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| Table 219.76. | Population 16 to 24 years old and number of 16- to 24-year-old high school dropouts (status dropouts), by labor force status and years of school completed: 1970 through 2017 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Total population 16 to 24 years old (in thousands) |
Number of 16- to 24-year-old (status) dropouts (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total status dropouts |
By labor force status | By years of school completed | ||||||||||||||||
| In labor force | Not in labor force |
Less than 9 years |
9 years | 10 years | 11 or 12 years | |||||||||||||
| Employed1 | Unemployed | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 30,251 | (260.7) | 4,525 | (90.1) | 2,254 | (76.7) | 466 | (35.2) | 1,805 | (53.1) | 1,292 | (58.5) | 933 | (49.7) | 1,212 | (56.6) | 1,087 | (53.7) |
| 1971 | 31,538 | (265.1) | 4,641 | (91.4) | 2,299 | (77.4) | 505 | (36.6) | 1,837 | (53.6) | 1,295 | (58.5) | 1,006 | (51.6) | 1,288 | (58.4) | 1,051 | (52.8) |
| 1972 | 32,643 | (268.8) | 4,770 | (92.7) | 2,442 | (79.7) | 488 | (36.0) | 1,840 | (53.6) | 1,310 | (58.8) | 994 | (51.3) | 1,383 | (60.5) | 1,084 | (53.6) |
| 1973 | 33,430 | (271.4) | 4,716 | (92.4) | 2,511 | (80.9) | 436 | (34.0) | 1,769 | (52.6) | 1,248 | (57.5) | 985 | (51.1) | 1,292 | (58.5) | 1,191 | (56.1) |
| 1974 | 33,968 | (273.1) | 4,849 | (93.6) | 2,514 | (80.9) | 595 | (39.7) | 1,741 | (52.2) | 1,234 | (57.1) | 975 | (50.8) | 1,390 | (60.6) | 1,251 | (57.5) |
| 1975 | 34,700 | (275.4) | 4,824 | (93.6) | 2,220 | (76.1) | 751 | (44.6) | 1,853 | (53.8) | 1,134 | (54.8) | 1,018 | (51.9) | 1,329 | (59.3) | 1,344 | (59.6) |
| 1976 | 35,222 | (277.0) | 4,981 | (95.0) | 2,432 | (79.6) | 795 | (45.9) | 1,754 | (52.4) | 1,213 | (56.6) | 999 | (51.4) | 1,385 | (60.5) | 1,384 | (60.5) |
| 1977 | 35,658 | (278.3) | 5,031 | (95.5) | 2,660 | (83.2) | 682 | (42.5) | 1,689 | (51.4) | 1,224 | (56.9) | 1,093 | (53.8) | 1,374 | (60.3) | 1,340 | (59.5) |
| 1978 | 35,931 | (279.1) | 5,114 | (96.2) | 2,776 | (85.0) | 635 | (41.1) | 1,702 | (51.6) | 1,171 | (55.7) | 1,030 | (52.2) | 1,442 | (61.7) | 1,471 | (62.3) |
| 1979 | 36,131 | (279.7) | 5,265 | (97.4) | 2,843 | (86.0) | 668 | (42.1) | 1,753 | (52.3) | 1,191 | (56.1) | 1,107 | (54.1) | 1,505 | (63.1) | 1,461 | (62.1) |
| 1980 | 36,143 | (279.7) | 5,085 | (96.0) | 2,563 | (81.7) | 865 | (47.9) | 1,657 | (50.9) | 1,199 | (56.3) | 1,000 | (51.5) | 1,515 | (63.3) | 1,371 | (60.2) |
| 1981 | 36,945 | (282.1) | 5,143 | (96.6) | 2,559 | (81.6) | 943 | (50.0) | 1,641 | (50.7) | 1,250 | (57.5) | 956 | (50.3) | 1,554 | (64.1) | 1,382 | (60.5) |
| 1982 | 36,452 | (296.5) | 5,055 | (101.5) | 2,285 | (81.5) | 1,067 | (56.1) | 1,704 | (54.5) | 1,155 | (58.4) | 1,053 | (55.8) | 1,454 | (65.5) | 1,393 | (64.1) |
| 1983 | 35,884 | (294.7) | 4,905 | (100.1) | 2,375 | (83.1) | 890 | (51.3) | 1,640 | (53.5) | 1,130 | (57.8) | 947 | (52.9) | 1,414 | (64.6) | 1,414 | (64.6) |
| 1984 | 35,204 | (292.6) | 4,626 | (97.5) | 2,301 | (81.8) | 802 | (48.7) | 1,524 | (51.6) | 1,091 | (56.8) | 991 | (54.1) | 1,274 | (61.3) | 1,270 | (61.2) |
| 1985 | 34,382 | (289.9) | 4,324 | (94.6) | 2,165 | (79.4) | 756 | (47.3) | 1,403 | (49.5) | 1,032 | (55.2) | 910 | (51.9) | 1,205 | (59.7) | 1,178 | (59.0) |
| 1986 | 33,945 | (288.4) | 4,142 | (92.7) | 2,117 | (78.5) | 678 | (44.8) | 1,347 | (48.5) | 1,052 | (55.8) | 893 | (51.4) | 1,063 | (56.1) | 1,135 | (57.9) |
| 1987 | 33,452 | (286.8) | 4,230 | (93.5) | 2,218 | (80.4) | 574 | (41.2) | 1,439 | (50.1) | 1,094 | (56.9) | 874 | (50.8) | 1,099 | (57.0) | 1,163 | (58.6) |
| 1988 | 32,893 | (310.4) | 4,232 | (101.8) | 2,238 | (88.0) | 1,370 | (69.3) | 624 | (36.1) | 1,221 | (65.4) | 815 | (53.5) | 1,063 | (61.1) | 1,133 | (63.1) |
| 1989 | 32,007 | (291.9) | 4,038 | (94.6) | 2,150 | (82.0) | 557 | (42.1) | 1,331 | (50.0) | 1,186 | (61.3) | 838 | (51.6) | 1,003 | (56.4) | 1,011 | (56.6) |
| 1990 | 31,443 | (289.8) | 3,797 | (92.0) | 1,992 | (78.9) | 506 | (40.1) | 1,299 | (49.4) | 1,087 | (58.7) | 792 | (50.1) | 926 | (54.2) | 992 | (56.1) |
| 1991 | 31,171 | (288.8) | 3,881 | (92.8) | 1,844 | (76.0) | 612 | (44.1) | 1,424 | (51.7) | 1,108 | (59.3) | 795 | (50.3) | 1,012 | (56.7) | 965 | (55.3) |
| 19922 | 30,944 | (287.9) | 3,410 | (87.7) | 1,623 | (71.3) | 511 | (40.3) | 1,277 | (48.9) | 736 | (48.3) | 598 | (43.6) | 833 | (51.4) | 1,243 | (62.8) |
| 19932 | 30,845 | (287.5) | 3,396 | (87.5) | 1,653 | (72.0) | 435 | (37.2) | 1,308 | (49.5) | 697 | (47.0) | 564 | (42.3) | 819 | (51.0) | 1,316 | (64.6) |
| 19942 | 32,560 | (293.9) | 3,727 | (91.5) | 1,845 | (76.0) | 485 | (39.3) | 1,397 | (51.2) | 892 | (53.2) | 604 | (43.8) | 755 | (49.0) | 1,474 | (68.3) |
| 19952 | 32,379 | (293.2) | 3,876 | (86.5) | 1,894 | (77.0) | 549 | (41.8) | 1,433 | (51.8) | 861 | (52.3) | 659 | (45.8) | 872 | (52.6) | 1,484 | (68.5) |
| 19962 | 32,452 | (304.7) | 3,611 | (87.1) | 1,709 | (76.0) | 541 | (43.1) | 1,360 | (52.4) | 735 | (50.1) | 639 | (46.8) | 814 | (52.8) | 1,423 | (69.7) |
| 19972 | 32,960 | (306.6) | 3,624 | (87.3) | 1,933 | (80.7) | 478 | (40.5) | 1,214 | (49.5) | 721 | (49.7) | 567 | (44.1) | 809 | (52.6) | 1,527 | (72.2) |
| 19982 | 33,445 | (308.3) | 3,942 | (90.7) | 2,174 | (85.6) | 405 | (37.3) | 1,363 | (52.5) | 829 | (53.3) | 589 | (44.9) | 843 | (53.7) | 1,681 | (75.7) |
| 19992 | 34,169 | (310.9) | 3,829 | (89.7) | 2,129 | (84.7) | 382 | (36.2) | 1,318 | (51.6) | 851 | (54.0) | 623 | (46.2) | 861 | (54.3) | 1,494 | (71.4) |
| 20002 | 34,568 | (312.4) | 3,776 | (89.2) | 2,149 | (85.1) | 463 | (39.8) | 1,163 | (48.5) | 814 | (52.8) | 578 | (44.5) | 873 | (54.7) | 1,511 | (71.8) |
| 20012 | 35,167 | (298.5) | 3,766 | (84.6) | 2,195 | (81.6) | 559 | (41.5) | 1,011 | (42.9) | 694 | (46.3) | 634 | (44.2) | 897 | (52.6) | 1,540 | (68.8) |
| 20022 | 35,495 | (299.6) | 3,721 | (84.2) | 2,136 | (80.5) | 496 | (39.1) | 1,088 | (44.4) | 849 | (51.1) | 636 | (44.3) | 791 | (49.4) | 1,445 | (66.6) |
| 20032 | 36,017 | (301.3) | 3,552 | (82.6) | 1,899 | (75.9) | 486 | (38.7) | 1,167 | (46.0) | 752 | (48.2) | 646 | (44.6) | 734 | (47.6) | 1,420 | (66.1) |
| 20042 | 36,504 | (302.8) | 3,766 | (84.8) | 1,996 | (77.8) | 539 | (40.8) | 1,231 | (47.3) | 804 | (49.8) | 599 | (43.0) | 846 | (51.1) | 1,516 | (68.2) |
| 20052 | 36,761 | (303.6) | 3,458 | (81.7) | 1,968 | (77.3) | 410 | (35.6) | 1,080 | (44.4) | 652 | (44.8) | 582 | (42.4) | 740 | (47.8) | 1,483 | (67.5) |
| 20062 | 37,047 | (304.5) | 3,462 | (81.8) | 1,951 | (77.0) | 404 | (35.3) | 1,107 | (44.9) | 764 | (48.5) | 464 | (37.9) | 716 | (47.0) | 1,518 | (68.3) |
| 20072 | 37,480 | (305.9) | 3,278 | (79.8) | 1,819 | (74.3) | 367 | (33.7) | 1,092 | (44.6) | 695 | (46.3) | 555 | (41.4) | 750 | (48.1) | 1,278 | (62.7) |
| 20082 | 37,569 | (306.2) | 3,010 | (76.8) | 1,410 | (65.5) | 491 | (38.9) | 1,109 | (45.0) | 552 | (41.3) | 459 | (37.6) | 716 | (47.0) | 1,283 | (62.8) |
| 20092 | 37,616 | (306.3) | 3,030 | (77.0) | 1,308 | (63.1) | 603 | (43.1) | 1,119 | (45.2) | 537 | (40.7) | 413 | (35.7) | 738 | (47.7) | 1,342 | (64.2) |
| 20102 | 37,949 | (#) | 2,816 | (100.8) | 1,290 | (69.8) | 527 | (38.4) | 999 | (62.1) | 542 | (49.7) | 368 | (31.2) | 634 | (44.8) | 1,272 | (74.3) |
| 20112 | 38,205 | (133.8) | 2,714 | (99.1) | 1,351 | (71.1) | 436 | (39.2) | 927 | (55.3) | 492 | (52.8) | 350 | (34.0) | 576 | (41.3) | 1,295 | (65.8) |
| 20122 | 38,800 | (306.3) | 2,562 | (101.1) | 1,148 | (69.5) | 464 | (44.6) | 950 | (56.2) | 468 | (50.5) | 262 | (33.7) | 561 | (42.4) | 1,271 | (74.4) |
| 20132 | 38,804 | (210.7) | 2,622 | (109.3) | 1,079 | (71.8) | 441 | (43.7) | 1,103 | (65.9) | 480 | (50.0) | 348 | (39.5) | 552 | (47.1) | 1,242 | (76.8) |
| 20142 | 38,650 | (67.1) | 2,527 | (94.9) | 1,129 | (62.8) | 430 | (39.3) | 968 | (54.6) | 378 | (43.6) | 347 | (36.8) | 538 | (45.7) | 1,264 | (59.5) |
| 20152 | 38,491 | (66.4) | 2,254 | (99.1) | 940 | (58.3) | 320 | (37.5) | 994 | (66.5) | 327 | (42.4) | 314 | (32.4) | 481 | (43.1) | 1,132 | (65.2) |
| 20162 | 38,367 | (57.6) | 2,334 | (102.8) | 1,087 | (67.3) | 324 | (33.9) | 924 | (58.6) | 412 | (52.1) | 252 | (27.6) | 511 | (41.3) | 1,160 | (71.6) |
| 20172 | 38,079 | (96.2) | 2,198 | (101.5) | 1,027 | (65.2) | 183 | (24.7) | 988 | (62.6) | 461 | (53.9) | 215 | (26.4) | 446 | (45.1) | 1,077 | (70.1) |
| # Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes persons who were employed but not at work during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Because of changes in data collection procedures, data may not be comparable with figures for years prior to 1992. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Status dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school. People who have received equivalency credentials, such as the GED, are counted as high school completers. 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). Prior to 2010, standard errors were computed using generalized variance function methodology rather than the more precise replicate weight methodology used in later years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2017. (This table was prepared November 2018.) |