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| Table 400. | Labor force status of 2008, 2009, and 2010 high school completers, by sex, race/ethnicity, and college enrollment status: October 2008, 2009, and 2010 |
| Selected characteristic | Total number of high school completers (in thousands) | Percent of high school completers | Percentage distribution of all high school completers | Labor force participation rate of all high school completers1 | High school completers in civilian labor force2 | High school completers not in labor force (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separately for those enrolled in college vs. those not enrolled | For all high school completers | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | Not in labor force | Number (in thousands) | Unemployment rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all completers in labor force | Employed | Unemployed (seeking employment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 high school completers3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,151 | (116.3) | † | (†) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | |||
| 2009 high school completers3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,937 | (112.6) | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 36.1 | (1.55) | 14.3 | (1.14) | 49.5 | (1.25) | 50.5 | (1.62) | 1,482 | (67.2) | 1,062 | (56.9) | 421 | (36.0) | 28.4 | (2.06) | 1,455 | (51.5) | ||||
| Male | 1,407 | (78.1) | † | (†) | 47.9 | (2.00) | 36.5 | (2.21) | 15.0 | (1.64) | 48.5 | (2.30) | 51.5 | (2.30) | 724 | (46.2) | 513 | (38.9) | 211 | (25.0) | 29.1 | (2.91) | 683 | (44.9) | ||||
| Female | 1,531 | (81.1) | † | (†) | 52.1 | (2.00) | 35.8 | (2.04) | 13.7 | (1.47) | 50.5 | (2.13) | 49.5 | (2.13) | 758 | (45.7) | 549 | (38.9) | 210 | (24.1) | 27.7 | (2.71) | 772 | (46.2) | ||||
| (†) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,863 | (89.6) | † | (†) | 63.4 | (1.92) | 40.6 | (1.99) | 13.5 | (1.39) | 45.9 | (1.56) | 54.1 | (2.02) | 1,009 | (55.5) | 757 | (48.1) | 252 | (27.9) | 24.9 | (2.40) | 854 | (39.5) | ||||
| Black | 415 | (50.8) | † | (†) | 14.1 | (1.67) | 24.3 | (3.91) | 16.9 | (3.42) | 58.8 | (4.49) | 41.2 | (4.49) | 171 | (24.2) | 101 | (18.6) | 70 | (15.5) | 41.0 | (6.99) | 244 | (28.9) | ||||
| Hispanic | 459 | (69.6) | † | (†) | 15.6 | (2.26) | 31.9 | (4.05) | 15.0 | (3.10) | 53.1 | (4.33) | 46.9 | (4.33) | 215 | (27.1) | 146 | (22.4) | 69 | (15.4) | 31.9 | (5.91) | 243 | (28.8) | ||||
| Enrolled in college, 2009 | 2,058 | (64.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 70.1 | (1.23) | 32.1 | (1.80) | 10.0 | (1.16) | 57.9 | (1.47) | 42.1 | (1.91) | 867 | (51.4) | 662 | (45.0) | 205 | (25.2) | 23.7 | (2.54) | 1,192 | (46.6) | ||||
| Male | 928 | (43.4) | 45.1 | (1.60) | 31.6 | (1.25) | 31.7 | (2.63) | 9.1 | (1.62) | 59.2 | (2.78) | 40.8 | (2.78) | 379 | (33.5) | 294 | (29.5) | 84 | (15.8) | 22.2 | (3.68) | 550 | (40.3) | ||||
| Female | 1,130 | (47.6) | 54.9 | (1.60) | 38.5 | (1.31) | 32.5 | (2.32) | 10.7 | (1.53) | 56.8 | (2.46) | 43.2 | (2.46) | 488 | (36.8) | 367 | (31.9) | 121 | (18.3) | 24.8 | (3.26) | 642 | (42.1) | ||||
| 2-year | 813 | (41.2) | 39.5 | (1.57) | 27.7 | (1.21) | 43.9 | (3.05) | 15.4 | (2.22) | 40.8 | (2.33) | 59.2 | (3.02) | 482 | (38.4) | 357 | (33.0) | 125 | (19.7) | 25.9 | (3.51) | 332 | (24.6) | ||||
| 4-year | 1,245 | (50.6) | 60.5 | (1.57) | 42.4 | (1.33) | 24.5 | (2.13) | 6.4 | (1.22) | 69.1 | (1.77) | 30.9 | (2.29) | 385 | (34.3) | 305 | (30.6) | 80 | (15.7) | 20.8 | (3.64) | 860 | (39.6) | ||||
| Full-time students | 1,885 | (61.8) | 91.6 | (0.89) | 64.2 | (1.29) | 29.6 | (1.84) | 9.1 | (1.17) | 61.3 | (1.52) | 38.7 | (1.96) | 729 | (47.2) | 558 | (41.3) | 172 | (23.0) | 23.5 | (2.76) | 1,156 | (45.9) | ||||
| Part-time students | 173 | (19.2) | 8.4 | (0.89) | 5.9 | (0.63) | 60.1 | (6.52) | 19.2 | (5.27) | 20.7 | (4.17) | 79.3 | (5.39) | 137 | (20.5) | 104 | (17.9) | 33 | ! | (10.2) | 24.2 | (6.43) | 36 | (8.1) | |||
| White | 1,329 | (51.7) | 64.6 | (1.54) | 45.2 | (1.34) | 34.8 | (2.29) | 9.6 | (1.42) | 55.6 | (1.85) | 44.4 | (2.39) | 591 | (42.5) | 463 | (37.6) | 128 | (19.9) | 21.6 | (2.98) | 739 | (36.7) | ||||
| Black | 289 | (25.7) | 14.0 | (1.19) | 9.8 | (0.85) | 23.4 | (4.63) | 10.6 | ! | (3.37) | 66.0 | (5.18) | 34.0 | (5.18) | 98 | (18.4) | 68 | (15.3) | 31 | ! | (10.3) | 31.2 | (8.69) | 190 | (25.5) | ||
| Hispanic | 272 | (26.8) | 13.2 | (1.24) | 9.3 | (0.89) | 29.9 | (5.16) | 9.0 | ! | (3.23) | 61.0 | (5.49) | 39.0 | (5.49) | 106 | (19.1) | 81 | (16.7) | 25 | ! | (9.2) | 23.2 | ! | (7.62) | 166 | (23.9) | |
| Not enrolled in college, 2009 | 879 | (42.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 29.9 | (1.23) | 45.5 | (2.94) | 24.5 | (2.55) | 30.0 | (2.09) | 70.0 | (2.71) | 616 | (43.4) | 400 | (35.0) | 216 | (25.8) | 35.0 | (3.38) | 263 | (22.0) | ||||
| Male | 478 | (31.5) | 54.4 | (2.45) | 16.3 | (0.99) | 45.7 | (3.93) | 26.5 | (3.48) | 27.8 | (3.53) | 72.2 | (3.53) | 345 | (32.0) | 219 | (25.5) | 127 | (19.4) | 36.7 | (4.47) | 133 | (19.8) | ||||
| Female | 401 | (28.9) | 45.6 | (2.45) | 13.6 | (0.92) | 45.2 | (4.15) | 22.2 | (3.46) | 32.6 | (3.90) | 67.4 | (3.90) | 270 | (27.4) | 181 | (22.4) | 89 | (15.7) | 32.9 | (4.77) | 130 | (19.0) | ||||
| White | 534 | (33.3) | 60.8 | (2.40) | 18.2 | (1.04) | 55.1 | (3.77) | 23.2 | (3.21) | 21.7 | (2.41) | 78.3 | (3.12) | 418 | (35.8) | 294 | (30.0) | 124 | (19.6) | 29.6 | (3.93) | 116 | (14.6) | ||||
| Black | 126 | (17.2) | 14.4 | (1.84) | 4.3 | (0.58) | 26.4 | (7.29) | 31.3 | (7.66) | 42.3 | (8.17) | 57.7 | (8.17) | 73 | (15.8) | 33 | ! | (10.7) | 39 | (11.7) | 54.2 | (10.8) | 54 | (13.6) | |||
| Hispanic | 186 | (22.3) | 21.2 | (2.28) | 6.3 | (0.75) | 34.9 | (6.49) | 23.6 | (5.78) | 41.5 | (6.71) | 58.5 | (6.71) | 109 | (19.4) | 65 | (15.0) | 44 | (12.3) | 40.4 | (8.73) | 77 | (16.3) | ||||
| 2010 high school completers3,4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,160 | (91.8) | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 37.3 | (1.73) | 14.4 | (1.18) | 48.3 | (1.77) | 51.7 | (1.77) | 1,633 | (70.7) | 1,179 | (64.9) | 454 | (38.1) | 27.8 | (2.14) | 1,528 | (74.0) | ||||
| Male | 1,679 | (64.6) | † | (†) | 53.1 | (1.30) | 39.3 | (2.31) | 15.9 | (1.71) | 44.8 | (2.26) | 55.2 | (2.26) | 926 | (51.5) | 659 | (49.2) | 267 | (28.2) | 28.9 | (2.91) | 752 | (48.0) | ||||
| Female | 1,482 | (58.4) | † | (†) | 46.9 | (1.30) | 35.1 | (2.32) | 12.6 | (1.50) | 52.3 | (2.52) | 47.7 | (2.52) | 706 | (45.2) | 520 | (38.0) | 187 | (23.9) | 26.4 | (2.85) | 775 | (49.5) | ||||
| (†) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,937 | (68.7) | † | (†) | 61.3 | (1.41) | 40.9 | (2.18) | 12.9 | (1.34) | 46.2 | (2.10) | 53.8 | (2.10) | 1,041 | (55.1) | 792 | (52.1) | 249 | (26.7) | 23.9 | (2.43) | 896 | (51.7) | ||||
| Black | 461 | (36.9) | † | (†) | 14.6 | (1.11) | 24.5 | (3.74) | 23.3 | (4.22) | 52.2 | (4.50) | 47.8 | (4.50) | 220 | (27.2) | 113 | (19.8) | 107 | (20.9) | 48.7 | (6.96) | 241 | (28.3) | ||||
| Hispanic | 507 | (37.3) | † | (†) | 16.0 | (1.05) | 42.5 | (4.60) | 12.3 | (2.68) | 45.1 | (4.60) | 54.9 | (4.60) | 278 | (30.6) | 215 | (27.9) | 63 | (14.3) | 22.5 | (4.71) | 229 | (29.1) | ||||
| Enrolled in college, 2010 | 2,152 | (78.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 68.1 | (1.49) | 30.9 | (1.94) | 9.1 | (1.22) | 60.0 | (2.13) | 40.0 | (2.13) | 860 | (51.9) | 664 | (46.9) | 196 | (26.4) | 22.8 | (2.77) | 1,292 | (70.3) | ||||
| Male | 1,055 | (50.5) | 49.0 | (1.64) | 33.4 | (1.24) | 30.1 | (2.67) | 11.0 | (1.81) | 58.9 | (3.05) | 41.1 | (3.05) | 433 | (37.4) | 317 | (31.7) | 116 | (19.6) | 26.8 | (3.87) | 621 | (44.8) | ||||
| Female | 1,097 | (55.2) | 51.0 | (1.64) | 34.7 | (1.44) | 31.6 | (2.68) | 7.3 | (1.52) | 61.1 | (2.84) | 38.9 | (2.84) | 427 | (37.4) | 347 | (34.0) | 80 | (17.1) | 18.7 | (3.66) | 670 | (46.3) | ||||
| 2-year | 842 | (55.9) | 39.2 | (2.02) | 39.2 | (2.02) | 42.6 | (3.21) | 9.8 | (1.93) | 47.6 | (3.43) | 52.4 | (3.43) | 441 | (39.3) | 359 | (36.1) | 82 | (16.2) | 18.7 | (3.39) | 401 | (41.0) | ||||
| 4-year | 1,309 | (61.1) | 60.9 | (2.02) | 60.9 | (2.02) | 23.3 | (2.14) | 8.7 | (1.50) | 68.0 | (2.33) | 32.0 | (2.33) | 419 | (35.5) | 305 | (30.9) | 114 | (20.4) | 27.1 | (4.25) | 890 | (52.5) | ||||
| Full-time students | 1,946 | (76.2) | 90.4 | (1.11) | 90.4 | (1.11) | 27.6 | (1.91) | 9.1 | (1.24) | 63.3 | (2.16) | 36.7 | (2.16) | 714 | (48.1) | 537 | (41.6) | 176 | (24.7) | 24.7 | (3.01) | 1,233 | (67.2) | ||||
| Part-time students | 206 | (24.7) | 9.6 | (1.11) | 9.6 | (1.11) | 61.7 | (5.96) | 9.5 | ! | (3.27) | 28.7 | (5.55) | 71.3 | (5.55) | 147 | (21.0) | 127 | (19.9) | 20 | ! | (7.0) | 13.4 | ! | (4.54) | 59 | (13.3) | |
| White | 1,365 | (56.9) | 63.5 | (1.81) | 43.2 | (1.40) | 34.3 | (2.41) | 9.1 | (1.39) | 56.7 | (2.51) | 43.3 | (2.51) | 592 | (41.0) | 468 | (37.6) | 124 | (19.4) | 21.0 | (3.03) | 774 | (48.7) | ||||
| Black | 286 | (33.4) | 13.3 | (1.42) | 9.1 | (1.01) | 22.4 | (4.79) | 13.3 | ! | (4.58) | 64.2 | (5.48) | 35.8 | (5.48) | 102 | (19.9) | 64 | (15.3) | 38 | ! | (14.1) | 37.3 | (10.89) | 184 | (26.3) | ||
| Hispanic | 302 | (31.5) | 14.1 | (1.30) | 9.6 | (0.96) | 30.8 | (5.59) | 6.8 | ! | (2.60) | 62.4 | (5.72) | 37.6 | (5.72) | 114 | (20.6) | 93 | (19.1) | 21 | ! | (8.2) | 18.1 | ! | (6.83) | 189 | (26.8) | |
| Not enrolled in college, 2010 | 1,009 | (54.9) | 100.0 | (†) | 31.9 | (1.49) | 51.0 | (2.98) | 25.6 | (2.38) | 23.4 | (2.29) | 76.6 | (2.29) | 773 | (49.7) | 515 | (42.9) | 258 | (27.4) | 33.4 | (3.07) | 236 | (25.4) | ||||
| Male | 624 | (40.4) | 61.9 | (2.77) | 19.7 | (1.15) | 54.8 | (3.66) | 24.2 | (2.99) | 21.0 | (2.67) | 79.0 | (2.67) | 493 | (38.9) | 342 | (35.6) | 151 | (19.9) | 30.7 | (3.75) | 131 | (17.0) | ||||
| Female | 385 | (37.4) | 38.1 | (2.77) | 12.2 | (1.13) | 45.0 | (4.64) | 27.8 | (3.95) | 27.3 | (4.11) | 72.7 | (4.11) | 280 | (30.8) | 173 | (24.6) | 107 | (17.8) | 38.2 | (5.13) | 105 | (19.2) | ||||
| White | 571 | (39.3) | 56.7 | (2.72) | 18.1 | (1.13) | 56.8 | (3.94) | 21.9 | (3.02) | 21.4 | (3.15) | 78.6 | (3.15) | 449 | (36.0) | 324 | (33.6) | 125 | (18.1) | 27.8 | (3.79) | 122 | (19.7) | ||||
| Black | 175 | (24.9) | 17.3 | (2.11) | 5.5 | (0.80) | 27.8 | (6.61) | 39.6 | (6.95) | 32.6 | (6.23) | 67.4 | (6.23) | 118 | (21.7) | 49 | (13.8) | 69 | (16.3) | 58.7 | (9.00) | 57 | (12.3) | ||||
| Hispanic | 204 | (25.4) | 20.3 | (2.34) | 6.5 | (0.76) | 59.9 | (5.86) | 20.5 | (5.10) | 19.6 | (5.11) | 80.4 | (5.11) | 164 | (23.9) | 122 | (19.9) | 42 | (11.7) | 25.5 | (6.01) | 40 | (11.0) | ||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Includes recipients of equivalency credentials as well as diploma recipients. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. For more information, see Appendix A: Guide to Sources. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: 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 2008, 2009, and 2010. (This table was prepared August 2011.) |
