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| Table 504.10. | Labor force status of recent high school completers, by college enrollment status, sex, and race/ethnicity: October 2015, 2016, and 2017 |
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| 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 enrolled3 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 high school completers4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,965 | (87.5) | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 39.5 | (1.68) | 7.76 | (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) | 97.5 | (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 | (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) | ‡ | (†) | 9.01 | (2.41) | 723 | (47.0) | ||||||||||||
| 2-year | 748 | (48.4) | 36.5 | (1.92) | 25.2 | (1.48) | 40.7 | (3.78) | 6.61 | (1.79) | 52.7 | (3.64) | 47.3 | (3.64) | 354 | (34.8) | 305 | (33.9) | ‡ | (†) | 14 | (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 | (†) | 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 | (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) | 21 | ! | (7.6) | 26 | (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 | (6.23) | 24.8 | (6.84) | 75.2 | (6.84) | 138 | (22.9) | 96 | (17.6) | ‡ | (†) | 30.6 | (7.81) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
| 2016 high school completers4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,137 | (102.3) | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 42.3 | (1.64) | 6.4 | (0.85) | 51.3 | (1.75) | 48.7 | (1.75) | 1,526 | (72.2) | 1,327 | (66.1) | 199 | (27.1) | 13.1 | (1.63) | 1,610 | (77.4) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 1,517 | (70.6) | † | (†) | 48.3 | (1.47) | 45.2 | (2.62) | 8.3 | (1.33) | 46.6 | (2.62) | 53.4 | (2.62) | 811 | (52.5) | 685 | (48.9) | 126 | (20.9) | 15.5 | (2.42) | 706 | (53.2) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1,620 | (66.7) | † | (†) | 51.7 | (1.47) | 39.6 | (2.18) | 4.6 | (1.00) | 55.8 | (2.37) | 44.2 | (2.37) | 716 | (48.4) | 642 | (45.4) | ‡ | (†) | 10.3 | (2.12) | 904 | (53.2) | ||||||||||||
| White | 1,714 | (66.9) | † | (†) | 54.6 | (1.65) | 47.6 | (2.20) | 4.6 | (0.89) | 47.8 | (2.30) | 52.2 | (2.30) | 895 | (55.0) | 816 | (51.8) | 79 | (15.5) | 8.8 | (1.64) | 819 | (48.2) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 364 | (35.6) | † | (†) | 11.6 | (1.02) | 41.7 | (5.07) | 20.4 | (4.19) | 37.9 | (5.30) | 62.1 | (5.30) | 226 | (29.8) | 152 | (23.0) | ‡ | (†) | 32.8 | (6.10) | 138 | (23.0) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 742 | (50.8) | † | (†) | 23.7 | (1.32) | 35.5 | (3.53) | 4.2 | (1.23) | 60.3 | (3.69) | 39.7 | (3.69) | 295 | (32.3) | 264 | (31.0) | ‡ | (†) | 10.7 | (2.95) | 447 | (42.8) | ||||||||||||
| Enrolled in college, 2016 | 2,188 | (93.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 69.8 | (1.64) | 35.3 | (1.94) | 3.1 | (0.63) | 61.6 | (2.03) | 38.4 | (2.03) | 840 | (57.2) | 773 | (54.3) | ‡ | (†) | 7.98 | (1.58) | 1,348 | (72.5) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 1,023 | (57.8) | 46.8 | (1.86) | 32.6 | (1.36) | 37.0 | (3.07) | 4.5 | (1.06) | 58.5 | (3.21) | 41.5 | (3.21) | 425 | (38.0) | 379 | (35.8) | ‡ | (†) | 10.8 | (2.45) | 599 | (49.9) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1,165 | (66.2) | 53.2 | (1.86) | 37.1 | (1.72) | 33.9 | (2.56) | 1.8 | ! | (0.67) | 64.3 | (2.64) | 35.7 | (2.64) | 416 | (40.0) | 394 | (38.9) | ‡ | (†) | 5.2 | ! | (1.83) | 749 | (50.8) | ||||||||||
| 2-year | 744 | (56.3) | 34.0 | (2.12) | 23.7 | (1.56) | 47.0 | (3.39) | 4.9 | (1.29) | 48.2 | (3.58) | 51.8 | (3.58) | 386 | (38.3) | 349 | (35.7) | ‡ | (†) | 9.4 | (2.38) | 359 | (39.1) | ||||||||||||
| 4-year | 1,444 | (76.1) | 66.0 | (2.12) | 46.0 | (1.85) | 29.4 | (2.20) | 2.1 | ! | (0.66) | 68.5 | (2.27) | 31.5 | (2.27) | 455 | (40.6) | 424 | (39.4) | ‡ | (†) | 6.79 | (2.03) | 989 | (61.5) | |||||||||||
| Full-time students | 1,992 | (88.1) | 91.0 | (1.30) | 63.5 | (1.80) | 31.7 | (1.92) | 2.9 | (0.64) | 65.4 | (1.98) | 34.6 | (1.98) | 689 | (49.7) | 632 | (47.1) | ‡ | (†) | 8.37 | (1.79) | 1,303 | (70.2) | ||||||||||||
| Part-time students | 196 | (30.1) | 9.0 | (1.30) | 6.3 | (0.91) | 72.3 | (7.83) | ‡ | (†) | 22.9 | ! | (7.67) | 77.1 | (7.67) | 151 | (23.4) | 142 | (22.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| White | 1,194 | (59.5) | 54.6 | (1.93) | 38.1 | (1.56) | 39.7 | (2.63) | 2.9 | (0.83) | 57.4 | (2.72) | 42.6 | (2.72) | 509 | (41.7) | 475 | (40.7) | ‡ | (†) | 6.8 | (1.88) | 685 | (46.2) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 209 | (31.9) | 9.5 | (1.36) | 6.7 | (0.97) | 40.5 | (7.07) | 8 | ! | (2.90) | 51.8 | (6.96) | 48.2 | (6.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 108 | (21.1) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 534 | (44.6) | 24.4 | (1.60) | 17.0 | (1.22) | 28.0 | (3.98) | 2.6 | ! | (1.09) | 69.4 | (4.11) | 30.6 | (4.11) | 163 | (25.3) | 149 | (24.2) | ‡ | (†) | 8.5 | ! | (3.47) | 371 | (38.5) | ||||||||||
| Not enrolled in college, 2016 | 948 | (56.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 30.2 | (1.64) | 58.4 | (2.69) | 14.0 | (2.17) | 27.7 | (2.65) | 72.3 | (2.65) | 686 | (46.2) | 554 | (38.6) | 132 | (22.5) | 19.3 | (2.81) | 262 | (30.4) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 493 | (39.1) | 52.0 | (2.98) | 15.7 | (1.17) | 62.0 | (4.06) | 16.2 | (3.09) | 21.7 | (3.25) | 78.3 | (3.25) | 386 | (33.0) | 306 | (29.2) | 80 | (16.9) | 20.7 | (3.89) | 107 | (18.8) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 455 | (40.5) | 48.0 | (2.98) | 14.5 | (1.26) | 54.4 | (4.02) | 11.5 | (3.07) | 34.1 | (4.23) | 65.9 | (4.23) | 300 | (33.3) | 248 | (28.8) | ‡ | (†) | 17.5 | (4.31) | 155 | (23.1) | ||||||||||||
| White | 520 | (46.0) | 54.8 | (3.50) | 16.6 | (1.45) | 65.6 | (3.45) | 8.5 | (2.13) | 25.8 | (3.17) | 74.2 | (3.17) | 386 | (37.2) | 341 | (32.3) | ‡ | (†) | 11.5 | (2.81) | 134 | (20.6) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 156 | (25.0) | 16.4 | (2.49) | 5.0 | (0.78) | 43.3 | (8.12) | 37.4 | (8.29) | 19.3 | ! | (6.97) | 80.7 | (6.97) | 126 | (23.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 46.4 | (9.29) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 208 | (27.2) | 21.9 | (2.60) | 6.6 | (0.85) | 54.8 | (6.14) | 8.5 | ! | (3.34) | 36.7 | (6.30) | 63.3 | (6.30) | 132 | (21.5) | 114 | (20.2) | ‡ | (†) | 13.4 | ! | (5.02) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| 2017 high school completers4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,870 | (95.9) | † | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 42.5 | (1.95) | 6.5 | (0.88) | 51.0 | (1.87) | 49.0 | (1.87) | 1,407 | (72.4) | 1,221 | (70.4) | 186 | (25.7) | 13.2 | (1.80) | 1,463 | (70.8) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 1,345 | (60.2) | † | (†) | 46.9 | (1.58) | 44.9 | (2.48) | 8.0 | (1.40) | 47.1 | (2.41) | 52.9 | (2.41) | 712 | (44.4) | 604 | (41.8) | 108 | (19.4) | 15.2 | (2.57) | 633 | (43.8) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1,525 | (71.3) | † | (†) | 53.1 | (1.58) | 40.5 | (2.71) | 5.1 | (1.14) | 54.4 | (2.73) | 45.6 | (2.73) | 695 | (51.5) | 617 | (49.2) | ‡ | (†) | 11.2 | (2.46) | 830 | (57.9) | ||||||||||||
| White | 1,601 | (64.5) | † | (†) | 55.8 | (1.57) | 42.8 | (2.41) | 5.5 | (1.10) | 51.7 | (2.37) | 48.3 | (2.37) | 774 | (49.1) | 686 | (47.2) | 88 | (18.0) | 11.4 | (2.24) | 827 | (50.3) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 402 | (35.5) | † | (†) | 14.0 | (1.19) | 38.4 | (5.44) | 8.2 | ! | (2.53) | 53.4 | (5.14) | 46.6 | (5.14) | 187 | (25.2) | 154 | (24.7) | ‡ | (†) | 17.6 | ! | (5.58) | 214 | (29.1) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 597 | (52.0) | † | (†) | 20.8 | (1.62) | 47.9 | (4.36) | 8.4 | (2.34) | 43.7 | (4.19) | 56.3 | (4.19) | 336 | (38.4) | 286 | (35.9) | ‡ | (†) | 15 | (4.11) | 261 | (33.8) | ||||||||||||
| Enrolled in college, 2017 | 1,915 | (80.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 66.7 | (1.68) | 35.8 | (2.32) | 4.1 | (0.82) | 60.2 | (2.32) | 39.8 | (2.32) | 763 | (54.4) | 685 | (53.1) | ‡ | (†) | 10.2 | (2.06) | 1,152 | (65.9) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 822 | (53.1) | 42.9 | (2.06) | 28.7 | (1.62) | 36.8 | (3.23) | 4.4 | ! | (1.35) | 58.8 | (3.24) | 41.2 | (3.24) | 339 | (34.1) | 303 | (33.0) | ‡ | (†) | 10.6 | ! | (3.20) | 483 | (41.3) | ||||||||||
| Female | 1,093 | (59.8) | 57.1 | (2.06) | 38.1 | (1.60) | 35.0 | (3.15) | 3.8 | ! | (1.21) | 61.2 | (3.21) | 38.8 | (3.21) | 424 | (41.2) | 382 | (39.4) | ‡ | (†) | 9.9 | ! | (3.07) | 669 | (51.5) | ||||||||||
| 2-year | 648 | (45.9) | 33.8 | (2.11) | 22.6 | (1.50) | 53.5 | (3.75) | 4.9 | ! | (1.68) | 41.6 | (3.66) | 58.4 | (3.66) | 378 | (33.9) | 346 | (33.6) | ‡ | (†) | 8.4 | ! | (2.83) | 269 | (31.7) | ||||||||||
| 4-year | 1,267 | (70.3) | 66.2 | (2.11) | 44.2 | (1.83) | 26.7 | (2.63) | 3.6 | (0.92) | 69.7 | (2.81) | 30.3 | (2.81) | 384 | (43.4) | 338 | (39.9) | ‡ | (†) | 11.9 | (2.87) | 883 | (57.3) | ||||||||||||
| Full-time students | 1,764 | (80.2) | 92.1 | (1.23) | 61.5 | (1.74) | 32.5 | (2.37) | 4.4 | (0.89) | 63.1 | (2.39) | 36.9 | (2.39) | 651 | (51.4) | 574 | (49.5) | ‡ | (†) | 11.9 | (2.39) | 1,113 | (65.7) | ||||||||||||
| Part-time students | 150 | (23.6) | 7.9 | (1.23) | 5.2 | (0.83) | 74.0 | (6.68) | ‡ | (†) | 26.0 | (6.68) | 74.0 | (6.68) | 111 | (20.8) | 111 | (20.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
| White | 1,106 | (54.9) | 57.8 | (2.06) | 38.5 | (1.61) | 35.7 | (2.88) | 3.2 | ! | (1.07) | 61.1 | (2.89) | 38.9 | (2.89) | 431 | (38.3) | 395 | (37.3) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | ! | (2.69) | 675 | (46.2) | ||||||||||
| Black | 239 | (30.0) | 12.5 | (1.48) | 8.3 | (1.01) | 28.4 | (6.37) | ‡ | (†) | 66.5 | (6.66) | 33.5 | (6.66) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 159 | (25.7) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 364 | (42.4) | 19.0 | (1.98) | 12.7 | (1.40) | 45.1 | (5.78) | 7.8 | ! | (2.69) | 47.2 | (5.62) | 52.8 | (5.62) | 193 | (29.5) | 164 | (28.4) | ‡ | (†) | 14.7 | ! | (5.13) | 172 | (29.3) | ||||||||||
| Not enrolled in college, 2017 | 955 | (57.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 33.3 | (1.68) | 56.1 | (3.07) | 11.3 | (1.94) | 32.6 | (2.80) | 67.4 | (2.80) | 644 | (47.4) | 536 | (44.4) | 108 | (19.2) | 16.8 | (2.83) | 311 | (32.1) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 523 | (39.5) | 54.8 | (3.03) | 18.2 | (1.30) | 57.6 | (3.78) | 13.8 | (2.67) | 28.7 | (3.34) | 71.3 | (3.34) | 373 | (33.3) | 301 | (30.0) | ‡ | (†) | 19.3 | (3.66) | 150 | (20.5) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 432 | (41.4) | 45.2 | (3.03) | 15.1 | (1.33) | 54.3 | (4.92) | 8.4 | ! | (2.57) | 37.3 | (4.68) | 62.7 | (4.68) | 271 | (32.6) | 235 | (31.7) | ‡ | (†) | 13.3 | ! | (4.08) | 161 | (25.8) | ||||||||||
| White | 495 | (39.4) | 51.8 | (2.86) | 17.2 | (1.26) | 58.8 | (4.10) | 10.6 | (2.51) | 30.6 | (3.79) | 69.4 | (3.79) | 343 | (33.2) | 291 | (30.4) | ‡ | (†) | 15.3 | (3.54) | 151 | (22.1) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 163 | (22.6) | 17.1 | (2.18) | 5.7 | (0.80) | 52.9 | (7.65) | 12.9 | ! | (5.02) | 34.2 | (7.14) | 65.8 | (7.14) | 107 | (19.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 19.6 | ! | (7.46) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 233 | (28.6) | 24.4 | (2.61) | 8.1 | (0.94) | 52.3 | (6.10) | 9.4 | ! | (3.98) | 38.3 | (5.84) | 61.7 | (5.84) | 144 | (23.4) | 122 | (21.2) | ‡ | (†) | 15.3 | ! | (6.28) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| †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 Column 3 does not present any percentages that apply to all high school completers. Instead, it presents one set of percentages for only those completers who were enrolled in college and a second set of percentages for only those completers who were not enrolled in college. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 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 2015, 2016, and 2017. (This table was prepared April 2019.) |