Among young adults who graduated from high school in 2011, more than one in four (26.7 percent) are looking for a job. This stunningly high unemployment rate reveals the struggle to earn a living among the nation's youngest workers. Here are the unemployment rates for 2011 high school graduates by characteristic...
Enrolled in 2-year college: 23.7%
Enrolled in 4-year college: 18.6%
Not enrolled in college: 33.6%
Among 2010-11 high school dropouts, the unemployment rate is 38.4 percent.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates
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