Definition

Percent of youth aged 16-19 who are not enrolled in school and who are unemployed or not in the labor force.

Data Source

U. S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Summary Tape File 3, Table P38, Released 2002; and U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Table B14005.

Notes

Different methodologies were used in producing base year versus current-year data for this indicator; hence, caution should be used in making comparisons over these two time periods.

Last Updated

2017-05