Table 2. Employment status of young adults not enrolled in school during the October when age 25 in 2005-10 by educational attainment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Table 2. Employment status of young adults not enrolled in school during the October when age 25
in 2005-10 by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
(Percent distribution)
Educational attainment during Employment status during the October when age 25
the October when age 25 Employed Serving in Not in
Total civilian Armed Forces Unemployed labor force
Total .............................. 100.0 76.7 2.6 4.6 16.1
Men .............................. 100.0 78.1 4.2 5.2 12.5
Women ............................ 100.0 75.2 0.9 4.1 19.8
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 79.0 2.5 4.0 14.4
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 67.7 2.6 8.0 21.8
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 76.7 2.7 4.1 16.4
High school dropouts ............... 100.0 60.0 0.1 6.6 33.3
Men .............................. 100.0 68.3 0.2 7.9 23.6
Women ............................ 100.0 49.3 (1) 4.8 45.9
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 65.7 (1) 5.5 28.8
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 42.8 0.5 11.6 45.1
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 69.7 (1) 3.7 26.6
High school graduates,
never enrolled in college (2) ...... 100.0 76.0 3.0 4.7 16.3
Men .............................. 100.0 81.6 4.7 4.6 9.0
Women ............................ 100.0 67.8 0.7 4.8 26.7
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 77.7 2.9 4.2 15.2
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 67.7 3.9 7.8 20.5
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 78.2 3.4 3.6 14.8
Some college, no longer enrolled ... 100.0 81.3 3.4 3.9 11.5
Men .............................. 100.0 82.8 5.6 3.7 7.9
Women ............................ 100.0 79.7 1.0 4.1 15.2
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 83.0 3.4 3.2 10.4
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 76.4 2.4 6.8 14.4
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 80.1 4.2 3.6 12.1
Bachelor's degree or more,
no longer enrolled (3) ............. 100.0 91.2 1.5 2.7 4.6
Men .............................. 100.0 91.7 2.6 2.7 2.9
Women ............................ 100.0 90.8 0.6 2.7 5.9
White, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 91.4 1.5 2.7 4.4
Black, non-Hispanic .............. 100.0 94.3 0.9 3.3 1.6
Hispanic or Latino ............... 100.0 87.5 1.6 0.5 4.7
1 Less than .05 percent.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent (General Education Development
(GED)) credential.
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: March 27, 2013
