Table 501.30.

Percentage and number of persons 18 to 24 years old who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by age group, high school completion status, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2010 through 2021

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group, high school completion status, sex, and race/ethnicity	Percent who were neither enrolled in school nor working																																	2021
	2010			2011			2012			2013			2014			2015			2016			2017			2018			2019			2020			Number (in thousands)						Percent who were neither enrolled in school nor working
																																		Total			Neither enrolled in school nor working
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14			15
18 to 24 years old,     all persons	19.2		(0.40)	17.9		(0.34)	16.8		(0.36)	17.3		(0.40)	17.1		(0.43)	16.2		(0.34)	15.4		(0.36)	13.3		(0.33)	13.4		(0.34)	12.9		(0.31)	14.7		(0.40)	28,838		(104.5)	4,737		(121.9)	16.4		(0.41)
Male	18.6		(0.54)	17.4		(0.48)	15.7		(0.49)	16.6		(0.51)	16.0		(0.61)	15.0		(0.48)	14.7		(0.51)	12.6		(0.46)	12.8		(0.50)	12.4		(0.45)	14.9		(0.56)	14,543		(73.4)	2,421		(82.3)	16.7		(0.55)
Female	19.8		(0.54)	18.4		(0.48)	17.9		(0.52)	17.9		(0.54)	18.1		(0.57)	17.4		(0.47)	16.2		(0.48)	14.1		(0.47)	14.1		(0.50)	13.4		(0.46)	14.6		(0.59)	14,295		(73.8)	2,316		(85.6)	16.2		(0.58)
White	15.5		(0.45)	15.2		(0.50)	13.5		(0.41)	14.3		(0.50)	14.4		(0.56)	13.7		(0.46)	12.7		(0.47)	11.4		(0.41)	10.9		(0.39)	10.8		(0.47)	12.0		(0.46)	15,275		(85.6)	2,252		(81.0)	14.7		(0.51)
Black	28.8		(1.21)	24.1		(1.06)	24.2		(1.09)	24.4		(1.12)	25.7		(1.40)	21.9		(0.95)	22.6		(1.11)	18.6		(1.00)	19.3		(1.15)	17.7		(1.08)	23.9		(1.19)	3,889		(47.3)	901		(50.7)	23.2		(1.27)
Hispanic	24.4		(0.75)	22.7		(0.69)	21.2		(0.76)	20.8		(0.75)	19.3		(0.95)	20.0		(0.76)	18.2		(0.75)	15.6		(0.59)	15.8		(0.71)	15.0		(0.63)	16.7		(0.81)	6,856		(45.4)	1,223		(55.7)	17.8		(0.81)
Asian	13.8		(1.43)	10.4		(1.30)	11.7		(1.27)	10.6		(1.07)	10.7		(1.56)	8.1		(0.99)	10.7		(1.24)	8.2		(1.06)	9.8		(1.19)	8.1		(1.15)	10.3		(1.06)	1,607		(39.0)	157		(20.3)	9.8		(1.25)
Pacific Islander	22.2		(5.16)	13.2		(3.91)	18.8		(4.99)	18.4		(4.68)	8.9	!	(3.87)	18.2		(4.59)	15.9		(4.71)	12.7	!	(3.96)	31.0	!	(9.48)	9.5	!	(3.99)	‡		(†)	135		(23.0)	‡		(†)	21.8		(5.62)
American Indian/Alaska Native	35.9		(3.10)	31.3		(6.23)	36.5		(4.74)	44.4		(4.90)	34.2		(5.61)	32.9		(4.02)	25.9		(3.24)	25.1		(3.33)	28.5		(4.26)	31.5		(4.44)	24.3		(4.28)	262		(29.3)	81		(14.2)	30.7		(4.11)
Two or more races	18.8		(2.53)	19.2		(2.19)	16.9		(2.19)	16.1		(2.20)	14.0		(2.34)	14.6		(2.04)	16.6		(2.23)	13.4		(2.30)	15.0		(2.04)	16.9		(2.10)	11.4		(2.16)	813		(43.3)	94		(14.8)	11.5		(1.77)
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	15.2		(0.65)	15.0		(0.73)	12.1		(0.55)	13.7		(0.67)	13.5		(0.76)	13.0		(0.67)	12.2		(0.67)	10.8		(0.56)	10.7		(0.61)	10.7		(0.60)	12.5		(0.75)	7,805		(59.7)	1,177		(56.6)	15.1		(0.72)
Black	31.2		(1.62)	26.6		(1.43)	26.1		(1.42)	29.5		(1.62)	29.0		(2.01)	22.8		(1.51)	23.7		(1.49)	20.3		(1.47)	20.3		(1.71)	18.7		(1.56)	24.0		(1.81)	1,886		(31.9)	447		(34.8)	23.7		(1.77)
Hispanic	20.3		(0.95)	19.1		(0.98)	19.8		(1.05)	16.2		(1.00)	16.1		(1.13)	16.1		(0.92)	15.4		(1.03)	13.2		(0.84)	13.4		(0.93)	13.5		(0.90)	16.0		(1.06)	3,476		(36.1)	613		(42.8)	17.6		(1.20)
Asian	11.4		(1.59)	9.5		(1.85)	8.9		(1.72)	10.2		(1.55)	10.1		(2.06)	6.5		(1.22)	8.5		(1.25)	8.9		(1.54)	7.1		(1.45)	4.9		(1.26)	8.5		(1.39)	772		(24.6)	77		(13.8)	9.9		(1.76)
Pacific Islander	27.9	!	(8.86)	‡		(†)	20.2	!	(7.82)	24.7	!	(7.67)	‡		(†)	17.6	!	(6.61)	19.8	!	(8.28)	‡		(†)	39.3	!	(13.09)	14.6	!	(6.80)	‡		(†)	74		(13.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	45.7		(5.58)	32.5		(5.64)	33.2		(7.55)	42.9		(6.60)	20.8		(6.01)	35.8		(5.61)	29.6		(4.63)	26.0		(4.36)	28.6		(6.54)	29.5		(5.74)	37.5		(6.15)	137		(19.0)	40		(9.1)	29.3		(5.79)
Two or more races	23.2		(3.89)	18.3		(2.64)	14.3		(2.57)	15.4		(3.00)	14.1		(3.40)	17.1		(2.94)	17.1		(3.26)	9.1		(2.69)	17.6		(3.06)	18.8		(3.34)	15.2		(3.17)	392		(24.5)	54		(12.2)	13.9		(3.03)
Female
White	15.8		(0.62)	15.3		(0.66)	15.0		(0.65)	14.9		(0.64)	15.4		(0.82)	14.5		(0.65)	13.1		(0.63)	12.0		(0.61)	11.1		(0.59)	11.0		(0.67)	11.5		(0.69)	7,470		(59.8)	1,074		(55.7)	14.4		(0.72)
Black	26.6		(1.54)	21.9		(1.44)	22.4		(1.33)	19.6		(1.60)	22.8		(1.78)	21.0		(1.40)	21.4		(1.62)	16.9		(1.39)	18.2		(1.50)	16.8		(1.68)	23.8		(1.83)	2,004		(34.0)	454		(32.2)	22.7		(1.62)
Hispanic	28.8		(1.19)	27.0		(1.05)	22.8		(1.20)	25.5		(1.08)	22.7		(1.39)	24.1		(1.12)	21.0		(1.02)	18.1		(0.99)	18.2		(1.14)	16.5		(0.96)	17.5		(1.12)	3,379		(31.5)	610		(40.5)	18.1		(1.19)
Asian	16.4		(2.54)	11.3		(1.68)	14.6		(1.91)	11.0		(1.64)	11.4		(2.15)	9.7		(1.50)	12.8		(2.01)	7.4		(1.23)	12.5		(1.72)	11.4		(1.79)	12.0		(1.74)	835		(24.4)	80		(13.7)	9.6		(1.63)
Pacific Islander	16.8	!	(5.27)	16.1	!	(6.32)	17.6		(5.25)	12.6	!	(4.56)	‡		(†)	18.7	!	(6.84)	12.1	!	(4.65)	19.2		(5.58)	21.3	!	(7.88)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	62		(13.6)	‡		(†)	26.7	!	(9.52)
American Indian/Alaska Native	25.5		(4.46)	30.2	!	(10.59)	40.0		(6.11)	46.0		(6.22)	48.8		(8.55)	29.7		(5.30)	22.7		(4.46)	24.2		(4.42)	28.4		(5.20)	33.8		(6.44)	12.3	!	(3.87)	125		(17.2)	‡		(†)	32.3		(6.18)
Two or more races	15.0		(2.82)	20.2		(3.46)	19.4		(3.69)	16.7		(3.13)	13.9		(2.92)	12.4		(2.82)	16.1		(3.08)	17.9		(3.53)	12.4		(2.60)	15.3		(2.68)	7.5	!	(2.56)	420		(29.9)	‡		(†)	9.3		(2.14)
18 and 19 years old, all persons	14.9		(0.55)	13.0		(0.53)	12.6		(0.51)	13.2		(0.56)	12.2		(0.66)	12.9		(0.54)	12.1		(0.63)	10.6		(0.54)	11.1		(0.54)	10.3		(0.53)	11.8		(0.62)	7,816		(100.4)	1,051		(49.9)	13.4		(0.60)
20 to 24 years old, all persons	20.8		(0.49)	19.7		(0.41)	18.4		(0.45)	18.7		(0.48)	18.8		(0.54)	17.3		(0.44)	16.6		(0.40)	14.3		(0.40)	14.3		(0.38)	13.8		(0.37)	15.8		(0.49)	21,022		(29.0)	3,686		(102.6)	17.5		(0.49)
Male	19.6		(0.68)	18.9		(0.60)	16.8		(0.63)	17.8		(0.62)	17.2		(0.73)	15.5		(0.65)	15.5		(0.62)	13.4		(0.58)	13.4		(0.58)	12.7		(0.55)	15.6		(0.68)	10,570		(28.2)	1,811		(66.1)	17.1		(0.63)
Female	22.1		(0.65)	20.6		(0.59)	20.1		(0.63)	19.6		(0.65)	20.4		(0.74)	19.2		(0.58)	17.7		(0.57)	15.3		(0.56)	15.3		(0.58)	15.0		(0.56)	16.0		(0.72)	10,452		(6.5)	1,875		(74.5)	17.9		(0.71)
White	16.6		(0.57)	16.9		(0.62)	14.6		(0.54)	15.3		(0.58)	15.7		(0.72)	14.7		(0.60)	13.3		(0.55)	12.1		(0.52)	11.3		(0.47)	11.3		(0.56)	12.9		(0.57)	11,230		(41.7)	1,777		(73.1)	15.8		(0.65)
Black	32.0		(1.51)	26.4		(1.29)	27.5		(1.33)	26.9		(1.50)	29.4		(1.63)	23.2		(1.20)	25.7		(1.36)	19.3		(1.24)	20.4		(1.44)	19.3		(1.26)	25.7		(1.48)	2,877		(24.5)	717		(43.5)	24.9		(1.51)
Hispanic	26.9		(0.92)	25.0		(0.86)	23.1		(0.94)	22.7		(0.87)	20.7		(1.09)	21.5		(0.91)	19.5		(0.86)	17.1		(0.72)	17.4		(0.81)	16.3		(0.74)	17.7		(1.05)	4,843		(7.6)	901		(46.3)	18.6		(0.95)
Asian	15.1		(1.67)	11.0		(1.51)	13.3		(1.60)	11.4		(1.33)	13.1		(2.07)	9.1		(1.21)	12.4		(1.51)	9.5		(1.33)	11.4		(1.46)	9.6		(1.39)	11.4		(1.35)	1,219		(34.9)	141		(19.3)	11.6		(1.53)
Pacific Islander	27.6		(7.19)	13.1	!	(4.79)	18.0	!	(5.42)	20.9		(5.83)	‡		(†)	22.1		(6.00)	18.3	!	(6.28)	16.8		(4.62)	37.1		(10.43)	12.0	!	(5.62)	‡		(†)	92		(19.1)	‡		(†)	23.9		(7.06)
American Indian/Alaska Native	39.0		(4.67)	33.6		(6.80)	39.2		(5.71)	48.7		(5.60)	37.8		(6.54)	38.4		(5.05)	30.7		(3.93)	30.4		(4.10)	27.9		(4.30)	32.9		(5.12)	27.9		(5.33)	199		(24.1)	62		(12.2)	31.2		(4.71)
Two or more races	21.2		(3.06)	21.5		(2.77)	18.4		(2.68)	18.5		(2.76)	15.4		(2.84)	16.6		(2.57)	14.5		(2.66)	15.1		(2.96)	16.5		(2.49)	19.8		(2.62)	13.4		(2.88)	561		(32.6)	65		(12.1)	11.5		(2.11)
Has completed high school,1      all persons	17.4		(0.47)	16.9		(0.42)	15.4		(0.42)	15.9		(0.48)	16.4		(0.53)	15.1		(0.42)	14.3		(0.39)	12.6		(0.39)	12.3		(0.38)	12.3		(0.36)	14.0		(0.46)	19,608		(69.9)	3,162		(95.3)	16.1		(0.49)
Male	16.6		(0.67)	16.7		(0.61)	14.1		(0.59)	15.6		(0.63)	15.3		(0.72)	13.8		(0.62)	13.4		(0.60)	11.9		(0.57)	11.8		(0.60)	11.2		(0.54)	13.8		(0.65)	9,821		(49.9)	1,579		(65.8)	16.1		(0.68)
Female	18.2		(0.60)	17.1		(0.60)	16.7		(0.63)	16.2		(0.61)	17.5		(0.74)	16.4		(0.58)	15.2		(0.54)	13.2		(0.57)	12.9		(0.54)	13.3		(0.53)	14.3		(0.69)	9,787		(43.1)	1,583		(68.7)	16.2		(0.70)
White	14.2		(0.58)	15.2		(0.61)	12.5		(0.51)	13.3		(0.56)	14.1		(0.68)	13.0		(0.59)	11.5		(0.50)	10.9		(0.51)	9.8		(0.47)	10.2		(0.53)	11.3		(0.52)	10,620		(62.8)	1,521		(67.3)	14.3		(0.64)
Black	26.4		(1.44)	22.1		(1.31)	23.7		(1.36)	23.0		(1.36)	25.7		(1.64)	20.6		(1.25)	22.9		(1.35)	16.7		(1.23)	17.9		(1.38)	18.3		(1.26)	24.1		(1.56)	2,683		(36.5)	639		(40.6)	23.8		(1.46)
Hispanic	22.4		(0.93)	20.7		(1.02)	18.8		(1.01)	19.1		(0.98)	17.4		(1.11)	18.3		(0.88)	16.7		(0.81)	15.2		(0.73)	15.2		(0.81)	13.6		(0.68)	15.5		(1.00)	4,339		(40.1)	746		(42.4)	17.2		(0.97)
Asian	14.7		(1.70)	9.4		(1.55)	12.0		(1.53)	10.7		(1.26)	12.3		(2.06)	8.2		(1.18)	11.4		(1.44)	8.1		(1.18)	10.5		(1.51)	8.4		(1.37)	10.1		(1.39)	1,185		(35.4)	132		(18.2)	11.2		(1.49)
Pacific Islander	24.9		(7.05)	11.2	!	(4.75)	16.1	!	(5.38)	21.7		(6.16)	‡		(†)	20.2		(5.90)	17.1	!	(6.35)	14.5	!	(4.53)	36.3		(10.63)	6.7	!	(3.10)	‡		(†)	76		(16.2)	‡		(†)	22.1	!	(7.89)
American Indian/Alaska Native	30.1		(4.57)	29.5		(8.17)	33.7		(5.95)	40.2		(6.33)	35.5		(6.46)	34.7		(5.50)	24.2		(3.97)	23.0		(4.24)	21.5		(4.11)	32.7		(5.84)	24.6		(5.27)	174		(22.6)	47		(10.0)	26.8		(4.51)
Two or more races	19.5		(3.11)	19.2		(2.80)	15.2		(2.47)	15.7		(2.65)	13.5		(2.51)	15.2		(2.43)	13.4		(2.61)	12.5		(2.74)	13.6		(2.25)	18.4		(2.69)	12.5		(2.87)	529		(32.5)	60		(11.7)	11.4		(2.18)
Has not completed high school,     all persons	48.8		(1.44)	43.6		(1.49)	45.0		(1.80)	45.5		(1.76)	45.8		(2.42)	41.2		(1.91)	42.4		(1.97)	37.1		(2.00)	39.4		(1.89)	36.0		(2.26)	43.3		(2.57)	1,414		(64.8)	524		(40.1)	37.1		(2.31)
Male	41.6		(1.89)	35.3		(2.04)	37.8		(2.17)	36.8		(2.35)	35.1		(2.93)	32.9		(2.46)	36.5		(2.56)	29.3		(2.51)	31.8		(2.68)	30.8		(3.04)	40.5		(3.53)	749		(43.0)	232		(26.5)	31.0		(3.04)
Female	58.0		(2.35)	54.3		(2.21)	54.1		(2.77)	56.8		(2.49)	61.0		(3.44)	50.4		(2.99)	50.1		(2.75)	47.5		(2.84)	48.3		(3.02)	43.5		(3.70)	46.8		(3.74)	665		(43.0)	292		(28.8)	43.9		(3.35)
White	48.4		(2.40)	43.1		(2.80)	43.6		(2.93)	48.1		(2.83)	49.9		(4.16)	43.3		(3.66)	44.2		(3.59)	35.8		(3.52)	40.2		(3.31)	38.8		(4.32)	45.2		(4.26)	610		(49.0)	256		(31.8)	42.1		(4.13)
Black	65.2		(3.66)	55.5		(3.68)	57.6		(4.42)	58.4		(4.68)	61.6		(4.91)	48.0		(4.29)	48.6		(4.91)	47.2		(4.97)	48.5		(6.16)	30.9		(5.00)	46.6		(6.23)	194		(26.1)	‡		(†)	40.6		(7.57)
Hispanic	41.5		(2.14)	39.8		(2.20)	40.6		(2.51)	37.6		(2.45)	36.6		(3.24)	36.9		(2.54)	36.6		(2.97)	31.0		(2.72)	33.0		(3.20)	35.2		(3.40)	38.9		(4.17)	504		(39.6)	155		(20.5)	30.8		(3.15)
Asian	23.9	!	(8.35)	32.7		(9.57)	37.3		(9.60)	25.0	!	(9.38)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.5	!	(12.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	84.3		(8.79)	51.6		(13.01)	70.3		(11.72)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	61.6		(11.93)	58.7		(9.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

†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 completion of high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities); data include military personnel who live in households with civilians but exclude those who live in military barracks. Caution should be used when comparing 2020 and 2021 estimates to those of prior years due to the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on interviewing and response rates. For additional information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Current Population Survey data collection, please see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar21.pdf. The data source for this table changed from the American Community Survey to the Current Population Survey for Digest 2021. Comparison should not be made with prior versions of the table. 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), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2010 through 2021. (This table was prepared January 2022.)