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

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
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.)