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| Table 388. | College enrollment and labor force status of 2006, 2007, and 2008 high school completers, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2006, 2007, and 2008 |
| Selected characteristic | Civilian noninstitutional population | Percentage distribution of population | Labor force participation rate of population1 | Civilian labor force2 | Population not in labor force (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number (in thousands) | Percent | Percent of high school completers | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Not in labor force | Number (in thousands) | Unemployment rate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 high school completers3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,692 | (108.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 46.2 | (1.68) | 9.0 | (0.97) | 44.8 | (1.30) | 55.2 | (1.68) | 1,484 | (67.2) | 1,244 | (61.6) | 241 | (27.3) | 16.2 | (1.68) | 1,207 | (46.9) | |||
| Male | 1,328 | (76.1) | 49.4 | (2.09) | 49.4 | (2.09) | 42.8 | (2.34) | 9.8 | (1.41) | 47.4 | (2.36) | 52.6 | (2.36) | 699 | (45.4) | 569 | (41.0) | 130 | (19.7) | 18.7 | (2.54) | 629 | (43.1) | |||
| Female | 1,363 | (76.9) | 50.6 | (2.09) | 50.6 | (2.09) | 49.5 | (2.26) | 8.1 | (1.23) | 42.4 | (2.23) | 57.6 | (2.23) | 785 | (46.5) | 675 | (43.2) | 111 | (17.5) | 14.1 | (2.07) | 578 | (40.0) | |||
| White | 1,805 | (88.3) | 67.1 | (1.96) | 67.1 | (1.96) | 49.6 | (2.06) | 8.2 | (1.14) | 42.2 | (1.57) | 57.8 | (2.04) | 1,044 | (56.4) | 896 | (52.3) | 149 | (21.4) | 14.2 | (1.90) | 761 | (37.3) | |||
| Black | 318 | (44.9) | 11.8 | (1.61) | 11.8 | (1.61) | 29.7 | (4.76) | 18.2 | (4.02) | 52.1 | (5.21) | 47.9 | (5.21) | 153 | (22.9) | 95 | (18.0) | 58 | (14.1) | 38.0 | (7.31) | 166 | (23.8) | |||
| Hispanic | 382 | (63.9) | 14.2 | (2.27) | 14.2 | (2.27) | 48.9 | (4.75) | 7.8 | ! | (2.55) | 43.3 | (4.71) | 56.7 | (4.71) | 217 | (27.2) | 187 | (25.3) | 30 | ! | (10.1) | 13.8 | ! | (4.35) | 166 | (23.8) |
| Enrolled in college, 2006 | 1,776 | (60.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 66.0 | (1.33) | 40.5 | (2.04) | 3.8 | (0.80) | 55.8 | (1.60) | 44.2 | (2.06) | 786 | (49.0) | 718 | (46.9) | 67 | (14.4) | 8.6 | (1.76) | 990 | (42.5) | |||
| Male | 875 | (42.1) | 49.2 | (1.73) | 32.5 | (1.32) | 35.1 | (2.78) | 3.8 | (1.11) | 61.1 | (2.84) | 38.9 | (2.84) | 340 | (31.7) | 307 | (30.2) | 33 | ! | (9.9) | 9.7 | (2.76) | 535 | (39.7) | ||
| Female | 901 | (42.7) | 50.8 | (1.73) | 33.5 | (1.33) | 45.7 | (2.77) | 3.8 | (1.06) | 50.5 | (2.78) | 49.5 | (2.78) | 446 | (35.1) | 411 | (33.8) | 34 | (9.8) | 7.7 | (2.11) | 456 | (35.5) | |||
| 2-year | 665 | (37.3) | 37.4 | (1.68) | 24.7 | (1.21) | 52.5 | (3.39) | 6.9 | (1.73) | 40.6 | (2.58) | 59.4 | (3.34) | 395 | (34.8) | 349 | (32.7) | 46 | (11.9) | 11.6 | (2.84) | 270 | (22.2) | |||
| 4-year | 1,111 | (47.9) | 62.6 | (1.68) | 41.3 | (1.39) | 33.2 | (2.48) | 1.9 | ! | (0.73) | 64.8 | (1.94) | 35.2 | (2.51) | 391 | (34.6) | 369 | (33.6) | 21 | ! | (8.1) | 5.5 | ! | (2.03) | 720 | (36.3) |
| Full-time students | 1,639 | (57.8) | 92.3 | (0.93) | 60.9 | (1.37) | 37.9 | (2.10) | 3.2 | (0.77) | 58.8 | (1.65) | 41.2 | (2.13) | 675 | (45.4) | 622 | (43.6) | 53 | (12.8) | 7.9 | (1.82) | 964 | (41.9) | |||
| Part-time students | 137 | (17.1) | 7.7 | (0.93) | 5.1 | (0.62) | 70.4 | (6.82) | 10.3 | ! | (4.57) | 19.3 | (4.56) | 80.7 | (5.89) | 111 | (18.4) | 97 | (17.2) | 14 | ! | (6.6) | 12.8 | ! | (5.58) | 26 | (7.0) |
| White | 1,237 | (49.9) | 69.6 | (1.59) | 46.0 | (1.40) | 43.4 | (2.47) | 2.9 | (0.84) | 53.7 | (1.92) | 46.3 | (2.48) | 573 | (41.9) | 536 | (40.5) | 36 | (10.6) | 6.3 | (1.79) | 664 | (34.8) | |||
| Black | 177 | (20.3) | 9.9 | (1.10) | 6.6 | (0.74) | 27.6 | (6.25) | 9.9 | ! | (4.19) | 62.5 | (6.77) | 37.5 | (6.77) | 66 | (15.1) | 49 | (13.0) | 18 | ! | (7.8) | ‡ | (†) | 110 | (19.5) | |
| Hispanic | 222 | (24.2) | 12.5 | (1.30) | 8.2 | (0.88) | 40.6 | (6.13) | 4.5 | ! | (2.59) | 54.9 | (6.21) | 45.1 | (6.21) | 100 | (18.6) | 90 | (17.6) | 10 | ! | (5.9) | 10.0 | ! | (5.57) | 122 | (20.4) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2006 | 916 | (43.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 34.0 | (1.33) | 57.3 | (2.86) | 19.0 | (2.28) | 23.7 | (1.90) | 76.3 | (2.46) | 699 | (46.2) | 525 | (40.1) | 174 | (23.2) | 24.9 | (2.88) | 217 | (19.9) | |||
| Male | 454 | (30.7) | 49.6 | (2.41) | 16.9 | (1.05) | 57.7 | (4.00) | 21.5 | (3.32) | 20.9 | (3.29) | 79.1 | (3.29) | 359 | (32.6) | 262 | (27.8) | 98 | (17.0) | 27.2 | (4.04) | 95 | (16.8) | |||
| Female | 462 | (31.0) | 50.4 | (2.41) | 17.2 | (1.06) | 57.0 | (3.84) | 16.5 | (2.88) | 26.5 | (3.42) | 73.5 | (3.42) | 340 | (30.7) | 263 | (27.0) | 76 | (14.6) | 22.4 | (3.78) | 122 | (18.4) | |||
| White | 568 | (34.4) | 62.1 | (2.34) | 21.1 | (1.15) | 63.2 | (3.54) | 19.8 | (2.94) | 17.0 | (2.14) | 83.0 | (2.76) | 472 | (38.0) | 359 | (33.2) | 112 | (18.6) | 23.8 | (3.45) | 97 | (13.3) | |||
| Black | 142 | (18.2) | 15.5 | (1.86) | 5.3 | (0.67) | 32.4 | (7.31) | 28.6 | (7.06) | 39.1 | (7.62) | 60.9 | (7.62) | 86 | (17.2) | 46 | (12.6) | 40 | (11.8) | 46.9 | (9.99) | 55 | (13.8) | |||
| Hispanic | 161 | (20.7) | 17.6 | (2.08) | 6.0 | (0.76) | 60.2 | (7.17) | 12.4 | ! | (4.82) | 27.4 | (6.54) | 72.6 | (6.54) | 117 | (20.0) | 97 | (18.3) | 20 | ! | (8.3) | 17.0 | ! | (6.47) | 44 | (12.3) |
| 2007 high school completers3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,955 | (113.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 44.2 | (1.60) | 7.6 | (0.86) | 48.2 | (1.24) | 51.8 | (1.61) | 1,531 | (68.3) | 1,307 | (63.1) | 224 | (26.3) | 14.7 | (1.59) | 1,424 | (50.9) | |||
| Male | 1,511 | (80.7) | 51.1 | (1.99) | 51.1 | (1.99) | 44.5 | (2.20) | 8.5 | (1.23) | 47.1 | (2.21) | 52.9 | (2.21) | 800 | (48.5) | 672 | (44.5) | 128 | (19.5) | 16.0 | (2.23) | 711 | (45.8) | |||
| Female | 1,444 | (79.0) | 48.9 | (1.99) | 48.9 | (1.99) | 44.0 | (2.18) | 6.7 | (1.10) | 49.4 | (2.19) | 50.6 | (2.19) | 731 | (44.9) | 635 | (41.9) | 96 | (16.4) | 13.2 | (2.09) | 713 | (44.4) | |||
| White | 2,043 | (93.4) | 69.1 | (1.84) | 69.1 | (1.84) | 47.2 | (1.93) | 5.5 | (0.89) | 47.3 | (1.50) | 52.7 | (1.93) | 1,077 | (57.3) | 964 | (54.2) | 113 | (18.7) | 10.5 | (1.64) | 967 | (42.0) | |||
| Black | 416 | (50.8) | 14.1 | (1.66) | 14.1 | (1.66) | 36.2 | (4.38) | 18.4 | (3.53) | 45.4 | (4.54) | 54.6 | (4.54) | 227 | (27.9) | 151 | (22.7) | 77 | (16.2) | 33.7 | (5.83) | 189 | (25.4) | |||
| Hispanic | 355 | (61.8) | 12.0 | (2.02) | 12.0 | (2.02) | 37.6 | (4.78) | 6.6 | ! | (2.44) | 55.8 | (4.90) | 44.2 | (4.90) | 157 | (23.2) | 134 | (21.4) | 23 | ! | (9.0) | 14.9 | ! | (5.28) | 198 | (26.0) |
| Enrolled in college, 2007 | 1,986 | (63.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 67.2 | (1.26) | 35.9 | (1.89) | 3.9 | (0.76) | 60.3 | (1.49) | 39.7 | (1.92) | 789 | (49.1) | 712 | (46.7) | 77 | (15.4) | 9.8 | (1.86) | 1,197 | (46.7) | |||
| Male | 999 | (44.9) | 50.3 | (1.64) | 33.8 | (1.27) | 35.9 | (2.62) | 2.8 | ! | (0.90) | 61.2 | (2.66) | 38.8 | (2.66) | 387 | (33.9) | 359 | (32.6) | 28 | ! | (9.2) | 7.3 | ! | (2.28) | 612 | (42.5) |
| Female | 986 | (44.6) | 49.7 | (1.64) | 33.4 | (1.27) | 35.8 | (2.55) | 4.9 | (1.15) | 59.3 | (2.61) | 40.7 | (2.61) | 402 | (33.4) | 353 | (31.3) | 49 | (11.6) | 12.1 | (2.72) | 585 | (40.2) | |||
| 2-year | 711 | (38.6) | 35.8 | (1.57) | 24.1 | (1.15) | 49.0 | (3.28) | 5.7 | (1.53) | 45.3 | (2.53) | 54.7 | (3.27) | 389 | (34.5) | 349 | (32.7) | 41 | (11.2) | 10.4 | (2.73) | 322 | (24.3) | |||
| 4-year | 1,274 | (51.2) | 64.2 | (1.57) | 43.1 | (1.33) | 28.5 | (2.22) | 2.9 | (0.82) | 68.6 | (1.76) | 31.4 | (2.28) | 400 | (35.0) | 363 | (33.4) | 36 | (10.6) | 9.1 | (2.53) | 875 | (40.0) | |||
| Full-time students | 1,851 | (61.2) | 93.2 | (0.82) | 62.6 | (1.30) | 33.5 | (1.92) | 3.8 | (0.78) | 62.7 | (1.52) | 37.3 | (1.97) | 691 | (46.0) | 621 | (43.6) | 70 | (14.8) | 10.2 | (2.02) | 1,160 | (46.0) | |||
| Part-time students | 135 | (16.9) | 6.8 | (0.82) | 4.6 | (0.56) | 67.7 | (7.05) | 4.9 | ! | (3.28) | 27.3 | (5.19) | 72.7 | (6.72) | 98 | (17.3) | 91 | (16.7) | 7 | ! | (4.5) | 6.8 | ! | (4.47) | 37 | (8.2) |
| White | 1,421 | (53.3) | 71.5 | (1.48) | 48.1 | (1.34) | 37.2 | (2.25) | 3.7 | (0.88) | 59.2 | (1.77) | 40.8 | (2.28) | 580 | (42.1) | 528 | (40.2) | 52 | (12.7) | 9.0 | (2.09) | 841 | (39.2) | |||
| Black | 232 | (23.1) | 11.7 | (1.12) | 7.9 | (0.77) | 32.0 | (5.69) | 5.4 | ! | (2.76) | 62.6 | (5.90) | 37.4 | (5.90) | 87 | (17.3) | 74 | (16.0) | 13 | ! | (6.6) | 14.5 | ! | (7.02) | 145 | (22.3) |
| Hispanic | 227 | (24.5) | 11.4 | (1.18) | 7.7 | (0.81) | 34.5 | (5.86) | 1.4 | ! | (1.46) | 64.1 | (5.92) | 35.9 | (5.92) | 82 | (16.8) | 78 | (16.4) | 3 | ! | (3.3) | 3.9 | ! | (4.01) | 146 | (22.4) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2007 | 970 | (44.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 32.8 | (1.26) | 61.3 | (2.74) | 15.2 | (2.03) | 23.4 | (1.84) | 76.6 | (2.38) | 742 | (47.6) | 595 | (42.7) | 147 | (21.4) | 19.9 | (2.58) | 227 | (20.4) | |||
| Male | 512 | (32.6) | 52.8 | (2.34) | 17.3 | (1.02) | 61.1 | (3.71) | 19.5 | (3.02) | 19.4 | (3.01) | 80.6 | (3.01) | 413 | (34.9) | 313 | (30.4) | 100 | (17.2) | 24.1 | (3.63) | 99 | (17.2) | |||
| Female | 458 | (30.8) | 47.2 | (2.34) | 15.5 | (0.97) | 61.6 | (3.79) | 10.4 | (2.38) | 28.0 | (3.50) | 72.0 | (3.50) | 330 | (30.2) | 282 | (28.0) | 48 | (11.5) | 14.5 | (3.23) | 128 | (18.9) | |||
| White | 623 | (35.9) | 64.2 | (2.25) | 21.1 | (1.10) | 70.0 | (3.22) | 9.7 | (2.09) | 20.2 | (2.18) | 79.8 | (2.82) | 497 | (39.0) | 436 | (36.5) | 61 | (13.7) | 12.2 | (2.58) | 126 | (15.2) | |||
| Black | 184 | (20.7) | 19.0 | (1.96) | 6.2 | (0.69) | 41.5 | (6.75) | 34.8 | (6.52) | 23.7 | (5.82) | 76.3 | (5.82) | 141 | (22.0) | 76 | (16.2) | 64 | (14.9) | 45.6 | (7.81) | 44 | (12.3) | |||
| Hispanic | 128 | (18.6) | 13.2 | (1.80) | 4.3 | (0.62) | 43.2 | (8.14) | 15.7 | ! | (5.98) | 41.1 | (8.08) | 58.9 | (8.08) | 75 | (16.1) | 55 | (13.8) | 20 | ! | (8.3) | 26.7 | ! | (9.47) | 53 | (13.5) |
| 2008 high school completers3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,151 | (116.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 41.6 | (1.54) | 10.6 | (0.96) | 47.8 | (1.20) | 52.2 | (1.56) | 1,644 | (70.7) | 1,310 | (63.2) | 334 | (32.1) | 20.3 | (1.75) | 1,507 | (52.4) | |||
| Male | 1,640 | (83.8) | 52.1 | (1.93) | 52.1 | (1.93) | 39.1 | (2.08) | 11.3 | (1.35) | 49.6 | (2.13) | 50.4 | (2.13) | 827 | (49.3) | 641 | (43.5) | 186 | (23.5) | 22.5 | (2.50) | 813 | (48.9) | |||
| Female | 1,511 | (80.6) | 47.9 | (1.93) | 47.9 | (1.93) | 44.2 | (2.13) | 9.8 | (1.28) | 45.9 | (2.14) | 54.1 | (2.14) | 817 | (47.4) | 668 | (43.0) | 148 | (20.3) | 18.2 | (2.25) | 694 | (43.8) | |||
| White | 2,091 | (94.4) | 66.3 | (1.82) | 66.3 | (1.82) | 44.7 | (1.90) | 9.9 | (1.15) | 45.4 | (1.47) | 54.6 | (1.91) | 1,141 | (59.0) | 934 | (53.4) | 207 | (25.3) | 18.2 | (2.01) | 949 | (41.6) | |||
| Black | 416 | (50.8) | 13.2 | (1.56) | 13.2 | (1.56) | 34.8 | (4.34) | 12.7 | (3.03) | 52.5 | (4.55) | 47.5 | (4.55) | 198 | (26.0) | 145 | (22.3) | 53 | (13.5) | 26.7 | (5.85) | 218 | (27.3) | |||
| Hispanic | 458 | (69.5) | 14.5 | (2.11) | 14.5 | (2.11) | 40.4 | (4.26) | 13.3 | (2.95) | 46.3 | (4.33) | 53.7 | (4.33) | 246 | (28.9) | 185 | (25.1) | 61 | (14.5) | 24.8 | (5.12) | 212 | (26.9) | |||
| Enrolled in college, 2008 | 2,161 | (65.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 68.6 | (1.21) | 35.0 | (1.80) | 6.1 | (0.91) | 58.9 | (1.43) | 41.1 | (1.85) | 888 | (52.1) | 756 | (48.1) | 132 | (20.2) | 14.9 | (2.10) | 1,274 | (48.2) | |||
| Male | 1,080 | (46.6) | 50.0 | (1.57) | 34.3 | (1.23) | 30.3 | (2.41) | 5.7 | (1.22) | 64.0 | (2.52) | 36.0 | (2.52) | 389 | (33.9) | 327 | (31.1) | 62 | (13.6) | 15.9 | (3.20) | 691 | (45.1) | |||
| Female | 1,081 | (46.6) | 50.0 | (1.57) | 34.3 | (1.23) | 39.6 | (2.48) | 6.5 | (1.25) | 53.9 | (2.53) | 46.1 | (2.53) | 499 | (37.1) | 428 | (34.4) | 70 | (14.0) | 14.1 | (2.60) | 583 | (40.1) | |||
| 2-year | 871 | (42.6) | 40.3 | (1.54) | 27.7 | (1.16) | 48.1 | (2.96) | 7.9 | (1.60) | 44.1 | (2.28) | 55.9 | (2.95) | 488 | (38.6) | 419 | (35.8) | 69 | (14.6) | 14.1 | (2.77) | 384 | (26.5) | |||
| 4-year | 1,290 | (51.5) | 59.7 | (1.54) | 40.9 | (1.28) | 26.1 | (2.14) | 4.9 | (1.06) | 69.0 | (1.74) | 31.0 | (2.26) | 400 | (35.0) | 337 | (32.1) | 64 | (14.0) | 15.9 | (3.22) | 890 | (40.3) | |||
| Full-time students | 2,013 | (63.7) | 93.1 | (0.79) | 63.9 | (1.25) | 32.9 | (1.83) | 5.6 | (0.90) | 61.5 | (1.47) | 38.5 | (1.90) | 775 | (48.7) | 662 | (45.0) | 113 | (18.7) | 14.5 | (2.23) | 1,238 | (47.5) | |||
| Part-time students | 149 | (17.8) | 6.9 | (0.79) | 4.7 | (0.55) | 62.8 | (6.94) | 13.2 | ! | (4.88) | 24.1 | (4.75) | 75.9 | (6.14) | 113 | (18.6) | 93 | (16.9) | 20 | ! | (7.8) | 17.3 | ! | (6.27) | 36 | (8.1) |
| White | 1,499 | (54.6) | 69.3 | (1.45) | 47.6 | (1.30) | 37.6 | (2.19) | 5.8 | (1.06) | 56.7 | (1.73) | 43.3 | (2.24) | 649 | (44.6) | 563 | (41.5) | 86 | (16.3) | 13.3 | (2.34) | 850 | (39.4) | |||
| Black | 232 | (23.1) | 10.7 | (1.03) | 7.4 | (0.72) | 27.3 | (5.44) | 5.8 | ! | (2.84) | 66.9 | (5.75) | 33.1 | (5.75) | 77 | (16.2) | 63 | (14.8) | 13 | ! | (6.8) | 17.4 | ! | (8.05) | 155 | (23.1) |
| Hispanic | 292 | (27.7) | 13.5 | (1.22) | 9.3 | (0.86) | 34.7 | (5.17) | 9.9 | ! | (3.25) | 55.4 | (5.40) | 44.6 | (5.40) | 130 | (21.2) | 101 | (18.7) | 29 | ! | (10.0) | 22.2 | ! | (6.77) | 162 | (23.6) |
| Not enrolled in college, 2008 | 989 | (45.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 31.4 | (1.21) | 56.0 | (2.76) | 20.4 | (2.25) | 23.6 | (1.83) | 76.4 | (2.37) | 756 | (48.1) | 554 | (41.2) | 202 | (25.0) | 26.7 | (2.83) | 234 | (20.7) | |||
| Male | 560 | (34.0) | 56.6 | (2.30) | 17.8 | (0.99) | 56.1 | (3.62) | 22.1 | (3.02) | 21.9 | (3.01) | 78.1 | (3.01) | 438 | (36.0) | 314 | (30.5) | 124 | (19.1) | 28.2 | (3.71) | 122 | (19.1) | |||
| Female | 430 | (29.9) | 43.4 | (2.30) | 13.6 | (0.89) | 55.9 | (4.00) | 18.2 | (3.11) | 25.9 | (3.53) | 74.1 | (3.53) | 318 | (29.7) | 240 | (25.8) | 78 | (14.7) | 24.6 | (4.03) | 111 | (17.6) | |||
| White | 592 | (35.1) | 59.8 | (2.28) | 18.8 | (1.02) | 62.7 | (3.48) | 20.5 | (2.92) | 16.9 | (2.08) | 83.1 | (2.70) | 492 | (38.8) | 371 | (33.7) | 121 | (19.4) | 24.6 | (3.42) | 100 | (13.5) | |||
| Black | 184 | (20.7) | 18.6 | (1.92) | 5.9 | (0.65) | 44.2 | (6.80) | 21.4 | (5.61) | 34.4 | (6.50) | 65.6 | (6.50) | 121 | (20.4) | 81 | (16.7) | 39 | (11.7) | 32.6 | (7.92) | 63 | (14.8) | |||
| Hispanic | 165 | (21.0) | 16.7 | (1.96) | 5.2 | (0.66) | 50.5 | (7.23) | 19.4 | (5.72) | 30.1 | (6.63) | 69.9 | (6.63) | 115 | (19.9) | 83 | (16.9) | 32 | ! | (10.5) | 27.7 | (7.74) | 50 | (13.1) | ||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 The labor force participation rate is the percentage of persons who are either employed or seeking employment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 The labor force includes all employed persons plus those seeking employment. The unemployment rate is the percentage of persons in the labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes 16- to 24-year-olds who completed high school between October of the previous year and October of the given year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Enrollment data are for October of given year. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Percentages are only shown when the base is 75,000 or greater. Totals include race categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2006, 2007, and 2008. (This table was prepared August 2009.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||