Table 3. Employment status of young adults not enrolled in school during the October when age 24 in 2004-2009 by educational attainment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Table 3. Employment status of young adults not enrolled in school during the October when age 24
in 2004-2009 by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
(Percent distribution)
Educational attainment during the Employment status during the October when age 24
October when age 24 Employed Serving in Not in the
Total civilian Armed Forces Unemployed labor force
Total .............................. 100.0 76.9 3.0 4.4 15.7
Men .............................. 100.0 77.7 4.9 5.1 12.4
Women ............................ 100.0 75.9 1.1 3.8 19.2
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 79.8 3.1 3.5 13.6
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 67.2 2.8 7.3 22.8
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 75.1 2.9 5.1 16.9
High school dropouts ............... 100.0 60.2 0.1 8.9 30.9
Men .............................. 100.0 69.2 0.1 9.8 20.9
Women ............................ 100.0 48.6 (1) 7.7 43.6
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 64.7 (1) 8.2 27.1
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 45.5 0.2 11.8 42.5
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 65.4 (1) 7.3 27.3
High school graduates, never enrolled
in college (2) ...... 100.0 75.6 4.3 4.7 15.5
Men .............................. 100.0 79.3 6.8 4.5 9.4
Women ............................ 100.0 70.1 0.5 5.0 24.3
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 78.6 4.4 3.1 13.9
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 66.9 4.3 8.9 19.9
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 72.7 4.4 5.6 17.4
Some college, no longer enrolled ... 100.0 80.1 4.4 4.2 11.3
Men .............................. 100.0 81.3 6.7 4.9 7.1
Women ............................ 100.0 78.9 2.1 3.4 15.6
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 81.5 4.7 3.3 10.5
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 74.9 3.4 6.4 15.2
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 82.6 4.2 3.6 9.6
Bachelor's degree or more,
no longer enrolled (3) ............. 100.0 92.1 1.5 2.2 4.1
Men .............................. 100.0 91.4 2.4 3.0 3.2
Women ............................ 100.0 92.6 0.9 1.7 4.9
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 92.3 1.5 1.8 4.3
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 93.2 0.5 3.0 3.3
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 93.1 1.8 2.9 2.2
1 Less than .05 percent.
2 Respondents who have received a General Educational Development credential are counted as
high school graduates.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees or professional degrees
such as law or medical degrees.
NOTE: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 consists of young men and women who were
ages 12 to 16 on December 31, 1996. Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups are mutually
exclusive but not exhaustive. Other race groups, which are included in the overall totals, are
not shown separately because their representation in the survey sample is not sufficiently large
to provide statistically reliable estimates.
Last Modified Date: February 09, 2012
