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| Table 503.30. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2012 through 2014 |
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| Year and selected characteristic | Full-time students | Part-time students | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent employed1 | Hours worked per week2 | Percent employed1 | Hours worked per week2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 20 hours | 20 to 34 hours | 35 or more hours | Less than 20 hours | 20 to 34 hours | 35 or more hours | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.0 | (0.83) | 15.1 | (0.72) | 17.8 | (0.71) | 7.2 | (0.44) | 71.7 | (2.07) | 9.0 | (1.27) | 29.5 | (2.09) | 32.1 | (2.07) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 39.1 | (1.27) | 13.0 | (0.93) | 17.0 | (1.08) | 7.9 | (0.69) | 74.0 | (2.68) | 7.9 | (2.04) | 30.9 | (3.08) | 35.1 | (3.26) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.7 | (1.19) | 17.0 | (0.98) | 18.4 | (0.98) | 6.5 | (0.57) | 69.9 | (2.61) | 9.9 | (1.72) | 28.3 | (2.60) | 29.5 | (2.46) | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39.5 | (1.00) | 14.0 | (0.67) | 18.5 | (0.77) | 6.6 | (0.50) | 75.7 | (2.06) | 10.5 | (1.44) | 28.7 | (1.76) | 35.4 | (2.11) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 35.9 | (1.36) | 12.2 | (0.94) | 16.6 | (1.05) | 6.6 | (0.78) | 70.9 | (3.16) | 7.4 | (1.95) | 28.8 | (2.84) | 33.9 | (2.98) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.7 | (1.31) | 15.6 | (0.99) | 20.2 | (0.97) | 6.6 | (0.67) | 79.4 | (2.50) | 12.9 | (1.93) | 28.6 | (2.49) | 36.5 | (2.93) | ||||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 42.0 | (1.84) | 13.6 | (1.32) | 20.7 | (1.52) | 7.3 | (1.01) | 71.3 | (2.90) | 9.0 | (1.92) | 30.0 | (2.75) | 31.0 | (2.99) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.8 | (1.89) | 13.8 | (1.37) | 20.5 | (1.55) | 7.1 | (1.05) | 71.1 | (3.02) | 8.8 | (1.92) | 29.8 | (2.85) | 31.2 | (3.09) | ||||||||
| Private | 45.1 | (8.22) | 10.1 | ! | (4.13) | 24.5 | (6.99) | 10.5 | ! | (5.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| 4-year | 38.7 | (1.15) | 14.1 | (0.76) | 17.8 | (0.87) | 6.3 | (0.53) | 80.4 | (2.59) | 12.2 | (2.03) | 27.2 | (2.45) | 39.9 | (3.29) | ||||||||
| Public | 40.1 | (1.31) | 13.9 | (0.88) | 19.2 | (0.98) | 6.6 | (0.63) | 78.8 | (2.88) | 9.8 | (1.94) | 26.6 | (2.80) | 41.1 | (3.84) | ||||||||
| Private | 34.0 | (2.27) | 14.9 | (1.55) | 12.8 | (1.33) | 5.6 | (1.13) | 86.9 | (4.71) | 21.9 | (6.40) | 29.8 | (7.01) | 35.2 | (6.56) | ||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.3 | (0.97) | 15.6 | (0.69) | 17.9 | (0.80) | 6.6 | (0.48) | 80.3 | (1.81) | 13.8 | (1.58) | 26.9 | (2.33) | 38.5 | (2.36) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 37.3 | (1.40) | 12.9 | (0.98) | 17.2 | (1.13) | 6.1 | (0.63) | 82.8 | (2.83) | 13.6 | (2.35) | 25.0 | (3.20) | 42.5 | (3.15) | ||||||||
| Female | 44.9 | (1.36) | 18.0 | (0.99) | 18.6 | (1.02) | 7.1 | (0.63) | 78.4 | (2.48) | 14.0 | (2.10) | 28.4 | (3.23) | 35.5 | (3.12) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 46.1 | (1.26) | 18.2 | (0.93) | 19.4 | (1.02) | 7.2 | (0.62) | 85.9 | (2.40) | 15.3 | (2.24) | 28.9 | (3.07) | 40.6 | (3.18) | ||||||||
| Black | 32.2 | (2.64) | 8.4 | (1.60) | 14.9 | (2.00) | 6.7 | (1.45) | 69.2 | (6.11) | 11.5 | ! | (5.03) | 26.1 | (6.89) | 31.6 | (7.22) | |||||||
| Hispanic | 41.5 | (2.36) | 14.5 | (1.71) | 19.4 | (1.87) | 6.9 | (1.17) | 76.6 | (3.67) | 9.1 | (2.55) | 27.0 | (4.05) | 38.9 | (4.48) | ||||||||
| Asian | 23.6 | (2.71) | 11.4 | (2.00) | 9.2 | (2.06) | 3.0 | ! | (1.09) | 80.6 | (6.88) | 25.5 | ! | (7.87) | 20.7 | ! | (7.52) | 34.4 | (8.68) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 15.0 | ! | (6.42) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 40.1 | (5.79) | 14.1 | ! | (4.45) | 21.5 | (5.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 44.5 | (2.15) | 15.7 | (1.42) | 21.0 | (1.72) | 7.0 | (0.89) | 78.5 | (2.57) | 15.2 | (2.33) | 27.8 | (3.24) | 33.9 | (3.49) | ||||||||
| Public | 45.0 | (2.28) | 15.9 | (1.57) | 21.3 | (1.82) | 6.9 | (0.91) | 77.5 | (2.64) | 15.2 | (2.35) | 28.3 | (3.35) | 32.4 | (3.58) | ||||||||
| Private | 39.4 | (6.92) | 13.6 | ! | (5.65) | 17.5 | ! | (5.75) | 8.3 | ! | (3.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 4-year | 40.3 | (1.15) | 15.5 | (0.81) | 17.0 | (0.86) | 6.5 | (0.59) | 82.4 | (2.57) | 12.3 | (2.23) | 25.9 | (3.25) | 43.7 | (3.32) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.1 | (1.31) | 14.6 | (0.91) | 18.4 | (0.99) | 6.9 | (0.69) | 83.4 | (2.86) | 12.2 | (2.61) | 28.4 | (3.69) | 42.3 | (3.81) | ||||||||
| Private | 37.8 | (2.29) | 18.7 | (1.72) | 12.0 | (1.62) | 5.3 | (1.00) | 77.1 | (6.82) | 12.9 | ! | (4.92) | 13.5 | ! | (5.59) | 50.8 | (8.76) | ||||||
| Student enrollment level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate | 40.9 | (1.00) | 15.8 | (0.74) | 17.9 | (0.85) | 6.0 | (0.47) | 80.1 | (2.00) | 14.4 | (1.72) | 29.0 | (2.47) | 35.6 | (2.45) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 36.8 | (1.42) | 13.2 | (1.04) | 17.2 | (1.20) | 5.4 | (0.62) | 83.3 | (2.96) | 14.8 | (2.58) | 26.1 | (3.37) | 40.4 | (3.32) | ||||||||
| Female | 44.6 | (1.41) | 18.1 | (1.05) | 18.5 | (1.10) | 6.5 | (0.64) | 77.6 | (2.78) | 14.0 | (2.22) | 31.3 | (3.60) | 31.8 | (3.14) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 45.4 | (1.30) | 18.2 | (0.97) | 19.4 | (1.08) | 6.4 | (0.61) | 84.7 | (2.71) | 15.7 | (2.55) | 31.7 | (3.38) | 35.9 | (3.31) | ||||||||
| Black | 31.7 | (2.78) | 9.1 | (1.76) | 14.3 | (2.05) | 6.0 | (1.46) | 71.6 | (6.58) | 12.4 | ! | (5.45) | 28.2 | (7.41) | 31.0 | (7.71) | |||||||
| Hispanic | 40.8 | (2.40) | 14.8 | (1.74) | 19.0 | (1.87) | 6.3 | (1.15) | 76.2 | (3.80) | 9.0 | (2.66) | 28.2 | (4.26) | 37.3 | (4.64) | ||||||||
| Asian | 23.6 | (2.83) | 12.0 | (2.23) | 9.0 | (2.28) | 2.6 | ! | (1.08) | 87.3 | (5.94) | 31.6 | (9.04) | 22.2 | ! | (7.86) | 33.5 | (9.36) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 18.0 | ! | (7.69) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 41.3 | (6.03) | 14.3 | ! | (4.70) | 22.4 | (5.23) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 43.6 | (2.20) | 15.4 | (1.45) | 20.8 | (1.76) | 6.7 | (0.87) | 79.8 | (2.57) | 16.2 | (2.50) | 29.8 | (3.38) | 32.1 | (3.62) | ||||||||
| Public | 44.0 | (2.33) | 15.5 | (1.59) | 21.0 | (1.85) | 6.7 | (0.89) | 78.9 | (2.65) | 16.3 | (2.51) | 30.3 | (3.50) | 30.7 | (3.68) | ||||||||
| Private | 38.7 | (7.16) | 14.1 | ! | (5.95) | 17.9 | ! | (5.90) | 6.7 | ! | (2.83) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 4-year | 40.0 | (1.20) | 15.9 | (0.88) | 17.0 | (0.94) | 5.8 | (0.56) | 80.6 | (3.01) | 12.0 | (2.58) | 27.9 | (3.66) | 40.2 | (3.75) | ||||||||
| Public | 40.5 | (1.39) | 14.9 | (0.98) | 18.2 | (1.07) | 6.2 | (0.67) | 81.2 | (3.29) | 13.0 | (2.97) | 29.4 | (4.09) | 38.2 | (4.12) | ||||||||
| Private | 38.0 | (2.32) | 19.7 | (1.96) | 12.3 | (1.78) | 4.1 | (0.87) | 76.3 | (8.81) | ‡ | (†) | 18.3 | ! | (7.54) | 52.2 | (10.87) | |||||||
| Graduate | 46.1 | (3.29) | 13.2 | (2.09) | 18.3 | (2.37) | 14.2 | (2.56) | 81.6 | (5.25) | 9.9 | ! | (4.15) | 12.2 | ! | (4.54) | 59.6 | (5.76) | ||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore, detail may not sum to total percentage employed. "Hours worked per week" refers to the number of hours worked at all jobs during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Students were classified as full time if they were taking at least 12 hours of classes (or at least 9 hours of graduate classes) during an average school week and as part time if they were taking fewer hours. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2012 through 2014. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |