June 02, 2010
Summertime school enrollment and employment among teens
Employment-population ratio and proportion enrolled in school, 16- to 19-year-olds, summer 1989 to summer 2009
| Year |
Proportion of 16- to 19-year-olds enrolled in school, summer 1989 to summer 2009 |
Proportion of 16- to 19-year-olds employed (employment-population ratio), summer 1989 to summer 2009 |
1989 |
19.4 |
57.0 |
1990 |
22.5 |
53.3 |
1991 |
21.4 |
49.5 |
1992 |
20.4 |
49.0 |
1993 |
22.8 |
50.1 |
1994 |
26.8 |
51.7 |
1995 |
27.7 |
52.5 |
1996 |
32.8 |
50.8 |
1997 |
34.5 |
50.1 |
1998 |
36.4 |
52.0 |
1999 |
38.2 |
51.1 |
2000 |
36.4 |
51.7 |
2001 |
42.1 |
48.0 |
2002 |
44.3 |
45.2 |
2003 |
44.5 |
41.7 |
2004 |
47.3 |
41.6 |
2005 |
44.3 |
42.2 |
2006 |
46.0 |
42.6 |
2007 |
51.0 |
39.6 |
2008 |
51.1 |
37.4 |
2009 |
53.0 |
32.9 |
These data featured in the TED article, Summertime school enrollment and employment among teens.
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