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TEXT Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Employment status of the civilian population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, and race, April-July 1996 Employment status of the civilian population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, and race, July 1994-96 Employed persons 16 to 24 years of age by industry, class of worker, and race, July 1995-96 Technical information: Media contact: (202) 606-6378 606-6373 606-5902 USDL 96-360 For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Thursday, September 19, 1996 EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUTH--SUMMER 1996 The number of employed youth increased by 2.6 million from April to July-the traditional summertime peak--the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This seasonal expansion in employment of 16- to 24-year-olds was the same as that of a year earlier. The number of unemployed young people, which also grows at this time every year, rose by 603,000. (Because the focus of this analysis is the seasonal changes in youth employment and unemployment that occur every spring and summer, the data are not adjusted for seasonality.) Labor Force The 16- to 24-year old labor force--those working or actively looking for work--expands sharply between April and July each year, as large numbers of high school and college students search for summer jobs and recent graduates look for permanent employment. This summer, the youth labor force rose by 3.2 million, to a total of 23.7 million in July. This was about in line with the increase which occurred over the same period in 1995. (See table 1.) The labor force participation rate for youth in July--the proportion of their population in the labor force--was 73.3 percent, a percentage point lower than the July 1995 level. The participation rates for each of the component groups--men, women, whites, and blacks--also were a bit lower than a year earlier. (See table 2.) Employment July youth employment was 20.7 million in 1996. The proportion of young people in the civilian population who were employed--64.1 percent in July-was slightly below that of a year earlier. The employment-to-population ratio declined for young men and white youth, while remaining essentially unchanged for women and black youth. (See table 2.) Three-fifths of youth worked in retail trade and services in July; about 7 percent were employed in government. Black youth were more likely than white youth to work in government. (See table 3.) -----------------------------------------------------------------------| NOTE: This release provides data on the influx of youth | |into the labor market between the spring and summer (table 1). | |The April-July period is used as the most representative time frame | |to measure the full summertime transition from school to work. July | |is preferable for analytical purposes since it is traditionally the peak| |month of youth employment. | | Information in this release will be made available to sensory | |impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-STAT; | |TDD phone: 202-606-5897; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-326-2577. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Unemployment The number of unemployed youth in July (3.0 million) and their unemployment rate (12.6 percent) were essentially the same as the year before. Unemployment rates for young men (13.0 percent), women (12.1 percent), whites (10.5 percent), and blacks (25.4 percent) were little changed from a year ago. (See table 2.) Table 1. Employment status of the civilian population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, and race, April-July 1996 (Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | April-July changes | | | | | Employment status, sex, and race | April | May | June | July |------------------| | | | | | | | | | | Number | Percent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population.................| Civilian labor force...............................| Participation rate...........................| Employed.........................................| Employment-population ratio (2)..............| Unemployed.......................................| Looking for full-time work.....................| Looking for part-time work.....................| Unemployment rate..............................| Not in labor force.................................| | Men | | Civilian noninstitutional population.................| Civilian labor force...............................| Participation rate...........................| Employed.........................................| Employment-population ratio (2)..............| Unemployed.......................................| Looking for full-time work.....................| Looking for part-time work.....................| Unemployment rate..............................| Not in labor force.................................| | Women | | Civilian noninstitutional population.................| Civilian labor force...............................| Participation rate...........................| Employed.........................................| Employment-population ratio (2)..............| Unemployed.......................................| Looking for full-time work.....................| Looking for part-time work.....................| Unemployment rate..............................| Not in labor force.................................| | | White | | Civilian noninstitutional population.................| Civilian labor force...............................| Participation rate...........................| TOTAL 32,299 20,448 63.3 18,076 56.0 2,372 1,501 870 11.6 11,851 16,149 10,748 66.6 9,380 58.1 1,368 922 446 12.7 5,401 16,150 9,700 60.1 8,697 53.8 1,003 579 424 10.3 6,450 25,681 16,959 66.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,224 21,105 65.5 18,439 57.2 2,666 1,841 824 12.6 11,119 16,120 11,182 69.4 9,702 60.2 1,480 1,097 383 13.2 4,938 16,104 9,923 61.6 8,737 54.3 1,185 744 441 11.9 6,182 25,695 17,556 68.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,284 22,853 70.8 19,890 61.6 2,963 2,139 824 13.0 9,431 16,152 12,123 75.1 10,539 65.3 1,584 1,186 398 13.1 4,029 16,132 10,730 66.5 9,351 58.0 1,379 953 426 12.9 5,402 25,714 19,019 74.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,310 23,677 73.3 20,702 64.1 2,975 2,136 839 12.6 8,633 16,179 12,667 78.3 11,023 68.1 1,644 1,182 462 13.0 3,512 16,131 11,010 68.3 9,678 60.0 1,331 954 377 12.1 5,121 25,729 19,644 76.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 3,229 10.0 2,626 8.1 603 635 -32 1.0 -3,218 30 1,919 11.7 1,644 10.1 276 260 15 .3 -1,889 -19 1,310 8.2 982 6.1 328 375 -47 1.8 -1,329 48 2,685 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) 15.8 15.8 14.5 14.5 25.4 42.3 -3.6 8.6 -27.2 .2 17.9 17.6 17.5 17.2 20.1 28.2 3.4 2.4 -35.0 -.1 13.5 13.6 11.3 11.5 32.6 64.8 -11.1 17.5 -20.6 .2 15.8 15.8 Employed.........................................| 15,274 | 15,594 | 16,939 | 17,584 | 2,310 | 15.1 Employment-population ratio (2)..............| 59.5 | 60.7 | 65.9 | 68.3 | 8.9 | 14.8 Unemployed.......................................| 1,685 | 1,963 | 2,080 | 2,060 | 376 | 22.3 Looking for full-time work.....................| 1,020 | 1,313 | 1,470 | 1,429 | 409 | 40.2 Looking for part-time work.....................| 665 | 649 | 610 | 632 | -33 | -5.0 Unemployment rate..............................| 9.9 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | .6 | 6.1 Not in labor force.................................| 8,722 | 8,138 | 6,695 | 6,085 | -2,638 | -30.2 | | | | | | Black | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population.................| 4,848 | 4,856 | 4,880 | 4,883 | 35 | .7 Civilian labor force...............................| 2,580 | 2,695 | 2,896 | 3,026 | 446 | 17.3 Participation rate...........................| 53.2 | 55.5 | 59.3 | 62.0 | 8.7 | 16.5 Employed.........................................| 2,022 | 2,106 | 2,132 | 2,258 | 235 | 11.6 Employment-population ratio (2)..............| 41.7 | 43.4 | 43.7 | 46.2 | 4.5 | 10.8 Unemployed.......................................| 557 | 589 | 763 | 768 | 211 | 37.8 Looking for full-time work.....................| 395 | 452 | 573 | 617 | 222 | 56.1 Looking for part-time work.....................| 162 | 136 | 190 | 151 | -11 | -6.7 Unemployment rate..............................| 21.6 | 21.8 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 17.6 Not in labor force.................................| 2,269 | 2,161 | 1,984 | 1,858 | -411 | -18.1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Less than 0.05 percent. 2 Employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. Table 2. Employment status of the civilian population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, and race, July 1994-96 (Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Employment status, sex, and race | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population...........................| 32,579 | 32,436 | 32,310 Civilian labor force.........................................| 24,132 | 24,102 | 23,677 Participation rate.....................................| 74.1 | 74.3 | 73.3 Employed...................................................| 21,068 | 21,041 | 20,702 Employment-population ratio (1)........................| Unemployed.................................................| Looking for full-time work...............................| Looking for part-time work...............................| Unemployment rate........................................| Not in labor force...........................................| | Men | | Civilian noninstitutional population...........................| Civilian labor force.........................................| Participation rate.....................................| Employed...................................................| Employment-population ratio (1)........................| Unemployed.................................................| Looking for full-time work...............................| Looking for part-time work...............................| Unemployment rate........................................| Not in labor force...........................................| | Women | | Civilian noninstitutional population...........................| Civilian labor force.........................................| Participation rate.....................................| Employed...................................................| Employment-population ratio (1)........................| Unemployed.................................................| Looking for full-time work...............................| Looking for part-time work...............................| Unemployment rate........................................| Not in labor force...........................................| | | White | | Civilian noninstitutional population...........................| Civilian labor force.........................................| Participation rate.....................................| Employed...................................................| Employment-population ratio (1)........................| Unemployed.................................................| Looking for full-time work...............................| Looking for part-time work...............................| Unemployment rate........................................| Not in labor force...........................................| 64.7 3,064 2,339 725 12.7 8,447 16,292 12,836 78.8 11,159 68.5 1,676 1,320 356 13.1 3,456 16,287 11,297 69.4 9,909 60.8 1,388 1,019 368 12.3 4,990 25,963 20,048 77.2 17,928 69.1 2,120 1,596 524 10.6 5,915 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64.9 3,062 2,273 789 12.7 8,334 16,246 12,884 79.3 11,311 69.6 1,573 1,219 354 12.2 3,363 16,190 11,219 69.3 9,730 60.1 1,489 1,054 435 13.3 4,971 25,777 19,890 77.2 17,876 69.3 2,014 1,454 559 10.1 5,887 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64.1 2,975 2,136 839 12.6 8,633 16,179 12,667 78.3 11,023 68.1 1,644 1,182 462 13.0 3,512 16,131 11,010 68.3 9,678 60.0 1,331 954 377 12.1 5,121 25,729 19,644 76.4 17,584 68.3 2,060 1,428 632 10.5 6,085 | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population...........................| 4,826 | 4,834 | 4,883 Civilian labor force.........................................| 3,073 | 3,083 | 3,026 Participation rate.....................................| 63.7 | 63.8 | 62.0 Employed...................................................| 2,309 | 2,230 | 2,258 Employment-population ratio (1)........................| 47.8 | 46.1 | 46.2 Unemployed.................................................| 764 | 852 | 768 Looking for full-time work...............................| 634 | 667 | 617 Looking for part-time work...............................| 130 | 186 | 151 Unemployment rate........................................| 24.9 | 27.7 | 25.4 Not in labor force...........................................| 1,753 | 1,751 | 1,858 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Black 1 Employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. Table 3. Employed persons 16 to 24 years of age by industry, class of worker, and race, July 1995-96 (Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Total | White | Black ___________________________________________________________ Industry and class of worker | | | | | | | | | | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Total employed...................................| 21,041 | 20,702 | 17,876 | 17,584 | 2,230 | 2,258 | | | | | | Agriculture .........................................| 882 | 805 | 831 | 774 | 17 | 17 Nonagricultural industries...........................| 20,159 | 19,897 | 17,044 | 16,810 | 2,214 | 2,241 Private wage and salary workers....................| 18,131 | 18,111 | 15,412 | 15,403 | 1,913 | 1,971 Mining...........................................| 42 | 59 | 39 | 50 | 2 | 9 Construction.....................................| 1,157 | 1,105 | 1,064 | 1,041 | 60 | 51 Manufacturing....................................| 2,274 | 2,174 | 1,876 | 1,808 | 247 | 279 Transportation and public utilities..............| 701 | 707 | 569 | 542 | 105 | 136 Wholesale trade..................................| 613 | 584 | 547 | 514 | 43 | 51 Retail trade.....................................| 7,224 | 7,428 | 6,119 | 6,309 | 806 | 806 Finance, insurance, and real estate..............| 894 | 786 | 734 | 654 | 109 | 81 Services.........................................| 5,228 | 5,268 | 4,463 | 4,483 | 540 | 558 | | | | | | Government.........................................| 1,560 | 1,396 | 1,222 | 1,074 | 268 | 239 Federal..........................................| 204 | 158 | 141 | 106 | 46 | 26 State............................................| 478 | 476 | 355 | 368 | 104 | 80 Local............................................| 878 | 763 | 727 | 600 | 119 | 134 | | | | | | Self-employed and unpaid family workers............| 468 | 390 | 410 | 333 | 32 | 31 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________