)| 37.1(1.85)|   475  (37.5)| 46.6  (2.86)|           420| 41.1    (3.03)|            55| 11.6 (5.03)|        545
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  2-year ........................|   618  (31.3)| 33.7(1.39)| 22.5(1.23)|   378  (24.5)| 61.1  (2.14)|           321| 51.9    (2.36)|            57| 15.0 (5.93)|        240
  4-year ........................| 1,217  (43.8)| 66.3(1.39)| 44.2(1.46)|   444  (26.5)| 36.5  (2.12)|           392| 32.2    (2.21)|            52| 11.8 (5.36)|        773
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  Full-time students ............| 1,711  (51.9)| 93.2(0.74)| 62.2(1.43)|   720  (33.7)| 42.1  (2.17)|           624| 36.5    (2.27)|            95| 13.3 (5.64)|        991
  Part-time students ............|   124  (14.0)|  6.8(0.74)|  4.5(0.61)|   102  (12.7)| 82.4  (1.68)|            88| 71.3    (2.14)|            14| 13.5 (5.68)|         22
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................| 1,444  (47.7)| 78.7(1.20)| 52.5(1.47)|   685  (32.9)| 47.5  (2.19)|           602| 41.7    (2.33)|            84| 12.2 (5.43)|        759
  Black\3\ ......................|   254  (28.9)| 13.8(1.46)|  9.2(1.23)|    91  (17.3)| 35.9  (3.04)|            72| 28.2    (3.06)|            19| 21.3 (7.12)|        163
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   177  (24.1)|  9.6(1.25)|  6.4(1.04)|    74  (15.6)| 41.8  (3.13)|            67| 37.8    (3.30)|             7| ---    (†) |        103
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
Not enrolled in college,         |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
   2004 .........................|   918  (38.1)|100.0  (†) | 33.4(1.96)|   711  (33.5)| 77.5  (1.97)|           569| 62.1    (2.56)|           142| 20.0 (5.82)|        206
                                 |______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________
  Male ..........................|   512  (38.7)| 55.8(2.80)| 18.6(2.20)|   418  (35.0)| 81.6  (2.48)|           353| 68.9    (3.32)|            65| 15.6 (5.20)|         94
  Female ........................|   406  (34.7)| 44.2(2.69)| 14.8(1.92)|   294  (29.5)| 72.4  (2.75)|           217| 53.5    (3.43)|            77| 26.2 (6.05)|        112
                                 |              |           |           |              |             |              |               |              |            |
  White\3\ ......................|   667  (32.5)| 72.7(1.85)| 24.2(1.78)|   526  (28.8)| 78.8  (1.93)|           435| 65.2    (2.51)|            91| 17.3 (5.50)|        141
  Black\3\ ......................|   162  (23.1)| 17.6(2.28)|  5.9(1.41)|   112  (19.2)| 69.4  (3.14)|            81| 49.8    (3.81)|            32| 28.2 (6.85)|         49
  Hispanic origin\4\ ............|   109  (19.0)| 11.9(1.94)|  4.0(1.17)|    79  (16.1)| 72.1  (3.05)|            63| 57.3    (3.76)|            16| 20.4 (6.13)|         31
_________________________________|______________|___________|___________|______________|_____________|______________|_______________|______________|____________|___________

---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 from 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 appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates," various years. Retrieved April 26, 2005, from http://www.bls.gov/schedule/archives/all_nr.htm#HSGEC. (This table was prepared April 2005.)

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