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 2015 through 2017

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
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
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)
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)
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)
2017
Total	41.1		(1.10)	15.6		(0.76)	17.2		(0.81)	7.1		(0.54)	82.2		(1.78)	11.0		(1.45)	34.3		(2.19)	35.8		(2.32)
Sex
Male	38.7		(1.60)	15.5		(1.09)	15.2		(1.10)	6.8		(0.72)	82.6		(2.76)	11.5		(2.40)	32.9		(3.35)	37.0		(3.65)
Female	43.2		(1.50)	15.7		(1.06)	19.0		(1.13)	7.4		(0.74)	82.0		(2.36)	10.6		(2.00)	35.3		(2.83)	34.9		(2.84)
Race/ethnicity
White	43.8		(1.41)	19.1		(1.06)	17.5		(1.03)	5.8		(0.70)	84.5		(2.30)	11.2		(2.19)	31.6		(2.89)	40.6		(3.50)
Black	35.8		(2.94)	7.7		(1.55)	17.2		(2.33)	10.3		(1.79)	80.9		(6.27)	‡		(†)	39.2		(7.70)	37.0		(7.46)
Hispanic	44.1		(2.77)	13.5		(1.64)	19.8		(1.90)	10.1		(1.36)	80.7		(3.59)	9.4	!	(2.85)	36.6		(4.35)	32.6		(3.96)
Asian	27.6		(2.97)	11.7		(1.98)	10.2		(1.95)	4.2		(1.19)	74.4		(9.97)	32.3		(9.40)	39.2		(9.36)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	45.7		(5.95)	14.7		(4.28)	19.5		(5.27)	9.2	!	(3.95)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Level and control of institution
2-year	47.9		(2.30)	14.7		(1.43)	23.9		(1.88)	8.2		(1.24)	80.1		(2.93)	13.9		(2.40)	32.2		(3.41)	32.7		(3.37)
Public	46.8		(2.30)	14.9		(1.47)	22.9		(1.91)	7.9		(1.22)	81.0		(2.85)	14.0		(2.46)	33.0		(3.47)	32.7		(3.47)
Private	64.1		(8.36)	12.0	!	(5.25)	39.5		(9.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
4-year	39.3		(1.21)	15.8		(0.86)	15.4		(0.85)	6.8		(0.58)	84.1		(2.17)	8.6		(1.87)	36.1		(2.99)	38.5		(3.33)
Public	39.8		(1.28)	14.7		(0.81)	16.3		(0.91)	7.4		(0.69)	85.1		(2.21)	8.8		(1.97)	37.2		(3.24)	38.0		(3.47)
Private	37.7		(2.41)	19.7		(2.09)	12.4		(1.69)	4.7		(1.09)	78.3		(7.39)	‡		(†)	29.5		(7.41)	41.5		(9.13)
Student enrollment level
Undergraduate	40.7		(1.19)	15.7		(0.81)	17.2		(0.84)	6.5		(0.57)	81.5		(1.90)	12.0		(1.57)	35.7		(2.42)	32.8		(2.46)
Sex
Male	37.8		(1.69)	15.4		(1.11)	15.2		(1.14)	5.9		(0.71)	82.2		(2.99)	12.6		(2.60)	35.1		(3.58)	33.3		(3.85)
Female	43.2		(1.61)	16.0		(1.12)	19.0		(1.18)	7.0		(0.76)	81.0		(2.57)	11.5		(2.19)	36.2		(3.27)	32.4		(2.96)
Race/ethnicity
White	43.3		(1.49)	19.3		(1.13)	17.3		(1.06)	5.3		(0.71)	83.6		(2.66)	12.6		(2.42)	34.7		(3.24)	35.8		(3.85)
Black	34.6		(2.99)	7.6		(1.62)	17.1		(2.40)	9.2		(1.77)	79.4		(6.58)	‡		(†)	37.0		(7.98)	37.3		(7.65)
Hispanic	44.2		(2.91)	14.0		(1.80)	20.1		(2.00)	9.2		(1.36)	79.8		(3.70)	9.9	!	(2.99)	36.8		(4.53)	31.0		(3.88)
Asian	26.6		(3.03)	10.6		(1.88)	11.6		(2.23)	2.9	!	(1.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	45.1		(6.02)	15.0		(4.35)	18.4		(5.33)	9.4	!	(4.03)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Level and control of institution
2-year	48.2		(2.35)	14.5		(1.44)	24.3		(1.93)	8.3		(1.31)	80.8		(2.84)	14.4		(2.47)	32.5		(3.44)	32.5		(3.38)
Public	47.1		(2.36)	14.9		(1.50)	23.1		(1.97)	7.9		(1.29)	81.0		(2.89)	14.4		(2.51)	32.9		(3.52)	32.2		(3.45)
Private	66.2		(8.46)	‡		(†)	44.0		(9.72)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
4-year	38.5		(1.28)	16.0		(0.91)	15.2		(0.85)	5.9		(0.61)	82.2		(2.53)	9.5		(2.09)	39.1		(3.51)	33.0		(3.57)
Public	39.0		(1.34)	14.8		(0.89)	16.1		(0.92)	6.7		(0.73)	84.3		(2.38)	10.0		(2.24)	39.8		(3.72)	33.7		(3.56)
Private	36.6		(2.54)	20.4		(2.11)	12.0		(1.71)	3.2		(0.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Graduate	45.6		(3.41)	14.5		(2.47)	17.1		(2.54)	13.4		(2.49)	87.5		(5.77)	‡		(†)	23.6		(5.66)	58.1		(8.37)

†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, 2015 through 2017. (This table was prepared April 2019.)