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| Table 503.30. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2011 through 2013 |
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| Year and selected characteristic | Full-time students | Part-time students | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent employed1 | Hours worked per week2 | Percent employed1 | Hours worked per week2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 20 hours | 20 to 34 hours | 35 or more hours | Less than 20 hours | 20 to 34 hours | 35 or more hours | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.3 | (0.94) | 15.8 | (0.67) | 17.4 | (0.66) | 7.0 | (0.44) | 75.5 | (1.93) | 9.7 | (1.21) | 28.4 | (1.99) | 35.5 | (2.16) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 38.0 | (1.29) | 13.1 | (0.84) | 17.0 | (1.02) | 7.0 | (0.64) | 77.3 | (2.72) | 8.0 | (1.63) | 27.8 | (2.89) | 39.9 | (3.19) | ||||||||
| Female | 44.1 | (1.32) | 18.3 | (0.98) | 17.7 | (0.90) | 7.0 | (0.63) | 73.7 | (2.66) | 11.3 | (1.87) | 28.9 | (2.65) | 31.1 | (2.90) | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.0 | (0.83) | 15.1 | (0.72) | 17.8 | (0.71) | 7.2 | (0.44) | 71.7 | (2.07) | 9.0 | (1.27) | 29.5 | (2.09) | 32.1 | (2.07) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 39.1 | (1.27) | 13.0 | (0.93) | 17.0 | (1.08) | 7.9 | (0.69) | 74.0 | (2.68) | 7.9 | (2.04) | 30.9 | (3.08) | 35.1 | (3.26) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.7 | (1.19) | 17.0 | (0.98) | 18.4 | (0.98) | 6.5 | (0.57) | 69.9 | (2.61) | 9.9 | (1.72) | 28.3 | (2.60) | 29.5 | (2.46) | ||||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 41.5 | (1.71) | 12.4 | (1.14) | 19.6 | (1.35) | 8.5 | (0.90) | 66.4 | (2.86) | 8.4 | (1.55) | 29.7 | (2.63) | 27.5 | (2.72) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.2 | (1.76) | 12.0 | (1.17) | 19.8 | (1.44) | 8.4 | (0.95) | 66.1 | (2.98) | 8.3 | (1.60) | 30.0 | (2.70) | 26.9 | (2.79) | ||||||||
| Private | 46.4 | (6.27) | 18.0 | (4.60) | 17.2 | (4.92) | 9.5 | ! | (3.52) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| 4-year | 40.9 | (1.00) | 16.1 | (0.87) | 17.1 | (0.84) | 6.7 | (0.53) | 79.0 | (2.76) | 9.8 | (2.15) | 29.2 | (3.06) | 38.4 | (3.01) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.0 | (1.13) | 14.9 | (0.95) | 18.6 | (0.99) | 6.7 | (0.57) | 77.6 | (3.20) | 9.9 | (2.41) | 28.0 | (3.44) | 38.8 | (3.36) | ||||||||
| Private | 40.4 | (2.39) | 19.9 | (1.80) | 12.2 | (1.40) | 6.7 | (1.13) | 84.4 | (5.35) | 9.5 | ! | (4.53) | 33.9 | (6.58) | 36.9 | (7.38) | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39.5 | (1.00) | 14.0 | (0.67) | 18.5 | (0.77) | 6.6 | (0.50) | 75.7 | (2.06) | 10.5 | (1.44) | 28.7 | (1.76) | 35.4 | (2.11) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 35.9 | (1.36) | 12.2 | (0.94) | 16.6 | (1.05) | 6.6 | (0.78) | 70.9 | (3.16) | 7.4 | (1.95) | 28.8 | (2.84) | 33.9 | (2.98) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.7 | (1.31) | 15.6 | (0.99) | 20.2 | (0.97) | 6.6 | (0.67) | 79.4 | (2.50) | 12.9 | (1.93) | 28.6 | (2.49) | 36.5 | (2.93) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 42.9 | (1.24) | 16.7 | (0.88) | 19.3 | (0.96) | 6.3 | (0.63) | 79.1 | (2.56) | 13.9 | (2.24) | 28.6 | (2.48) | 35.6 | (2.73) | ||||||||
| Black | 35.0 | (3.34) | 8.7 | (1.74) | 19.5 | (2.54) | 6.7 | (1.38) | 75.1 | (5.08) | ‡ | (†) | 30.6 | (5.90) | 38.7 | (6.40) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 38.5 | (2.47) | 9.6 | (1.46) | 20.3 | (1.94) | 8.3 | (1.44) | 72.7 | (4.16) | 9.3 | (2.58) | 30.7 | (3.97) | 32.0 | (4.34) | ||||||||
| Asian | 25.2 | (2.76) | 10.9 | (1.74) | 9.4 | (2.01) | 4.4 | ! | (1.35) | 69.6 | (9.05) | ‡ | (†) | 21.2 | ! | (7.16) | 43.1 | (9.20) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 40.9 | (6.84) | 15.8 | (4.70) | 16.3 | ! | (4.96) | 8.8 | ! | (3.84) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 42.0 | (1.84) | 13.6 | (1.32) | 20.7 | (1.52) | 7.3 | (1.01) | 71.3 | (2.90) | 9.0 | (1.92) | 30.0 | (2.75) | 31.0 | (2.99) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.8 | (1.89) | 13.8 | (1.37) | 20.5 | (1.55) | 7.1 | (1.05) | 71.1 | (3.02) | 8.8 | (1.92) | 29.8 | (2.85) | 31.2 | (3.09) | ||||||||
| Private | 45.1 | (8.22) | 10.1 | ! | (4.13) | 24.5 | (6.99) | 10.5 | ! | (5.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| 4-year | 38.7 | (1.15) | 14.1 | (0.76) | 17.8 | (0.87) | 6.3 | (0.53) | 80.4 | (2.59) | 12.2 | (2.03) | 27.2 | (2.45) | 39.9 | (3.29) | ||||||||
| Public | 40.1 | (1.31) | 13.9 | (0.88) | 19.2 | (0.98) | 6.6 | (0.63) | 78.8 | (2.88) | 9.8 | (1.94) | 26.6 | (2.80) | 41.1 | (3.84) | ||||||||
| Private | 34.0 | (2.27) | 14.9 | (1.55) | 12.8 | (1.33) | 5.6 | (1.13) | 86.9 | (4.71) | 21.9 | (6.40) | 29.8 | (7.01) | 35.2 | (6.56) | ||||||||
| Student enrollment level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate | 39.3 | (1.01) | 14.0 | (0.69) | 18.8 | (0.80) | 6.1 | (0.50) | 75.0 | (2.26) | 10.2 | (1.48) | 29.9 | (1.75) | 33.8 | (2.15) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 35.1 | (1.35) | 12.3 | (0.94) | 16.2 | (1.07) | 6.0 | (0.79) | 69.6 | (3.48) | 7.8 | (2.07) | 29.8 | (3.07) | 31.1 | (3.25) | ||||||||
| Female | 43.0 | (1.37) | 15.4 | (1.05) | 21.1 | (1.04) | 6.2 | (0.66) | 79.5 | (2.80) | 12.2 | (2.02) | 29.9 | (2.59) | 36.1 | (3.01) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 43.0 | (1.29) | 16.6 | (0.95) | 19.9 | (1.01) | 5.9 | (0.65) | 79.4 | (2.82) | 13.1 | (2.26) | 30.4 | (2.64) | 34.9 | (2.86) | ||||||||
| Black | 34.1 | (3.08) | 8.9 | (1.80) | 18.9 | (2.16) | 6.3 | (1.46) | 73.7 | (5.26) | 1.7 | ! | (0.84) | 32.3 | (6.15) | 36.7 | (6.23) | |||||||
| Hispanic | 37.2 | (2.42) | 9.3 | (1.49) | 20.1 | (1.96) | 7.6 | (1.31) | 72.0 | (4.43) | 10.0 | (2.73) | 30.0 | (4.06) | 31.3 | (4.35) | ||||||||
| Asian | 25.8 | (3.10) | 11.6 | (1.95) | 10.1 | (2.28) | 4.1 | ! | (1.46) | 63.0 | (10.70) | ‡ | (†) | 26.3 | ! | (8.74) | 32.8 | (9.53) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 38.6 | (7.19) | 15.2 | ! | (4.69) | 15.7 | ! | (5.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 41.7 | (1.87) | 13.5 | (1.33) | 21.0 | (1.53) | 6.9 | (0.94) | 70.9 | (3.01) | 8.3 | (1.86) | 30.8 | (2.75) | 30.5 | (3.01) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.5 | (1.91) | 13.5 | (1.38) | 20.7 | (1.56) | 6.9 | (0.97) | 70.7 | (3.08) | 8.4 | (1.90) | 30.2 | (2.85) | 30.7 | (3.10) | ||||||||
| Private | 47.2 | (8.95) | 11.9 | ! | (4.99) | 27.3 | (7.89) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| 4-year | 38.4 | (1.19) | 14.1 | (0.82) | 18.0 | (0.90) | 5.8 | (0.55) | 79.7 | (2.96) | 12.4 | (2.30) | 28.8 | (2.58) | 37.7 | (3.48) | ||||||||
| Public | 39.5 | (1.32) | 13.7 | (0.91) | 19.3 | (1.01) | 6.2 | (0.66) | 78.4 | (3.16) | 10.0 | (2.20) | 27.8 | (2.89) | 39.6 | (4.04) | ||||||||
| Private | 34.3 | (2.41) | 15.9 | (1.83) | 13.3 | (1.44) | 4.3 | (1.00) | 86.1 | (5.24) | 23.8 | ! | (7.75) | 33.6 | (8.25) | 28.7 | (6.87) | |||||||
| Graduate | 42.0 | (3.40) | 14.5 | (2.62) | 15.2 | (2.61) | 11.6 | (2.45) | 81.6 | (5.15) | 13.2 | ! | (4.01) | 18.9 | (5.51) | 48.0 | (6.18) | |||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore, detail may not sum to total percentage employed. "Hours worked per week" refers to the number of hours worked at all jobs during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Students were classified as full time if they were taking at least 12 hours of classes (or at least 9 hours of graduate classes) during an average school week and as part time if they were taking fewer hours. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2011 through 2013. (This table was prepared August 2014.) |