Figure 24.

Percentage distribution of 2014–15 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled in college, by labor force status: October 2015

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. NOTE: Estimates are for 16- to 24-year-olds only. Dropouts are those who left school in the 12-month period ending in October 2015 without completing a high school credential. Completers are those who received either a high school diploma or an equivalency credential between January and October 2015. Excludes persons in the military and persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Graphic display was generated using unrounded data. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2015.