Percentage of 16- and 17-year-old students who were employed, by hours worked per week and race/ethnicity: 2009

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Table 25a.	Percentage of 16- and 17-year-old students who were employed, by hours worked per week and race/ethnicity: 2009

Race/ethnicity	Percent employed¹		Percent employed less than 15 hours per week²	Percent employed 15 or more hours per week²
Total³	15.4		7.9	6.7
White	19.8		10.4	8.2
Black	8.8		3.6	4.5
Hispanic	9.3		4.3	5.0
Asian	5.6	!	‡	‡
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡	‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		‡	‡
Two or more races	8.1	!	‡	‡

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
¹Includes 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 the total percentage employed.
³ Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, 2009.