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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 2014 through 2016 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39.5 | (0.98) | 15.6 | (0.77) | 16.1 | (0.75) | 6.7 | (0.56) | 75.3 | (2.33) | 10.5 | (1.48) | 32.2 | (2.67) | 31.7 | (2.15) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 35.9 | (1.30) | 13.5 | (0.95) | 14.8 | (1.00) | 6.6 | (0.74) | 75.1 | (3.20) | 8.5 | (1.87) | 32.4 | (3.39) | 33.8 | (3.05) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.7 | (1.33) | 17.5 | (1.00) | 17.2 | (1.08) | 6.8 | (0.74) | 75.5 | (2.93) | 12.3 | (2.22) | 32.1 | (3.17) | 29.8 | (2.93) | ||||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 44.9 | (2.05) | 15.3 | (1.39) | 21.2 | (1.62) | 7.9 | (1.10) | 74.2 | (2.90) | 10.8 | (2.39) | 35.9 | (3.51) | 27.0 | (3.04) | ||||||||
| Public | 44.9 | (2.08) | 15.1 | (1.44) | 21.8 | (1.64) | 7.5 | (1.08) | 75.1 | (3.03) | 11.4 | (2.54) | 36.6 | (3.66) | 26.7 | (3.20) | ||||||||
| Private | 43.8 | (9.69) | 17.4 | ! | (7.19) | 12.6 | ! | (5.53) | 13.4 | ! | (5.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 4-year | 37.9 | (1.13) | 15.7 | (0.88) | 14.6 | (0.83) | 6.4 | (0.63) | 76.4 | (3.20) | 10.1 | (1.81) | 28.4 | (3.36) | 36.5 | (3.10) | ||||||||
| Public | 39.5 | (1.32) | 14.9 | (0.98) | 16.5 | (1.01) | 6.6 | (0.73) | 76.9 | (3.39) | 10.1 | (2.01) | 30.4 | (3.84) | 34.8 | (3.38) | ||||||||
| Private | 32.8 | (2.49) | 18.5 | (1.86) | 8.3 | (1.40) | 5.7 | (1.20) | 73.8 | (8.30) | 10.4 | ! | (4.68) | 17.8 | ! | (5.73) | 45.6 | (8.91) | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39.7 | (0.99) | 15.5 | (0.71) | 16.6 | (0.72) | 6.6 | (0.55) | 79.2 | (2.18) | 10.8 | (1.55) | 31.4 | (2.35) | 36.0 | (2.21) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 37.6 | (1.33) | 13.6 | (0.95) | 16.6 | (1.02) | 6.8 | (0.69) | 80.0 | (2.76) | 11.2 | (2.21) | 35.4 | (3.21) | 32.3 | (3.00) | ||||||||
| Female | 41.5 | (1.33) | 17.2 | (0.96) | 16.7 | (0.97) | 6.5 | (0.79) | 78.5 | (3.29) | 10.5 | (2.17) | 27.8 | (3.05) | 39.2 | (3.23) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 44.0 | (1.33) | 19.1 | (1.04) | 17.1 | (0.89) | 6.7 | (0.63) | 83.7 | (2.56) | 12.6 | (2.37) | 31.8 | (2.97) | 38.3 | (3.39) | ||||||||
| Black | 34.5 | (2.95) | 8.0 | (1.38) | 15.8 | (2.51) | 10.7 | (2.16) | 85.3 | (5.00) | ‡ | (†) | 31.5 | (7.71) | 43.7 | (6.89) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 35.5 | (2.14) | 10.1 | (1.15) | 18.9 | (1.74) | 6.3 | (1.04) | 72.4 | (4.49) | 8.4 | (2.33) | 32.5 | (3.71) | 30.8 | (4.02) | ||||||||
| Asian | 26.2 | (2.95) | 14.1 | (2.39) | 9.5 | (1.81) | 2.0 | ! | (0.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 30.9 | (8.58) | 16.7 | ! | (8.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 45.8 | (6.61) | 18.0 | (4.94) | 21.0 | (5.47) | 6.2 | ! | (2.55) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 44.7 | (1.93) | 15.2 | (1.44) | 21.9 | (1.67) | 7.3 | (1.11) | 77.7 | (3.03) | 10.5 | (2.25) | 33.4 | (3.41) | 32.7 | (3.16) | ||||||||
| Public | 45.6 | (2.01) | 15.4 | (1.51) | 22.4 | (1.70) | 7.5 | (1.14) | 78.2 | (3.23) | 10.7 | (2.31) | 33.0 | (3.46) | 33.4 | (3.33) | ||||||||
| Private | 30.8 | (8.01) | 12.6 | ! | (5.34) | 14.5 | ! | (6.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| 4-year | 38.4 | (1.09) | 15.6 | (0.76) | 15.3 | (0.73) | 6.5 | (0.60) | 80.8 | (2.77) | 11.2 | (2.17) | 29.3 | (3.12) | 39.6 | (3.01) | ||||||||
| Public | 39.7 | (1.27) | 15.0 | (0.81) | 16.8 | (0.95) | 6.9 | (0.72) | 81.9 | (3.00) | 11.6 | (2.10) | 32.6 | (3.67) | 36.7 | (3.33) | ||||||||
| Private | 34.8 | (2.20) | 17.2 | (1.73) | 11.0 | (1.20) | 5.4 | (0.94) | 75.6 | (8.00) | ‡ | (†) | 13.4 | ! | (5.72) | 53.3 | (8.65) | |||||||
| Student enrollment level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate | 39.4 | (1.01) | 15.8 | (0.77) | 16.8 | (0.72) | 5.9 | (0.52) | 79.0 | (2.25) | 11.1 | (1.59) | 32.1 | (2.53) | 34.8 | (2.31) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 37.5 | (1.34) | 14.0 | (1.01) | 16.7 | (1.06) | 6.2 | (0.67) | 80.5 | (2.71) | 10.4 | (1.95) | 36.5 | (3.34) | 32.4 | (3.10) | ||||||||
| Female | 41.0 | (1.39) | 17.4 | (1.01) | 16.8 | (0.98) | 5.6 | (0.77) | 77.6 | (3.53) | 11.7 | (2.39) | 27.8 | (3.29) | 37.0 | (3.45) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 43.5 | (1.35) | 19.3 | (1.10) | 17.4 | (0.92) | 5.5 | (0.56) | 83.1 | (2.70) | 13.6 | (2.60) | 32.6 | (3.30) | 35.9 | (3.58) | ||||||||
| Black | 34.6 | (3.03) | 8.5 | (1.48) | 16.1 | (2.58) | 10.0 | (2.18) | 85.4 | (5.31) | ‡ | (†) | 32.8 | (8.13) | 44.0 | (7.41) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 35.4 | (2.21) | 10.2 | (1.19) | 18.7 | (1.74) | 6.2 | (1.07) | 72.9 | (4.60) | 8.2 | (2.42) | 32.8 | (3.82) | 31.1 | (4.13) | ||||||||
| Asian | 25.5 | (3.30) | 15.6 | (2.87) | 8.0 | (1.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 46.4 | (6.88) | 18.7 | (5.15) | 20.5 | (5.61) | 6.6 | ! | (2.70) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 44.3 | (1.99) | 15.3 | (1.52) | 22.0 | (1.66) | 6.7 | (1.11) | 77.9 | (3.12) | 10.7 | (2.36) | 33.5 | (3.57) | 32.4 | (3.28) | ||||||||
| Public | 45.3 | (2.07) | 15.5 | (1.55) | 22.4 | (1.69) | 7.0 | (1.17) | 78.5 | (3.34) | 10.9 | (2.43) | 33.1 | (3.65) | 33.2 | (3.46) | ||||||||
| Private | 25.8 | ! | (8.10) | ‡ | (†) | 14.7 | ! | (6.57) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| 4-year | 38.1 | (1.12) | 15.9 | (0.82) | 15.4 | (0.74) | 5.7 | (0.57) | 80.4 | (2.94) | 11.5 | (2.10) | 30.4 | (3.62) | 37.5 | (3.31) | ||||||||
| Public | 39.5 | (1.31) | 15.2 | (0.86) | 17.1 | (0.97) | 6.2 | (0.71) | 82.0 | (3.14) | 12.3 | (2.27) | 32.6 | (4.04) | 36.0 | (3.55) | ||||||||
| Private | 33.7 | (2.29) | 18.1 | (1.93) | 10.2 | (1.23) | 4.0 | (0.80) | 70.6 | (10.00) | ‡ | (†) | 17.0 | ! | (7.55) | 47.1 | (9.91) | |||||||
| Graduate | 43.5 | (3.42) | 12.5 | (1.98) | 15.1 | (2.46) | 15.8 | (2.68) | 80.7 | (6.70) | ‡ | (†) | 24.9 | (6.88) | 47.7 | (8.11) | ||||||||
| † 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, 2014 through 2016. (This table was prepared May 2018.) |
