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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 2025
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

22,665 7,997 35.3 7,301 1,448 5,853 695 187 508 8.7

16 to 19 years

14,655 3,994 27.3 3,524 357 3,168 470 92 378 11.8

20 to 24 years

8,010 4,003 50.0 3,777 1,091 2,685 226 95 130 5.6

Men

11,147 3,658 32.8 3,299 677 2,623 359 116 243 9.8

Women

11,518 4,338 37.7 4,002 771 3,230 337 71 266 7.8

High school

11,096 2,422 21.8 2,094 98 1,997 327 28 299 13.5

College

11,570 5,575 48.2 5,207 1,350 3,857 368 159 209 6.6

Full-time students

10,288 4,568 44.4 4,225 892 3,333 343 142 202 7.5

Part-time students

1,282 1,007 78.5 982 458 524 25 17 7 2.5

White

Total, 16 to 24 years

15,959 5,937 37.2 5,447 1,033 4,414 491 120 371 8.3

16 to 19 years

10,379 3,075 29.6 2,763 288 2,476 311 45 267 10.1

20 to 24 years

5,580 2,863 51.3 2,683 745 1,938 180 75 104 6.3

Men

7,912 2,740 34.6 2,496 464 2,033 243 88 156 8.9

Women

8,047 3,198 39.7 2,950 569 2,381 248 32 215 7.7

High school

7,899 1,916 24.3 1,688 79 1,609 228 13 215 11.9

College

8,060 4,021 49.9 3,759 953 2,805 263 106 156 6.5

Full-time students

7,129 3,281 46.0 3,038 619 2,419 243 94 149 7.4

Part-time students

931 740 79.5 721 335 386 20 12 7 2.7

Black or African American

Total, 16 to 24 years

3,335 1,048 31.4 918 205 713 131 45 85 12.5

16 to 19 years

2,251 517 22.9 427 28 399 89 30 59 17.3

20 to 24 years

1,085 532 49.0 491 177 314 41 15 26 7.8

Men

1,531 438 28.6 367 99 268 71 24 47 16.2

Women

1,804 611 33.9 551 106 445 60 22 38 9.8

High school

1,757 310 17.7 249 11 238 61 14 48 19.8

College

1,579 738 46.8 669 194 475 69 32 37 9.4

Full-time students

1,390 610 43.9 541 128 413 69 32 37 11.3

Part-time students

189 128 68.1 128 66 62 0 0 0 0.0

Asian

Total, 16 to 24 years

1,952 500 25.6 471 100 371 28 16 12 5.6

16 to 19 years

1,022 133 13.1 105 24 81 28 16 12 21.1

20 to 24 years

930 366 39.4 366 76 290 0 0 0 0.0

Men

1,036 273 26.3 261 63 197 12 4 8 4.5

Women

916 227 24.8 211 37 174 16 12 4 7.0

High school

625 44 7.0 40 0 40 4 0 4 -

College

1,327 456 34.4 432 100 332 24 16 8 5.2

Full-time students

1,250 395 31.6 371 74 297 24 16 8 6.0

Part-time students

77 61 79.0 61 26 35 0 0 0 -

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 to 24 years

5,453 1,725 31.6 1,585 360 1,225 139 35 104 8.1

16 to 19 years

3,703 800 21.6 719 80 639 82 27 55 10.2

20 to 24 years

1,750 924 52.8 866 280 586 58 9 49 6.3

Men

2,651 775 29.3 700 163 537 76 28 48 9.8

Women

2,803 949 33.9 885 197 688 64 8 56 6.7

High school

2,813 366 13.0 324 27 297 43 7 36 11.6

College

2,640 1,358 51.4 1,261 333 929 97 29 68 7.1

Full-time students

2,238 1,052 47.0 965 228 737 87 25 62 8.3

Part-time students

402 306 76.2 297 105 192 9 4 6 3.1

TOTAL NOT ENROLLED

Total, 16 to 24 years

17,099 13,668 79.9 12,193 9,381 2,813 1,474 1,324 150 10.8

16 to 19 years

3,205 2,211 69.0 1,861 1,152 709 350 293 57 15.8

20 to 24 years

13,895 11,456 82.5 10,332 8,229 2,103 1,124 1,031 93 9.8

Men

8,932 7,394 82.8 6,437 5,150 1,288 956 894 62 12.9

Women

8,168 6,274 76.8 5,756 4,231 1,525 518 430 88 8.3

Less than a high school diploma

2,186 1,293 59.2 1,068 706 362 225 189 36 17.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

8,593 6,821 79.4 6,045 4,584 1,461 776 706 70 11.4

Some college or associate degree

3,393 2,828 83.3 2,580 1,895 685 248 211 36 8.8

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,928 2,726 93.1 2,500 2,196 305 225 218 8 8.3

White

Total, 16 to 24 years

12,698 10,477 82.5 9,517 7,336 2,181 961 877 84 9.2

16 to 19 years

2,446 1,720 70.3 1,492 923 569 229 192 36 13.3

20 to 24 years

10,252 8,757 85.4 8,025 6,412 1,612 732 685 47 8.4

Men

6,627 5,666 85.5 5,060 4,109 951 606 575 31 10.7

Women

6,071 4,811 79.3 4,456 3,227 1,230 355 302 53 7.4

Less than a high school diploma

1,650 1,043 63.2 904 587 317 138 114 24 13.2

High school graduates, no college(1)

6,300 5,176 82.2 4,701 3,567 1,134 475 444 31 9.2

Some college or associate degree

2,521 2,155 85.5 1,985 1,489 496 170 149 21 7.9

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,226 2,103 94.5 1,926 1,691 234 178 170 8 8.5

Black or African American

Total, 16 to 24 years

2,483 1,735 69.9 1,462 1,125 337 273 230 44 15.7

16 to 19 years

425 254 59.7 196 121 75 58 44 14 22.8

20 to 24 years

2,057 1,481 72.0 1,266 1,004 262 215 185 30 14.5

Men

1,328 918 69.2 739 590 149 179 148 31 19.5

Women

1,155 817 70.7 722 535 188 94 82 12 11.5

Less than a high school diploma

290 139 48.1 90 64 27 49 37 12 35.1

High school graduates, no college(1)

1,397 933 66.8 783 608 175 150 127 23 16.1

Some college or associate degree

533 421 79.0 368 246 122 53 45 9 12.7

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

263 242 91.8 221 208 13 21 21 0 8.6

Asian

Total, 16 to 24 years

698 539 77.1 497 377 121 41 41 0 7.7

16 to 19 years

106 64 60.2 56 35 22 8 8 0 -

20 to 24 years

592 475 80.2 441 342 99 34 34 0 7.1

Men

328 277 84.5 239 171 68 37 37 0 13.5

Women

371 262 70.7 258 205 53 4 4 0 1.5

Less than a high school diploma

80 32 40.7 32 22 10 0 0 0 -

High school graduates, no college(1)

146 126 86.6 123 88 35 4 4 0 3.0

Some college or associate degree

174 132 75.8 121 74 47 11 11 0 8.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

298 248 83.0 221 193 29 26 26 0 10.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 to 24 years

4,825 3,871 80.2 3,418 2,643 775 453 415 38 11.7

16 to 19 years

1,057 750 70.9 623 409 213 127 107 20 17.0

20 to 24 years

3,767 3,121 82.8 2,795 2,234 561 326 308 17 10.4

Men

2,571 2,190 85.2 1,875 1,528 347 314 305 9 14.4

Women

2,254 1,681 74.6 1,543 1,115 427 138 110 29 8.2

Less than a high school diploma

807 553 68.6 450 343 107 103 97 6 18.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

2,613 2,125 81.3 1,892 1,463 428 234 219 15 11.0

Some college or associate degree

873 721 82.6 654 470 184 67 52 15 9.3

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

532 471 88.5 422 367 55 49 47 2 10.4

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 07, 2025