April 12, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

High school grads not enrolled in college more likely to be in the labor force

Labor force participation rates, 2010 high school graduates and 2009-10 high school dropouts, 16 to 24 years old, by school enrollment and sex, October 2010
Characteristic	Labor force participation rate (in percent)
High school graduates
Enrolled in college
Men	41.1
Women	38.9
Full-time students	36.7
Part-time students	71.3
Enrolled in 2-year college	52.4
Enrolled in 4-year college	32.0
Not enrolled in college
Men	79.0
Women	72.7
High school dropouts
Men	43.1
Women	66.0

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