Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 504.10. Labor force status of 2013, 2014, and 2015 high school completers, by college enrollment status, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 2013, 2014, and 2015
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
College enrollment status, sex, and race/ethnicity 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
                                                                         
2013 high school completers3                                                                         
Total 2,977   (84.4)   (†) 100.0   (†) 35.4   (1.58) 12.3   (1.25) 52.2   (1.64) 47.8   (1.64) 1,422   (69.5) 1,054   (60.7) 367   (39.0) 25.8   (2.38) 1,556   (58.3)
Male 1,524   (62.9)   (†) 51.2   (1.43) 35.5   (2.24) 14.5   (1.80) 50.0   (2.46) 50.0   (2.46) 763   (49.7) 542   (40.6) 221   (29.4) 29.0   (3.16) 762   (48.0)
Female 1,453   (57.0)   (†) 48.8   (1.43) 35.3   (2.41) 10.1   (1.49) 54.6   (2.43) 45.4   (2.43) 659   (46.4) 513   (42.7) 146   (22.3) 22.2   (3.13) 794   (43.8)
                                                                         
White 1,737   (63.0)   (†) 58.3   (1.61) 39.0   (2.08) 11.2   (1.63) 49.8   (2.15) 50.2   (2.15) 872   (51.7) 677   (44.7) 195   (29.8) 22.4   (2.97) 865   (45.7)
Black 378   (36.2)   (†) 12.7   (1.13) 33.6   (5.31) 14.8   (3.39) 51.7   (5.48) 48.3   (5.48) 183   (27.2) 127   (23.5)   (†) 30.6   (6.64) 195   (27.7)
Hispanic 571   (42.6)   (†) 19.2   (1.32) 31.1   (3.71) 14.3   (2.81) 54.6   (4.00) 45.4   (4.00) 260   (30.4) 178   (25.3)   (†) 31.5   (5.53) 312   (32.4)
                                                                         
Enrolled in college, 2013 1,962   (74.1) 100.0   (†) 65.9   (1.58) 27.2   (1.86) 6.9   (1.11) 65.9   (1.86) 34.1   (1.86) 669   (47.1) 534   (43.0) 135   (22.8) 20.2   (3.11) 1,293   (56.7)
Male 968   (53.9) 49.4   (1.90) 32.5   (1.48) 24.4   (2.71) 9.3   (1.90) 66.3   (3.01) 33.7   (3.01) 326   (34.7) 236   (28.7) 90   (19.5) 27.5   (4.99) 642   (45.6)
Female 994   (51.0) 50.6   (1.90) 33.4   (1.48) 29.9   (2.62) 4.6   (1.23) 65.5   (2.61) 34.5   (2.61) 343   (31.9) 297   (30.3)   (†) 13.2   (3.47) 651   (41.3)
                                                                         
2-year 709   (48.8) 36.1   (2.07) 23.8   (1.44) 33.8   (3.35) 11.4   (2.40) 54.8   (3.62) 45.2   (3.62) 320   (36.3) 240   (30.5)   (†) 25.2   (4.79) 389   (33.9)
4-year 1,253   (62.3) 63.9   (2.07) 42.1   (1.76) 23.5   (2.17) 4.3   (1.07) 72.2   (2.24) 27.8   (2.24) 348   (33.8) 294   (31.3)   (†) 15.6   (3.66) 904   (51.5)
                                                                         
Full-time students 1,820   (70.6) 92.8   (1.11) 61.1   (1.60) 25.1   (1.82) 5.9   (1.12) 69.0   (1.94) 31.0   (1.94) 564   (44.7) 458   (38.9) 107   (21.4) 18.9   (3.32) 1,256   (54.6)
Part-time students 141   (22.8) 7.2   (1.11) 4.8   (0.75) 53.7   (7.40) 20.1   (5.38) 26.2   (6.13) 73.8   (6.13) 104   (19.8) 76   (16.5)   (†) 27.2   (7.29)   (†)
                                                                         
White 1,196   (52.8) 60.9   (2.02) 40.2   (1.52) 30.9   (2.36) 5.6   (1.47) 63.5   (2.38) 36.5   (2.38) 436   (33.8) 369   (32.0)   (†) 15.4   (3.84) 759   (44.5)
Black 215   (29.5) 10.9   (1.38) 7.2   (0.95) 24.5   (7.01) 7.8 ! (3.43) 67.6   (7.27) 32.4   (7.27)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 145   (24.9)
Hispanic 342   (35.3) 17.4   (1.61) 11.5   (1.12) 22.3   (3.85) 11.1   (3.17) 66.7   (4.52) 33.3   (4.52) 114   (19.6)   (†)   (†) 33.2   (7.94) 228   (28.0)
                                                                         
Not enrolled in college, 2013 1,016   (54.1) 100.0   (†) 34.1   (1.58) 51.3   (3.14) 22.9   (2.84) 25.8   (2.90) 74.2   (2.90) 753   (51.3) 521   (43.2) 232   (31.5) 30.9   (3.53) 262   (31.6)
Male 556   (39.2) 54.8   (2.55) 18.7   (1.22) 54.9   (3.73) 23.6   (3.60) 21.5   (3.43) 78.5   (3.43) 437   (34.6) 305   (27.9) 131   (22.3) 30.1   (4.18) 119   (21.3)
Female 459   (35.8) 45.2   (2.55) 15.4   (1.13) 46.9   (4.79) 22.0   (3.77) 31.2   (4.56) 68.8   (4.56) 316   (33.1) 215   (28.7) 101   (18.7) 31.9   (5.18) 143   (23.3)
                                                                         
White 542   (39.1) 53.3   (2.80) 18.2   (1.24) 56.9   (3.88) 23.7   (3.62) 19.4   (3.27) 80.6   (3.27) 436   (39.1) 308   (32.3) 128   (22.2) 29.4   (4.21) 105   (17.8)
Black 164   (26.1) 16.1   (2.32) 5.5   (0.86) 45.4   (8.24) 23.9   (6.59) 30.7   (7.76) 69.3   (7.76) 114   (22.4)   (†)   (†) 34.5   (9.08)   (†)
Hispanic 229   (24.8) 22.6   (2.22) 7.7   (0.82) 44.3   (6.65) 19.2   (5.20) 36.5   (6.68) 63.5   (6.68) 146   (21.4) 102   (18.6)   (†) 30.2   (7.57)   (†)
                                                                         
2014 high school completers3                                                                         
Total 2,868   (78.5)   (†) 100.0   (†) 38.5   (1.84) 10.4   (0.99) 51.1   (1.87) 48.9   (1.87) 1,403   (62.2) 1,105   (57.7) 298   (29.5) 21.2   (1.95) 1,465   (70.6)
Male 1,423   (58.1)   (†) 49.6   (1.48) 39.9   (2.56) 10.7   (1.47) 49.5   (2.48) 50.5   (2.48) 719   (44.7) 568   (42.8) 152   (21.4) 21.1   (2.85) 704   (46.6)
Female 1,445   (57.5)   (†) 50.4   (1.48) 37.2   (2.37) 10.1   (1.28) 52.7   (2.61) 47.3   (2.61) 684   (44.0) 538   (38.7) 146   (19.1) 21.4   (2.45) 761   (50.9)
                                                                         
White 1,685   (64.8)   (†) 58.8   (1.73) 40.3   (2.29) 9.9   (1.25) 49.8   (2.30) 50.2   (2.30) 845   (48.3) 679   (45.1) 166   (21.7) 19.7   (2.40) 840   (52.7)
Black 340   (32.9)   (†) 11.9   (1.08) 30.9   (4.97) 10.7   (3.20) 58.3   (5.41) 41.7   (5.41) 142   (20.7) 105   (18.8)   (†) 25.8   (6.85) 198   (28.8)
Hispanic 566   (46.9)   (†) 19.8   (1.49) 40.8   (4.60) 13.2   (2.62) 46.0   (4.65) 54.0   (4.65) 306   (32.3) 231   (28.8)   (†) 24.5   (4.68) 260   (37.5)
                                                                         
Enrolled in college, 2014 1,961   (71.4) 100.0   (†) 68.4   (1.67) 32.4   (2.14) 5.5   (0.89) 62.1   (2.19) 37.9   (2.19) 744   (46.6) 636   (45.0) 108   (17.6) 14.5   (2.28) 1,217   (66.8)
Male 911   (48.0) 46.5   (1.81) 31.8   (1.41) 32.9   (3.01) 3.2 ! (1.09) 63.9   (3.02) 36.1   (3.02) 329   (31.0) 300   (30.9)   (†) 8.9 ! (2.96) 582   (43.2)
Female 1,050   (53.0) 53.5   (1.81) 36.6   (1.59) 32.0   (2.70) 7.5   (1.41) 60.5   (3.03) 39.5   (3.03) 415   (35.3) 336   (30.9)   (†) 18.9   (3.16) 635   (48.4)
                                                                         
2-year 706   (50.8) 36.0   (2.12) 24.6   (1.56) 41.2   (3.63) 7.9   (1.75) 50.9   (3.88) 49.1   (3.88) 347   (34.2) 291   (31.7)   (†) 16.1   (3.31) 359   (40.4)
4-year 1,254   (58.8) 64.0   (2.12) 43.7   (1.81) 27.5   (2.42) 4.1   (1.09) 68.4   (2.47) 31.6   (2.47) 397   (33.6) 345   (32.9)   (†) 13.0   (3.35) 858   (54.8)
                                                                         
Full-time students 1,810   (69.2) 92.3   (1.21) 63.1   (1.70) 29.7   (2.15) 5.1   (0.94) 65.2   (2.22) 34.8   (2.22) 630   (42.7) 537   (41.4)   (†) 14.8   (2.59) 1,180   (65.9)
Part-time students 151   (24.6) 7.7   (1.21) 5.3   (0.85) 65.6   (6.92) 9.6 ! (3.95) 24.8   (6.28) 75.2   (6.28) 113   (20.3) 99   (18.3)   (†) 12.8 ! (5.22)   (†)
                                                                         
White 1,141   (57.9) 58.2   (2.15) 39.8   (1.79) 34.2   (2.69) 3.7   (1.00) 62.1   (2.70) 37.9   (2.70) 432   (34.8) 390   (34.3)   (†) 9.8   (2.58) 708   (51.0)
Black 239   (29.6) 12.2   (1.43) 8.3   (0.99) 19.3   (5.12) 10.9 ! (3.71) 69.8   (6.11) 30.2   (6.11)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 167   (26.3)
Hispanic 369   (41.3) 18.8   (1.93) 12.9   (1.37) 41.3   (5.65) 7.8 ! (2.43) 50.8   (5.46) 49.2   (5.46) 181   (25.6) 153   (25.0)   (†) 15.9 ! (5.04) 188   (31.8)
                                                                         
Not enrolled in college, 2014 907   (54.3) 100.0   (†) 31.6   (1.67) 51.7   (2.97) 21.0   (2.41) 27.3   (2.78) 72.7   (2.78) 659   (46.8) 469   (39.6) 190   (24.0) 28.8   (3.10) 248   (29.2)
Male 512   (40.2) 56.4   (3.34) 17.8   (1.31) 52.3   (3.88) 23.9   (3.34) 23.8   (3.44) 76.2   (3.44) 390   (33.8) 268   (28.8) 122   (18.7) 31.4   (4.11) 122   (20.8)
Female 395   (40.4) 43.6   (3.34) 13.8   (1.35) 50.9   (4.76) 17.1   (3.47) 32.0   (4.33) 68.0   (4.33) 269   (32.3) 201   (30.1)   (†) 25.1   (4.91) 126   (21.3)
                                                                         
White 544   (43.2) 60.0   (2.76) 19.0   (1.41) 53.1   (3.81) 22.8   (3.03) 24.1   (3.31) 75.9   (3.31) 413   (37.7) 289   (31.5) 124   (18.8) 30.0   (3.84) 131   (20.4)
Black 101   (16.6) 11.2   (1.80) 3.5   (0.58) 58.3   (9.62)   (†) 31.4   (9.15) 68.6   (9.15)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Hispanic 197   (25.8) 21.8   (2.61) 6.9   (0.87) 39.8   (6.98) 23.3   (5.83) 36.9   (6.72) 63.1   (6.72) 124   (20.0)   (†)   (†) 36.9   (8.55)   (†)
                                                                         
2015 high school completers3                                                                         
Total 2,965   (87.5)   (†) 100.0   (†) 39.5   (1.68) 7.8   (0.90) 52.7   (1.72) 47.3   (1.72) 1,401   (61.3) 1,171   (57.7) 230   (26.9) 16.4   (1.81) 1,563   (73.0)
Male 1,448   (64.6)   (†) 48.8   (1.43) 43.4   (2.07) 7.8   (1.24) 48.8   (2.27) 51.2   (2.27) 742   (46.8) 628   (41.3) 114   (18.5) 15.3   (2.20) 706   (45.4)
Female 1,516   (56.6)   (†) 51.2   (1.43) 35.8   (2.39) 7.7   (1.23) 56.5   (2.32) 43.5   (2.32) 659   (42.1) 543   (41.5) 116   (18.8) 17.7   (2.79) 857   (48.1)
                                                                         
White 1,748   (64.3)   (†) 59.0   (1.58) 41.2   (2.11) 5.6   (1.00) 53.2   (2.25) 46.8   (2.25) 818   (49.1) 720   (46.8) 98   (17.2) 11.9   (2.00) 930   (52.3)
Black 370   (36.5)   (†) 12.5   (1.13) 39.3   (5.07) 11.5 ! (3.80) 49.3   (5.43) 50.7   (5.43) 188   (29.3) 145   (25.1)   (†) 22.6 ! (6.81) 182   (24.9)
Hispanic 589   (46.7)   (†) 19.9   (1.40) 36.8   (3.90) 12.8   (2.83) 50.4   (4.01) 49.6   (4.01) 293   (31.7) 217   (25.3)   (†) 25.9   (5.26) 297   (34.3)
                                                                         
Enrolled in college, 2015 2,053   (75.1) 100.0   (†) 69.2   (1.54) 31.4   (2.09) 4.5   (0.76) 64.0   (2.09) 36.0   (2.09) 738   (49.8) 645   (48.4) 93   (15.8) 12.6   (2.10) 1,314   (65.2)
Male 953   (51.9) 46.4   (1.86) 32.1   (1.43) 31.7   (2.66) 6.2   (1.41) 62.1   (2.86) 37.9   (2.86) 361   (33.6) 302   (30.6)   (†) 16.3   (3.44) 592   (41.9)
Female 1,100   (55.2) 53.6   (1.86) 37.1   (1.58) 31.2   (2.78) 3.1   (0.82) 65.7   (2.75) 34.3   (2.75) 377   (35.6) 343   (34.8)   (†) 9.0   (2.41) 723   (47.0)
                                                                         
2-year 748   (48.4) 36.5   (1.92) 25.2   (1.48) 40.7   (3.78) 6.6   (1.79) 52.7   (3.64) 47.3   (3.64) 354   (34.8) 305   (33.9)   (†) 14.0   (3.79) 394   (37.9)
4-year 1,304   (61.3) 63.5   (1.92) 44.0   (1.61) 26.1   (2.29) 3.3   (0.77) 70.5   (2.37) 29.5   (2.37) 384   (36.7) 341   (34.8)   (†) 11.3   (2.53) 920   (51.5)
                                                                         
Full-time students 1,880   (72.6) 91.6   (1.23) 63.4   (1.60) 28.7   (2.20) 4.2   (0.78) 67.1   (2.20) 32.9   (2.20) 619   (46.6) 540   (45.5)   (†) 12.8   (2.40) 1,262   (65.2)
Part-time students 172   (26.1) 8.4   (1.23) 5.8   (0.87) 61.2   (6.57)   (†) 30.7   (6.10) 69.3   (6.10) 119   (21.2) 106   (20.4)   (†) 11.7 ! (5.74)   (†)
                                                                         
White 1,247   (51.9) 60.7   (1.76) 42.1   (1.42) 33.1   (2.76) 3.6   (0.95) 63.3   (2.89) 36.7   (2.89) 458   (41.6) 413   (39.7)   (†) 9.9   (2.47) 789   (47.1)
Black 206   (25.9) 10.0   (1.18) 6.9   (0.85) 28.1   (6.15)   (†) 67.8   (6.46) 32.2   (6.46)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 140   (22.8)
Hispanic 406   (37.6) 19.8   (1.56) 13.7   (1.14) 29.8   (4.23) 8.3 ! (2.62) 61.9   (4.48) 38.1   (4.48) 155   (22.0) 121   (18.1)   (†) 21.7   (6.30) 251   (31.0)
                                                                         
Not enrolled in college, 2015 912   (53.5) 100.0   (0.00) 30.8   (1.54) 57.7   (2.97) 15.0   (2.34) 27.3   (2.94) 72.7   (2.94) 663   (46.1) 526   (40.1) 137   (22.7) 20.7   (3.01) 249   (31.2)
Male 495   (40.9) 54.3   (2.96) 16.7   (1.23) 65.9   (4.09) 11.0   (2.63) 23.1   (3.64) 76.9   (3.64) 381   (35.7) 326   (33.3)   (†) 14.3   (3.38) 114   (20.6)
Female 416   (35.2) 45.7   (2.96) 14.0   (1.16) 47.9   (4.55) 19.8   (4.06) 32.3   (4.30) 67.7   (4.30) 282   (29.0) 199   (24.6)   (†) 29.3   (5.53) 135   (21.6)
                                                                         
White 501   (37.4) 55.0   (3.15) 16.9   (1.18) 61.3   (3.74) 10.4   (2.27) 28.3   (3.76) 71.7   (3.76) 360   (31.2) 307   (29.8)   (†) 14.5   (3.02) 142   (22.6)
Black 164   (28.9) 18.0   (2.77) 5.5   (0.94) 53.2   (8.70) 20.8 ! (7.60) 26.0   (7.66) 74.0   (7.66) 121   (25.3)   (†)   (†) 28.1 ! (9.64)   (†)
Hispanic 184   (26.2) 20.1   (2.64) 6.2   (0.87) 52.2   (7.52) 23.0   (6.23) 24.8   (6.84) 75.2   (6.84) 138   (22.9) 96   (17.6)   (†) 30.6   (7.81)   (†)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
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 January and October of the given year. Includes recipients of equivalency credentials as well as diploma recipients.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in the military and persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Data are for October of a given year. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Totals include race categories not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2013, 2014, and 2015. (This table was prepared April 2017.)

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