Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 42, Chart 1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Special Labor Force Reports, nos. 16 and 68; and unpublished data.
The employment rate of 16- and 17-year-old male students showed some changes during the 1970 to 1993 period, fluctuating with the overall economy. The employment rate of female students was higher in 1993 than in 1970, but exhibited some of the same fluctuations as were seen in the male rate. Between 1989 and 1993, there was a decline in the employment rates for 16- and 17-year-olds, especially among black youth. Employment rates for whites were three times higher than those for blacks in 1993. Unemployment rates for black students were correspondingly higher than for white students.
