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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-16. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by school enrollment, age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and educational attainment
[Numbers in thousands]
Enrollment status, age, sex, race,
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and
educational attainment
February 2024
Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
popula-
tion
Civilian labor force
Total Percent of
popula-
tion
Employed Unemployed
Total Full
time
Part
time
Total Looking
for
full-time
work
Looking
for
part-time
work
Percent of
labor
force

TOTAL ENROLLED

Total, 16 to 24 years

21,526 7,513 34.9 6,924 1,434 5,489 589 130 459 7.8

16 to 19 years

14,003 3,733 26.7 3,321 295 3,026 411 74 338 11.0

20 to 24 years

7,523 3,780 50.2 3,602 1,139 2,463 178 57 121 4.7

Men

10,265 3,091 30.1 2,793 567 2,226 297 79 218 9.6

Women

11,261 4,422 39.3 4,130 867 3,263 292 51 241 6.6

High school

10,674 2,504 23.5 2,189 106 2,083 315 43 272 12.6

College

10,852 5,009 46.2 4,735 1,328 3,407 274 88 186 5.5

Full-time students

9,621 3,983 41.4 3,781 881 2,900 202 70 133 5.1

Part-time students

1,230 1,026 83.4 954 447 506 72 18 54 7.0

White

Total, 16 to 24 years

15,407 5,653 36.7 5,246 1,060 4,186 407 83 324 7.2

16 to 19 years

10,114 2,881 28.5 2,576 204 2,372 304 47 257 10.6

20 to 24 years

5,293 2,772 52.4 2,670 856 1,813 103 35 67 3.7

Men

7,422 2,419 32.6 2,217 409 1,808 202 38 164 8.4

Women

7,985 3,234 40.5 3,029 651 2,378 205 45 160 6.3

High school

7,746 1,959 25.3 1,736 91 1,645 224 22 201 11.4

College

7,660 3,694 48.2 3,510 969 2,541 184 60 123 5.0

Full-time students

6,794 2,982 43.9 2,843 649 2,194 139 48 90 4.7

Part-time students

867 712 82.1 667 320 347 45 12 33 6.3

Black or African American

Total, 16 to 24 years

3,030 940 31.0 844 202 642 95 24 72 10.1

16 to 19 years

2,021 412 20.4 361 40 321 51 18 33 12.4

20 to 24 years

1,009 528 52.3 484 162 321 44 6 39 8.4

Men

1,328 308 23.2 255 72 184 52 18 34 17.0

Women

1,703 632 37.1 589 130 459 43 6 38 6.8

High school

1,538 275 17.9 223 6 217 52 18 34 19.0

College

1,492 665 44.5 621 197 425 43 6 38 6.5

Full-time students

1,330 526 39.6 490 153 337 37 6 31 6.9

Part-time students

162 138 85.4 132 44 88 7 0 7 4.7

Asian

Total, 16 to 24 years

1,687 407 24.1 374 77 297 33 12 22 8.2

16 to 19 years

933 142 15.2 132 22 110 10 0 10 7.3

20 to 24 years

753 265 35.2 242 55 187 23 12 11 8.7

Men

858 162 18.9 148 37 110 14 12 3 8.9

Women

829 245 29.6 226 40 187 19 0 19 7.7

High school

631 76 12.0 65 5 60 10 0 10 13.7

College

1,056 332 31.4 309 71 237 23 12 11 6.9

Full-time students

946 243 25.7 220 35 185 23 12 11 9.5

Part-time students

110 89 81.1 89 37 52 0 0 0 0.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 to 24 years

5,027 1,680 33.4 1,539 388 1,151 141 31 111 8.4

16 to 19 years

3,431 766 22.3 665 87 578 101 14 87 13.2

20 to 24 years

1,596 914 57.3 874 301 573 40 17 23 4.4

Men

2,285 714 31.3 656 146 510 59 10 48 8.2

Women

2,741 966 35.2 883 242 641 83 20 62 8.6

High school

2,603 441 16.9 382 18 364 59 0 59 13.3

College

2,423 1,239 51.1 1,157 370 787 83 31 52 6.7

Full-time students

1,994 885 44.4 839 210 629 46 21 24 5.2

Part-time students

430 355 82.5 318 159 159 37 9 27 10.4

TOTAL NOT ENROLLED

Total, 16 to 24 years

17,316 13,568 78.4 12,260 9,424 2,836 1,307 1,219 89 9.6

16 to 19 years

3,516 2,245 63.9 1,893 1,063 831 352 310 42 15.7

20 to 24 years

13,800 11,322 82.0 10,367 8,361 2,006 955 908 47 8.4

Men

9,315 7,493 80.4 6,747 5,392 1,355 746 707 39 10.0

Women

8,001 6,075 75.9 5,514 4,032 1,481 561 511 50 9.2

Less than a high school diploma

2,204 1,263 57.3 1,048 659 389 215 208 7 17.0

High school graduates, no college(1)

8,648 6,621 76.6 5,856 4,391 1,464 766 702 64 11.6

Some college or associate degree

3,577 3,001 83.9 2,824 2,151 673 177 160 17 5.9

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,886 2,682 92.9 2,533 2,222 311 150 150 0 5.6

White

Total, 16 to 24 years

12,830 10,188 79.4 9,354 7,270 2,084 834 761 73 8.2

16 to 19 years

2,572 1,702 66.2 1,499 870 629 204 173 30 12.0

20 to 24 years

10,258 8,486 82.7 7,855 6,400 1,455 630 588 42 7.4

Men

6,889 5,632 81.8 5,159 4,189 970 473 448 25 8.4

Women

5,942 4,556 76.7 4,195 3,082 1,114 361 313 47 7.9

Less than a high school diploma

1,604 979 61.0 865 569 296 114 107 7 11.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

6,481 5,013 77.3 4,502 3,421 1,081 511 463 48 10.2

Some college or associate degree

2,612 2,189 83.8 2,083 1,583 500 106 89 17 4.9

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,133 2,007 94.1 1,904 1,698 207 103 103 0 5.1

Black or African American

Total, 16 to 24 years

2,656 1,933 72.8 1,692 1,265 427 241 236 5 12.4

16 to 19 years

575 325 56.5 271 132 139 54 54 0 16.5

20 to 24 years

2,081 1,608 77.3 1,421 1,134 287 187 182 5 11.6

Men

1,463 1,070 73.2 922 686 236 149 144 5 13.9

Women

1,193 862 72.2 770 580 191 92 92 0 10.6

Less than a high school diploma

364 159 43.6 92 42 50 67 67 0 42.3

High school graduates, no college(1)

1,412 1,012 71.7 873 633 240 139 134 5 13.7

Some college or associate degree

582 505 86.7 480 383 97 25 25 0 5.0

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

298 257 86.2 247 207 40 9 9 0 3.6

Asian

Total, 16 to 24 years

676 526 77.8 469 365 104 57 57 0 10.8

16 to 19 years

80 28 34.9 22 7 15 5 5 0 -

20 to 24 years

596 498 83.6 447 358 89 51 51 0 10.3

Men

337 284 84.3 255 198 57 29 29 0 10.3

Women

338 242 71.4 214 167 47 27 27 0 11.3

Less than a high school diploma

23 8 - 8 1 7 0 0 0 -

High school graduates, no college(1)

176 133 75.5 111 80 31 22 22 0 16.4

Some college or associate degree

164 108 66.3 104 69 35 4 4 0 4.1

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

313 277 88.4 246 215 32 30 30 0 11.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 to 24 years

4,712 3,639 77.2 3,264 2,397 868 375 348 27 10.3

16 to 19 years

1,121 738 65.9 604 338 266 134 110 24 18.2

20 to 24 years

3,591 2,901 80.8 2,660 2,058 602 241 237 3 8.3

Men

2,640 2,097 79.4 1,880 1,488 392 217 200 18 10.4

Women

2,072 1,542 74.4 1,384 909 475 158 148 9 10.2

Less than a high school diploma

872 561 64.4 467 355 112 95 90 5 16.9

High school graduates, no college(1)

2,551 1,982 77.7 1,767 1,289 478 216 193 23 10.9

Some college or associate degree

912 758 83.1 717 507 210 40 40 0 5.3

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

377 338 89.6 314 245 68 24 24 0 7.2

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: In the summer months, the temporary movement of high school and college students into the not enrolled group increases the educational attainment levels of youth not enrolled in school. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024