Table 31. Labor force status of people 16 to 24 years old by school enrollment, sex, and educational attainment, October 2009 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 31. Labor force status of people 16 to 24 years old by school enrollment, sex, and educational attainment, October 2009
Characteristic	Civilian noninstitutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
Enrolled in school	21,854	8,411	38.5	7,098	32.5	1,314	15.6	13,443
Women	11,179	4,649	41.6	4,051	36.2	598	12.9	6,530
Men	10,675	3,763	35.2	3,046	28.5	716	19.0	6,913
Enrolled in high school (1)	9,612	2,125	22.1	1,576	16.4	548	25.8	7,488
Women	4,647	1,069	23.0	817	17.6	253	23.6	3,578
Men	4,965	1,055	21.3	760	15.3	295	28.0	3,910
Enrolled in college	12,242	6,287	51.4	5,521	45.1	766	12.2	5,955
Women	6,531	3,579	54.8	3,235	49.5	345	9.6	2,952
Men	5,710	2,707	47.4	2,286	40.0	421	15.5	3,003
Not enrolled in school	15,762	12,353	78.4	9,847	62.5	2,506	20.3	3,409
Women	7,488	5,416	72.3	4,506	60.2	910	16.8	2,072
Less than a high school diploma	1,299	644	49.6	444	34.2	200	31.0	655
High school graduates, no college (2)	3,125	2,147	68.7	1,671	53.5	476	22.2	978
Some college or associate degree	1,894	1,539	81.2	1,374	72.6	164	10.7	356
Bachelor's degree and higher	1,170	1,087	92.9	1,017	86.9	70	6.5	83
Men	8,274	6,937	83.8	5,341	64.6	1,596	23.0	1,337
Less than a high school diploma	1,731	1,267	73.2	864	49.9	403	31.8	464
High school graduates, no college (2)	3,870	3,193	82.5	2,400	62.0	793	24.8	677
Some college or associate degree	1,784	1,610	90.3	1,328	74.5	282	17.5	174
Bachelor's degree and higher	890	867	97.4	749	84.1	118	13.6	23
Footnotes: (1) Includes a small number of persons enrolled in grades below high school. (2) Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. SOURCE: October 2009 School Enrollment supplement to the Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011