February 14, 2011
Youth at college and work
Educational attainment of young adults during the October when age 23, by sex, race, and ethnicity, 2003–08
| Characteristic |
Total |
High school dropouts |
High School graduates, not enrolled in college |
General Educational Development (GED) recipient, not enrolled in college |
Enrolled in college |
Bachelor's degree or more |
Total |
100.0 |
10.6 |
46.5 |
8.0 |
16.0 |
18.7 |
Men |
100.0 |
11.8 |
48.7 |
9.3 |
15.8 |
14.3 |
Women |
100.0 |
9.5 |
44.1 |
6.6 |
16.2 |
23.4 |
White, non-Hispanic |
100.0 |
8.4 |
45.5 |
7.6 |
15.8 |
22.4 |
Black, non-Hispanic |
100.0 |
16.5 |
48.4 |
11.4 |
14.7 |
8.7 |
Hispanic or Latino |
100.0 |
16.6 |
52.7 |
6.8 |
15.5 |
8.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, Youth at college and work.
Employment status of young adults not enrolled in school during the October when age 23, by high school graduation status and sex, 2003–08
| High school graduation status during the October when age 23 |
Total |
Employed civilian |
Serving in Armed Forces |
Unemployed |
Not in the labor force |
High school dropouts |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
100.0 |
68.1 |
0.2 |
9.2 |
22.5 |
Women |
100.0 |
49.6 |
|
6.0 |
44.4 |
High school graduates, never enrolled in college |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
100.0 |
76.6 |
7.9 |
5.5 |
10.0 |
Women |
100.0 |
73.0 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
20.7 |
Some college, no longer enrolled |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
100.0 |
82.6 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
Women |
100.0 |
78.6 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
15.5 |
Bachelor's degree or more, no longer enrolled |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
100.0 |
88.4 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
Women |
100.0 |
88.6 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, Youth at college and work.
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