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(50KB)| Table 381. | College enrollment and labor force status of 2003, 2004, and 2005 high school completers, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2003, 2004, and 2005 |
| Selected characteristic | Civilian noninstitutional population | Civilian labor force1 | Not in labor force (in thousands) |
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| Number (in thousands) |
Percent | Percent of high school completers | Number (in thousands) |
Labor force participation rate | Employed | Unemployed | ||||||||||||||
| Number (in thousands) |
Percent of population | Number (in thousands) |
Unemployment rate | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2003 high school completers2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,677 | (107.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 1,470 | (48.1) | 54.8 | (1.21) | 1,190 | (43.3) | 44.5 | (1.21) | 280 | (29.0) | 19.0 | (1.78) | 1,208 | (43.6) |
| Male | 1,306 | (75.3) | 48.8 | (2.09) | 48.8 | (2.09) | 748 | (46.6) | 57.3 | (2.34) | 591 | (41.4) | 45.3 | (2.36) | 157 | (21.4) | 20.9 | (2.54) | 558 | (40.3) |
| Female | 1,372 | (77.0) | 51.3 | (2.09) | 51.3 | (2.09) | 722 | (43.9) | 52.6 | (2.21) | 599 | (40.0) | 43.7 | (2.20) | 123 | (18.2) | 16.9 | (2.29) | 650 | (41.7) |
| White3 | 2,106 | (95.5) | 78.7 | (1.71) | 78.7 | (1.71) | 1,181 | (43.1) | 56.1 | (1.36) | 1,020 | (40.1) | 48.4 | (1.37) | 161 | (22.0) | 13.7 | (1.74) | 925 | (38.2) |
| Black3 | 333 | (45.8) | 12.4 | (1.66) | 12.4 | (1.66) | 163 | (23.1) | 48.9 | (4.97) | 80 | (16.2) | 24.0 | (4.25) | 83 | (16.5) | 51.0 | (7.11) | 170 | (23.6) |
| Hispanic4 | 314 | (58.1) | 11.7 | (2.09) | 11.7 | (2.09) | 162 | (23.0) | 51.7 | (5.12) | 135 | (21.0) | 43.2 | (5.08) | 27 | (9.4) | 16.6 | (5.30) | 152 | (22.3) |
| Enrolled in college, 2003 | 1,711 | (58.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 63.9 | (1.35) | 713 | (33.6) | 41.7 | (1.50) | 631 | (31.6) | 36.9 | (1.47) | 82 | (15.7) | 11.5 | (2.07) | 998 | (39.7) |
| Male | 799 | (40.3) | 46.7 | (1.76) | 29.8 | (1.29) | 339 | (31.4) | 42.4 | (2.99) | 294 | (29.3) | 36.7 | (2.92) | 45 | (11.5) | 13.3 | (3.15) | 459 | (36.6) |
| Female | 913 | (43.0) | 53.4 | (1.76) | 34.1 | (1.34) | 374 | (31.7) | 41.0 | (2.67) | 338 | (30.1) | 37.1 | (2.62) | 36 | (9.8) | 9.5 | (2.49) | 539 | (38.0) |
| 2-year | 574 | (34.7) | 33.5 | (1.67) | 21.4 | (1.16) | 332 | (22.9) | 57.8 | (2.60) | 311 | (22.2) | 54.2 | (2.62) | 21 | (7.9) | 6.3 | (2.32) | 243 | (19.6) |
| 4-year | 1,137 | (48.4) | 66.5 | (1.67) | 42.5 | (1.39) | 381 | (24.6) | 33.5 | (1.76) | 320 | (22.5) | 28.1 | (1.68) | 61 | (13.5) | 16.0 | (3.26) | 756 | (34.6) |
| Full-time students | 1,580 | (56.7) | 92.3 | (0.94) | 59.0 | (1.39) | 631 | (31.6) | 39.9 | (1.55) | 559 | (29.7) | 35.4 | (1.51) | 72 | (14.7) | 11.4 | (2.19) | 949 | (38.7) |
| Part-time students | 131 | (16.7) | 7.7 | (0.94) | 4.9 | (0.61) | 81 | (11.3) | 61.9 | (5.34) | 72 | (10.7) | 54.9 | (5.48) | 10 | (5.5) | 12.5 | (6.38) | 49 | (8.8) |
| White3 | 1,368 | (52.7) | 80.0 | (1.41) | 51.1 | (1.41) | 586 | (30.4) | 42.8 | (1.68) | 525 | (28.8) | 38.4 | (1.66) | 60 | (13.4) | 10.2 | (2.17) | 782 | (35.1) |
| Black3 | 194 | (21.2) | 11.3 | (1.19) | 7.2 | (0.78) | 55 | (13.4) | 28.4 | (5.87) | 42 | (11.8) | 21.7 | (5.38) | 13 | (6.5) | — | (†) | 139 | (21.3) |
| Hispanic4 | 184 | (22.1) | 10.8 | (1.24) | 6.9 | (0.81) | 67 | (14.8) | 36.3 | (6.44) | 60 | (14.0) | 32.7 | (6.28) | 7 | (4.8) | — | (†) | 117 | (19.6) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2003 | 966 | (44.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 36.1 | (1.35) | 757 | (34.6) | 78.4 | (1.67) | 558 | (29.7) | 57.8 | (2.00) | 198 | (24.4) | 26.2 | (2.77) | 209 | (18.2) |
| Male | 507 | (32.4) | 52.5 | (2.35) | 18.9 | (1.11) | 409 | (34.5) | 80.8 | (2.99) | 297 | (29.4) | 58.7 | (3.74) | 111 | (18.0) | 27.2 | (3.77) | 98 | (16.9) |
| Female | 459 | (30.9) | 47.5 | (2.35) | 17.1 | (1.06) | 348 | (30.5) | 75.9 | (3.28) | 261 | (26.5) | 56.9 | (3.79) | 87 | (15.3) | 25.1 | (3.81) | 111 | (17.3) |
| White3 | 738 | (39.1) | 76.4 | (1.99) | 27.6 | (1.26) | 595 | (30.7) | 80.6 | (1.83) | 494 | (28.0) | 66.8 | (2.18) | 101 | (17.4) | 16.9 | (2.66) | 143 | (15.1) |
| Black3 | 139 | (18.1) | 14.4 | (1.75) | 5.2 | (0.67) | 108 | (18.8) | 77.8 | (6.40) | 38 | (11.2) | 27.2 | (6.86) | 70 | (15.2) | 65.1 | (8.33) | 30 | (9.9) |
| Hispanic4 | 130 | (18.7) | 13.5 | (1.82) | 4.9 | (0.69) | 95 | (17.6) | 73.3 | (7.05) | 75 | (15.7) | 57.9 | (7.86) | 20 | (8.1) | 21.1 | (7.59) | 35 | (10.7) |
| 2004 high school completers5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,752 | (109.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 1,533 | (68.3) | 55.7 | (1.66) | 1,282 | (62.5) | 46.6 | (1.67) | 251 | (27.9) | 16.4 | (1.66) | 1,219 | (47.1) |
| Male | 1,327 | (76.0) | 48.2 | (2.06) | 48.2 | (2.06) | 764 | (47.4) | 57.6 | (2.34) | 645 | (43.6) | 48.6 | (2.36) | 119 | (18.8) | 15.6 | (2.26) | 562 | (40.7) |
| Female | 1,425 | (78.4) | 51.8 | (2.06) | 51.8 | (2.06) | 768 | (46.0) | 53.9 | (2.20) | 636 | (41.9) | 44.6 | (2.20) | 132 | (19.1) | 17.2 | (2.27) | 657 | (42.6) |
| White3 | 2,111 | (95.7) | 76.7 | (1.74) | 76.7 | (1.74) | 1,211 | (60.8) | 57.4 | (1.89) | 1,037 | (56.3) | 49.1 | (1.91) | 174 | (23.2) | 14.4 | (1.77) | 900 | (40.5) |
| Black3 | 416 | (50.8) | 15.1 | (1.77) | 15.1 | (1.77) | 204 | (26.4) | 48.9 | (4.56) | 152 | (22.8) | 36.6 | (4.39) | 51 | (13.3) | 25.1 | (5.64) | 213 | (27.0) |
| Hispanic4 | 286 | (55.6) | 10.4 | (1.96) | 10.4 | (1.96) | 153 | (22.9) | 53.5 | (5.48) | 129 | (21.1) | 45.3 | (5.47) | 23 | (8.9) | 15.3 | (5.41) | 133 | (21.4) |
| Enrolled in college, 2004 | 1,835 | (60.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 66.7 | (1.31) | 821 | (50.1) | 44.8 | (2.03) | 712 | (46.7) | 38.8 | (1.99) | 109 | (18.4) | 13.3 | (2.08) | 1,013 | (43.0) |
| Male | 815 | (40.7) | 44.4 | (1.69) | 29.6 | (1.27) | 347 | (32.0) | 42.6 | (2.99) | 293 | (29.5) | 35.9 | (2.90) | 54 | (12.7) | 15.6 | (3.35) | 468 | (37.2) |
| Female | 1,020 | (45.3) | 55.6 | (1.69) | 37.1 | (1.34) | 475 | (36.3) | 46.6 | (2.61) | 420 | (34.1) | 41.1 | (2.57) | 55 | (12.4) | 11.6 | (2.45) | 545 | (38.8) |
| 2-year | 618 | (36.0) | 33.7 | (1.61) | 22.5 | (1.16) | 378 | (34.0) | 61.1 | (3.44) | 321 | (31.4) | 51.9 | (3.52) | 57 | (13.3) | 15.0 | (3.23) | 240 | (21.0) |
| 4-year | 1,217 | (50.1) | 66.3 | (1.61) | 44.2 | (1.38) | 444 | (36.9) | 36.5 | (2.42) | 392 | (34.6) | 32.2 | (2.35) | 52 | (12.7) | 11.8 | (2.70) | 773 | (37.6) |
| Full-time students | 1,711 | (58.9) | 93.2 | (0.86) | 62.2 | (1.35) | 720 | (46.9) | 42.1 | (2.09) | 624 | (43.7) | 36.5 | (2.04) | 95 | (17.1) | 13.3 | (2.23) | 991 | (42.5) |
| Part-time students | 124 | (16.2) | 6.8 | (0.86) | 4.5 | (0.58) | 102 | (17.7) | 82.4 | (6.00) | 88 | (16.4) | 71.3 | (7.12) | 14 | (6.6) | 13.5 | (5.96) | 22 | (6.3) |
| White3 | 1,444 | (54.0) | 78.7 | (1.40) | 52.5 | (1.39) | 685 | (45.8) | 47.5 | (2.30) | 602 | (42.9) | 41.7 | (2.27) | 84 | (16.1) | 12.2 | (2.20) | 759 | (37.2) |
| Black3 | 254 | (24.1) | 13.8 | (1.25) | 9.2 | (0.86) | 91 | (17.7) | 35.9 | (5.60) | 72 | (15.7) | 28.2 | (5.25) | 19 | (8.1) | 21.3 | (7.97) | 163 | (23.6) |
| Hispanic4 | 177 | (21.7) | 9.6 | (1.14) | 6.4 | (0.77) | 74 | (16.0) | 41.8 | (6.89) | 67 | (15.2) | 37.8 | (6.77) | 7 | (4.9) | — | (†) | 103 | (18.8) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2004 | 918 | (43.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 33.4 | (1.31) | 711 | (46.6) | 77.5 | (2.42) | 569 | (41.7) | 62.1 | (2.80) | 142 | (21.0) | 20.0 | (2.64) | 206 | (19.4) |
| Male | 512 | (32.6) | 55.8 | (2.39) | 18.6 | (1.08) | 418 | (35.2) | 81.6 | (2.95) | 353 | (32.3) | 68.9 | (3.52) | 65 | (13.9) | 15.6 | (3.06) | 94 | (16.7) |
| Female | 406 | (29.1) | 44.2 | (2.39) | 14.8 | (0.99) | 294 | (28.6) | 72.4 | (3.70) | 217 | (24.5) | 53.5 | (4.13) | 77 | (14.6) | 26.2 | (4.28) | 112 | (17.6) |
| White3 | 667 | (37.3) | 72.7 | (2.15) | 24.2 | (1.19) | 526 | (40.1) | 78.8 | (2.77) | 435 | (36.5) | 65.2 | (3.23) | 91 | (16.8) | 17.3 | (2.90) | 141 | (16.1) |
| Black3 | 162 | (19.5) | 17.6 | (1.95) | 5.9 | (0.70) | 112 | (19.6) | 69.4 | (6.73) | 81 | (16.7) | 49.8 | (7.30) | 32 | (10.5) | 28.2 | (7.90) | 49 | (13.0) |
| Hispanic4 | 109 | (17.1) | 11.9 | (1.77) | 4.0 | (0.62) | 79 | (16.5) | 72.1 | (7.99) | 63 | (14.7) | 57.3 | (8.81) | 16 | (7.4) | 20.4 | (8.42) | 31 | (10.3) |
| 2005 high school completers6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,675 | (107.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 1,529 | (68.2) | 57.2 | (1.68) | 1,320 | (63.4) | 49.3 | (1.69) | 209 | (25.4) | 13.7 | (1.55) | 1,146 | (45.7) |
| Male | 1,262 | (74.2) | 47.2 | (2.09) | 47.2 | (2.09) | 751 | (47.0) | 59.5 | (2.38) | 652 | (43.9) | 51.7 | (2.42) | 99 | (17.1) | 13.1 | (2.12) | 511 | (38.9) |
| Female | 1,414 | (78.2) | 52.9 | (2.09) | 52.9 | (2.09) | 778 | (46.3) | 55.0 | (2.21) | 668 | (42.9) | 47.2 | (2.21) | 110 | (17.5) | 14.2 | (2.09) | 635 | (41.9) |
| White3 | 2,147 | (96.5) | 80.3 | (1.67) | 80.3 | (1.67) | 1,256 | (61.9) | 58.5 | (1.86) | 1,106 | (58.1) | 51.5 | (1.89) | 149 | (21.5) | 11.9 | (1.61) | 891 | (40.3) |
| Black3 | 354 | (47.2) | 13.2 | (1.70) | 13.2 | (1.70) | 196 | (25.9) | 55.3 | (4.91) | 146 | (22.4) | 41.1 | (4.86) | 50 | (13.1) | 25.5 | (5.79) | 159 | (23.4) |
| Hispanic4 | 390 | (64.4) | 14.6 | (2.30) | 14.6 | (2.30) | 237 | (28.4) | 60.6 | (4.60) | 193 | (25.7) | 49.4 | (4.71) | 44 | (12.3) | 18.5 | (4.68) | 154 | (23.0) |
| Enrolled in college, 2005 | 1,834 | (60.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 68.6 | (1.31) | 869 | (51.5) | 47.4 | (2.04) | 795 | (49.3) | 43.4 | (2.03) | 73 | (15.0) | 8.4 | (1.66) | 965 | (42.0) |
| Male | 839 | (41.3) | 45.7 | (1.70) | 31.4 | (1.31) | 406 | (34.7) | 48.4 | (2.97) | 364 | (32.8) | 43.4 | (2.95) | 42 | (11.2) | 10.3 | (2.61) | 433 | (35.8) |
| Female | 995 | (44.8) | 54.3 | (1.70) | 37.2 | (1.36) | 463 | (35.8) | 46.5 | (2.64) | 431 | (34.5) | 43.3 | (2.62) | 31 | (9.3) | 6.8 | (1.95) | 533 | (38.4) |
| 2-year | 642 | (36.7) | 35.0 | (1.63) | 24.0 | (1.21) | 393 | (34.7) | 61.3 | (3.37) | 350 | (32.7) | 54.5 | (3.44) | 43 | (11.5) | 11.0 | (2.78) | 249 | (21.4) |
| 4-year | 1,192 | (49.6) | 65.0 | (1.63) | 44.6 | (1.40) | 475 | (38.1) | 39.9 | (2.48) | 445 | (36.9) | 37.4 | (2.46) | 30 | (9.6) | 6.3 | (1.96) | 717 | (36.2) |
| Full-time students | 1,672 | (58.3) | 91.2 | (0.97) | 62.5 | (1.37) | 741 | (47.6) | 44.3 | (2.13) | 676 | (45.5) | 40.4 | (2.10) | 65 | (14.2) | 8.7 | (1.82) | 931 | (41.2) |
| Part-time students | 162 | (18.5) | 8.8 | (0.97) | 6.1 | (0.67) | 128 | (19.8) | 79.0 | (5.60) | 120 | (19.2) | 73.8 | (6.05) | 8 | (5.0) | 6.6 | (3.85) | 34 | (7.9) |
| White3 | 1,490 | (54.9) | 81.2 | (1.33) | 55.7 | (1.40) | 728 | (47.2) | 48.8 | (2.27) | 674 | (45.4) | 45.2 | (2.26) | 54 | (12.9) | 7.4 | (1.71) | 762 | (37.3) |
| Black3 | 201 | (21.6) | 11.0 | (1.13) | 7.5 | (0.79) | 82 | (16.8) | 40.7 | (6.44) | 68 | (15.3) | 33.9 | (6.21) | 14 | (7.0) | 16.8 | (7.67) | 119 | (20.2) |
| Hispanic4 | 211 | (23.7) | 11.5 | (1.23) | 7.9 | (0.86) | 96 | (18.2) | 45.7 | (6.37) | 91 | (17.7) | 43.1 | (6.34) | 6 | (4.6) | 5.8 | (4.42) | 114 | (19.8) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2005 | 841 | (41.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 31.4 | (1.31) | 660 | (44.9) | 78.5 | (2.48) | 525 | (40.1) | 62.4 | (2.93) | 136 | (20.5) | 20.6 | (2.77) | 181 | (18.2) |
| Male | 423 | (29.7) | 50.3 | (2.52) | 15.8 | (1.03) | 345 | (32.0) | 81.6 | (3.25) | 288 | (29.2) | 68.2 | (3.90) | 57 | (13.0) | 16.4 | (3.44) | 78 | (15.2) |
| Female | 418 | (29.5) | 49.7 | (2.52) | 15.6 | (1.02) | 315 | (29.6) | 75.4 | (3.52) | 236 | (25.6) | 56.5 | (4.04) | 79 | (14.8) | 25.1 | (4.07) | 103 | (16.9) |
| White3 | 656 | (37.0) | 78.0 | (2.09) | 24.5 | (1.21) | 528 | (40.2) | 80.4 | (2.72) | 432 | (36.4) | 65.9 | (3.24) | 96 | (17.2) | 18.1 | (2.95) | 129 | (15.4) |
| Black3 | 153 | (18.9) | 18.2 | (2.07) | 5.7 | (0.70) | 114 | (19.8) | 74.4 | (6.56) | 78 | (16.4) | 50.7 | (7.51) | 36 | (11.1) | 31.9 | (8.11) | 39 | (11.6) |
| Hispanic4 | 179 | (21.8) | 21.3 | (2.34) | 6.7 | (0.80) | 140 | (21.9) | 78.2 | (5.74) | 102 | (18.7) | 56.9 | (6.88) | 38 | (11.4) | 27.3 | (7.00) | 39 | (11.6) |
| —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. The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the labor force who are seeking employment. 2 Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between January and October 2003. 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 2004. 6 Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between January and October 2005. NOTE: Enrollment data are for October of given year. Data are based on 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 does not sum to totals because data for the other racial 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, 2003, 2004, and 2005. (This table was prepared May 2006.) |
