Table 2.10a
Admissions by employment status (aged 16 and over) and education (aged 18 and over): TEDS 1994-2004 and U.S. population 2004
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions (excludes Puerto Rico). See Table 4.2a.]
Employment status and education TEDS admissions U.S. population
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004   2004
Total admissions
aged 16 and over
1,608,521 1,613,184 1,575,688 1,545,163 1,647,291 1,659,550 1,737,062 1,757,995 1,868,976 1,823,946 1,803,257  (Aged 16  and over)
Employment status
(aged 16 and over)
Employed  32.8  32.7  32.9  32.5  33.0  33.5  33.1  31.4  29.6  28.6  29.0  62.3
Full time  26.1  26.0  25.9  25.5  25.9  26.3  26.0  24.4  22.4  21.4  21.7  51.3
Part time   6.8   6.8   7.0   7.0   7.1   7.1   7.1   7.0   7.2   7.1   7.3  11.1
Unemployed  27.7  26.5  25.8  25.1  25.5  24.0  24.3  26.2  29.4  31.2  31.3   3.6
Not in labor force  39.5  40.8  41.3  42.4  41.5  42.5  42.6  42.3  41.1  40.2  39.7  34.0
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  1,522,319 1,540,378 1,529,474 1,504,245 1,579,393 1,582,543 1,650,288 1,662,756 1,762,252 1,705,795 1,699,566
Total admissions
aged 18 and over
1,548,063 1,544,882 1,502,584 1,469,136 1,565,477 1,577,740 1,653,395 1,668,605 1,771,381 1,727,800 1,709,125  (Aged 18  and over)
Highest school grade completed
(aged 18 and over)
0 to 8   7.6   7.1   6.9   6.7   6.7   7.1   7.4   7.1   6.5   6.6   6.9   5.8
9 to 11  28.9  29.0  28.5  28.7  28.4  28.4  28.6  28.5  28.4  28.0  27.2  10.0
12 (or GED)  42.8  43.2  43.8  43.6  43.8  43.6  43.5  43.8  44.1  44.2  44.3  31.7
Over 12  20.7  20.7  20.9  21.0  21.0  20.8  20.5  20.6  20.9  21.2  21.7  52.5
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  1,511,694 1,510,180 1,475,291 1,443,655 1,513,326 1,532,037 1,611,171 1,614,827 1,700,076 1,668,330 1,643,079    

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