Indicator 29: Employment of High School Completers

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Table 29. Employment status of high school completers in year of completion, by college enrollment status: Various years, October 1965 to October 2003
	High school completers		High school completers in the civilian labor force1
College enrollment status and year of high school completion	Number (in thousands)	Percent of total2	Number (in thousands)	Labor force participation rate3	Percent employed	Unemployment rate4
Not enrolled in college
1965	1,305	49	1,071	82	88	12
1970	1,330	48	1,027	77	82	18
1975	1,571	49	1,276	81	80	20
1980	1,565	51	1,330	85	81	19
1985	1,127	42	927	82	75	25
1990	945	40	788	84	81	19
1991	857	38	685	80	75	25
1992	919	37	714	78	81	19
1993	873	37	736	84	76	24
1994	959	38	772	81	80	20
1995	990	38	790	80	79	21
1996	931	35	726	78	76	24
1997	913	33	738	81	83	17
1998	965	34	768	80	82	18
1999	1,075	37	904	84	83	18
2000	1,010	37	811	80	87	13
2001	976	38	787	81	79	21
2002	972	35	775	80	83	17
2003	966	36	757	78	74	26
Enrolled in college
1965	1,354	51	380	28	89	11
1970	1,427	52	509	36	84	16
1975	1,615	51	641	40	88	12
1980	1,524	49	662	43	87	13
1985	1,539	58	683	44	87	13
1990	1,410	60	587	42	89	11
1991	1,420	62	675	48	88	12
1992	1,542	63	761	49	85	15
1993	1,464	63	677	46	86	14
1994	1,559	62	723	46	89	11
1995	1,610	62	756	47	87	13
1996	1,729	65	801	46	84	16
1997	1,856	67	853	46	88	12
1998	1,844	66	924	50	89	11
1999	1,822	63	845	46	93	7
2000	1,745	63	818	47	94	6
2001	1,569	62	735	47	86	14
2002	1,824	65	829	45	88	12
2003	1,711	64	713	42	88	12
1The civilian labor force includes all employed civilians plus those seeking employment; it excludes persons in the military.
2Percent not enrolled in college plus percent enrolled in college equals 100.
3The labor force participation rate is the percent of civilians either employed or seeking employment.
4The unemployment rate is the proportion of those in the labor force who are not working but are seeking employment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment of School-Age Youth, Graduates, and Dropouts, various years; and annual news release, College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates, various years.

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