Table 34. Labor force status of persons 16 to 24 years old by school enrollment, sex, and educational attainment, October 2008 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 34. Labor force status of persons 16 to 24 years old by school enrollment, sex, and educational attainment, October 2008
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	21,348	8,974	42.0	7,907	37.0	1,067	11.9	12,374
Women	10,865	4,888	45.0	4,426	40.7	463	9.5	5,977
Men	10,483	4,086	39.0	3,482	33.2	604	14.8	6,397
Enrolled in high school (1)	9,677	2,661	27.5	2,099	21.7	562	21.1	7,016
Women	4,686	1,389	29.6	1,139	24.3	251	18.0	3,297
Men	4,991	1,272	25.5	960	19.2	311	24.5	3,720
Enrolled in college	11,671	6,313	54.1	5,809	49.8	505	8.0	5,358
Women	6,179	3,499	56.6	3,287	53.2	212	6.1	2,680
Men	5,492	2,814	51.2	2,522	45.9	293	10.4	2,678
Not enrolled in school	16,220	12,957	79.9	11,113	68.5	1,845	14.2	3,263
Women	7,756	5,728	73.9	5,084	65.6	644	11.2	2,028
Less than a high school diploma	1,403	697	49.6	523	37.2	174	25.0	707
High school graduates, no college (2)	3,200	2,274	71.1	1,982	61.9	292	12.8	926
Some college or associate degree	1,953	1,629	83.4	1,525	78.1	104	6.4	324
Bachelor's degree and higher	1,200	1,128	94.1	1,054	87.9	74	6.6	71
Men	8,465	7,229	85.4	6,028	71.2	1,201	16.6	1,236
Less than a high school diploma	1,606	1,204	74.9	887	55.2	317	26.3	403
High school graduates, no college (2)	4,121	3,487	84.6	2,874	69.7	613	17.6	634
Some college or associate degree	1,859	1,696	91.3	1,498	80.6	198	11.7	162
Bachelor's degree and higher	879	842	95.8	769	87.5	73	8.7	37
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 2008 School Enrollment supplement to the Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.