Table 31. Labor force status of people 16 to 24 years old by school enrollment, sex, and educational
attainment, October 2010
(Numbers in thousands)
Civilian labor force
Characteristic
Civilian
noninstitutional
population
Employed
Total
Percent
of
population
Total
Percent
of
population
Unemployed
Total
Not in
labor
force
Percent
of labor
force
Enrolled in school…………………...……. 22,021
8,491
38.6
7,065
32.1
1,426
16.8
13,530
Women……………………………….…….. 11,258
Men……………………………….………… 10,764
4,666
3,826
41.4
35.5
3,942
3,123
35.0
29.0
723
703
15.5
18.4
6,592
6,938
Enrolled in high school 1…………...…………9,598
2,120
22.1
1,509
15.7
611
28.8
7,478
Women……………………………….…….. 4,622
Men……………………………….………… 4,976
1,117
1,003
24.2
20.1
822
687
17.8
13.8
296
315
26.5
31.4
3,505
3,973
Enrolled in college……………..…………….12,423
6,372
51.3
5,556
44.7
815
12.8
6,052
Women…………………….……………….. 6,635
Men…………………….…………………… 5,788
3,548
2,823
53.5
48.8
3,121
2,436
47.0
42.1
428
388
12.1
13.7
3,087
2,965
Not enrolled in school……………..…….. 15,928
12,653
79.4
10,281
64.5
2,371
18.7
3,275
Women…………………………….…………..7,565
Less than a high school diploma ............ 1,192
High school graduates, no college 2 ....... 3,036
Some college or associate's degree .........2,005
Bachelor’s degree and higher ................. 1,333
5,657
653
2,114
1,633
1,256
74.8
54.8
69.6
81.4
94.3
4,670
448
1,622
1,461
1,139
61.7
37.6
53.4
72.8
85.5
987
205
492
172
117
17.5
31.4
23.3
10.6
9.3
1,908
538
922
372
76
Men……………………………………...……. 8,362
Less than a high school diploma ............ 1,625
High school graduates, no college 2 ....... 3,963
Some college or associate's degree .........1,926
Bachelor’s degree and higher ................. 849
6,996
1,164
3,293
1,745
794
83.7
71.6
83.1
90.6
93.6
5,612
842
2,579
1,475
715
67.1
51.8
65.1
76.6
84.3
1,384
322
714
269
79
19.8
27.7
21.7
15.4
9.9
1,367
461
670
181
55
1
2
Includes a small number of people enrolled in grades below high school.
Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
SOURCE: October 2010 School Enrollment Supplement to the Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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