Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 66, Chart 1. Job Transitions - Percent of the high school class of 1992 who had not held any job between summer 1992 and spring 1994

Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 66, Chart 1

Indicator 66. Job Transitions

Percent of the high school class of 1992 who had not held any job between summer 1992 and spring 1994

Chart for Indicator 66

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "National Education Longitudinal Study," Third Followup survey.

A considerable proportion of the class of 1992 had not held any job in nearly two years out of high school. About 6 percent of the graduates not attending postsecondary education and 19 percent of the dropouts and other noncompleters did not obtain any job over the two year period. The proportion of female dropouts not holding any job was particularly high at 28 percent, perhaps because of difficulties with child care arrangements.