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Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults who aren't in school or working — AH‑09 Data

National Status: Target met or exceeded

  
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Most Recent Data:
10.7 percent (2024)

National Target:
11.2 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
11.5 percent of adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 24 years were neither enrolled in school nor working in 2017 2

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Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working , 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
11.5
CI 11.3 / 11.6
SE 0.079
11.2
CI 11.0 / 11.3
SE 0.073
10.7
CI 10.5 / 10.8
SE 0.078
12.1
CI 11.9 / 12.2
SE 0.070
10.9
CI 10.8 / 11.0
SE 0.065
10.6
CI 10.4 / 10.7
SE 0.066
10.7
CI 10.6 / 10.9
SE 0.070

Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working by Sex, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
11.8
CI 11.6 / 12.0
SE 0.101
11.5
CI 11.3 / 11.7
SE 0.099
11.0
CI 10.9 / 11.2
SE 0.094
12.6
CI 12.4 / 12.8
SE 0.097
11.2
CI 11.0 / 11.4
SE 0.091
10.8
CI 10.6 / 11.0
SE 0.093
11.1
CI 10.9 / 11.3
SE 0.094
Female
11.1
CI 10.9 / 11.3
SE 0.109
10.8
CI 10.6 / 11.0
SE 0.100
10.3
CI 10.0 / 10.5
SE 0.110
11.5
CI 11.3 / 11.7
SE 0.093
10.6
CI 10.4 / 10.8
SE 0.090
10.3
CI 10.1 / 10.5
SE 0.092
10.4
CI 10.2 / 10.6
SE 0.105

Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
21.9
CI 20.6 / 23.2
SE 0.657
21.1
CI 19.7 / 22.6
SE 0.712
19.4
CI 17.8 / 21.1
SE 0.817
18.8
CI 17.5 / 20.1
SE 0.675
16.9
CI 15.8 / 18.2
SE 0.602
16.0
CI 14.9 / 17.2
SE 0.576
17.0
CI 16.0 / 18.1
SE 0.521
Asian only
6.4
CI 6.0 / 6.8
SE 0.192
5.9
CI 5.6 / 6.3
SE 0.195
5.4
CI 5.0 / 5.8
SE 0.202
7.0
CI 6.6 / 7.4
SE 0.209
6.3
CI 5.9 / 6.8
SE 0.233
5.4
CI 5.0 / 5.8
SE 0.207
6.3
CI 5.9 / 6.7
SE 0.206
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
15.2
CI 12.0 / 19.0
SE 1.761
17.0
CI 13.3 / 21.5
SE 2.066
14.9
CI 11.8 / 18.7
SE 1.711
15.5
CI 13.0 / 18.3
SE 1.341
17.8
CI 15.0 / 20.9
SE 1.501
17.6
CI 14.6 / 21.2
SE 1.657
15.0
CI 11.7 / 19.1
SE 1.853
Black or African American only
17.7
CI 17.2 / 18.2
SE 0.245
17.2
CI 16.7 / 17.7
SE 0.252
16.5
CI 15.9 / 17.1
SE 0.287
18.8
CI 18.2 / 19.4
SE 0.288
16.6
CI 16.1 / 17.2
SE 0.260
15.8
CI 15.3 / 16.2
SE 0.209
16.0
CI 15.5 / 16.4
SE 0.246
White only
10.1
CI 10.0 / 10.3
SE 0.085
9.9
CI 9.8 / 10.0
SE 0.072
9.5
CI 9.3 / 9.7
SE 0.084
10.0
CI 9.8 / 10.2
SE 0.085
9.1
CI 8.9 / 9.2
SE 0.082
9.0
CI 8.9 / 9.2
SE 0.082
9.0
CI 8.8 / 9.2
SE 0.090
2 or more races
11.8
CI 11.3 / 12.4
SE 0.272
11.3
CI 10.7 / 12.0
SE 0.341
11.0
CI 10.3 / 11.6
SE 0.323
13.3
CI 12.9 / 13.8
SE 0.230
12.0
CI 11.7 / 12.4
SE 0.177
11.5
CI 11.2 / 11.9
SE 0.190
11.9
CI 11.5 / 12.3
SE 0.187
Hispanic or Latino
13.2
CI 12.9 / 13.5
SE 0.152
12.8
CI 12.5 / 13.1
SE 0.153
12.1
CI 11.8 / 12.5
SE 0.161
14.0
CI 13.7 / 14.3
SE 0.157
12.8
CI 12.5 / 13.1
SE 0.151
12.2
CI 11.9 / 12.5
SE 0.151
12.5
CI 12.2 / 12.8
SE 0.140
Not Hispanic or Latino
11.0
CI 10.8 / 11.1
SE 0.094
10.7
CI 10.5 / 10.9
SE 0.087
10.2
CI 10.0 / 10.4
SE 0.095
11.5
CI 11.3 / 11.6
SE 0.077
10.3
CI 10.2 / 10.5
SE 0.075
10.0
CI 9.9 / 10.2
SE 0.070
10.2
CI 10.0 / 10.3
SE 0.075
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.9
CI 22.1 / 25.7
SE 0.904
23.4
CI 21.7 / 25.2
SE 0.893
22.1
CI 20.2 / 24.1
SE 0.986
23.5
CI 21.5 / 25.5
SE 0.999
21.9
CI 20.2 / 23.7
SE 0.872
22.7
CI 20.7 / 24.8
SE 1.021
20.9
CI 19.3 / 22.7
SE 0.850
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
6.3
CI 6.0 / 6.7
SE 0.192
5.9
CI 5.5 / 6.3
SE 0.200
5.4
CI 5.0 / 5.8
SE 0.201
6.9
CI 6.5 / 7.3
SE 0.206
6.2
CI 5.7 / 6.7
SE 0.234
5.3
CI 4.9 / 5.7
SE 0.208
6.3
CI 5.9 / 6.7
SE 0.208
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
15.7
CI 12.0 / 20.2
SE 2.056
17.6
CI 13.6 / 22.3
SE 2.181
15.4
CI 12.0 / 19.5
SE 1.885
15.3
CI 12.6 / 18.4
SE 1.467
19.4
CI 16.3 / 23.0
SE 1.692
17.5
CI 14.2 / 21.5
SE 1.837
16.5
CI 12.6 / 21.3
SE 2.173
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
17.9
CI 17.4 / 18.4
SE 0.248
17.4
CI 16.9 / 17.9
SE 0.257
16.7
CI 16.1 / 17.2
SE 0.294
18.9
CI 18.4 / 19.5
SE 0.298
16.8
CI 16.3 / 17.3
SE 0.271
15.9
CI 15.5 / 16.4
SE 0.215
16.1
CI 15.6 / 16.6
SE 0.250
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
9.4
CI 9.2 / 9.6
SE 0.104
9.2
CI 9.0 / 9.3
SE 0.079
8.8
CI 8.6 / 8.9
SE 0.082
9.8
CI 9.6 / 9.9
SE 0.086
8.9
CI 8.7 / 9.0
SE 0.080
8.8
CI 8.6 / 8.9
SE 0.076
8.8
CI 8.6 / 9.0
SE 0.091
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
11.5
CI 10.8 / 12.2
SE 0.345
11.2
CI 10.5 / 11.9
SE 0.359
11.1
CI 10.3 / 11.9
SE 0.409
12.2
CI 11.5 / 12.9
SE 0.348
10.8
CI 10.3 / 11.4
SE 0.256
10.8
CI 10.2 / 11.4
SE 0.303
11.0
CI 10.4 / 11.6
SE 0.298

Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working by Age group, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
16-19 years
6.8
CI 6.6 / 6.9
SE 0.083
6.9
CI 6.7 / 7.1
SE 0.083
6.5
CI 6.3 / 6.7
SE 0.084
7.1
CI 6.9 / 7.2
SE 0.090
6.6
CI 6.5 / 6.8
SE 0.084
6.6
CI 6.4 / 6.8
SE 0.080
6.8
CI 6.6 / 6.9
SE 0.085
20-24 years
15.1
CI 14.9 / 15.4
SE 0.117
14.5
CI 14.3 / 14.7
SE 0.103
14.0
CI 13.7 / 14.2
SE 0.116
16.1
CI 15.9 / 16.4
SE 0.110
14.2
CI 14.0 / 14.4
SE 0.097
13.8
CI 13.6 / 14.0
SE 0.105
14.0
CI 13.8 / 14.2
SE 0.108

Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
19.5
CI 18.8 / 20.1
SE 0.330
12.8
CI 12.6 / 13.0
SE 0.119
12.3
CI 12.0 / 12.5
SE 0.109
21.8
CI 21.4 / 22.3
SE 0.236
20.0
CI 19.6 / 20.4
SE 0.202
19.3
CI 18.8 / 19.7
SE 0.236
19.9
CI 19.4 / 20.4
SE 0.256
100-199
13.8
CI 13.3 / 14.3
SE 0.253
13.9
CI 13.3 / 14.4
SE 0.269
13.3
CI 12.7 / 13.8
SE 0.274
15.0
CI 14.6 / 15.4
SE 0.196
13.5
CI 13.1 / 13.9
SE 0.210
13.5
CI 13.1 / 13.8
SE 0.181
13.4
CI 13.0 / 13.8
SE 0.219
200-399
10.1
CI 9.7 / 10.5
SE 0.178
9.8
CI 9.5 / 10.2
SE 0.183
9.9
CI 9.4 / 10.3
SE 0.214
11.2
CI 10.9 / 11.4
SE 0.137
10.0
CI 9.8 / 10.2
SE 0.112
9.6
CI 9.4 / 9.8
SE 0.120
9.9
CI 9.7 / 10.2
SE 0.129
400+
6.4
CI 6.2 / 6.7
SE 0.129
6.5
CI 6.2 / 6.8
SE 0.134
6.1
CI 5.8 / 6.4
SE 0.140
7.5
CI 7.3 / 7.7
SE 0.094
6.9
CI 6.7 / 7.1
SE 0.104
6.7
CI 6.5 / 6.9
SE 0.095
7.1
CI 6.9 / 7.3
SE 0.102

Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working by Country of birth, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
11.4
CI 11.2 / 11.5
SE 0.082
11.1
CI 11.0 / 11.3
SE 0.083
10.5
CI 10.4 / 10.7
SE 0.083
11.9
CI 11.8 / 12.1
SE 0.077
10.7
CI 10.6 / 10.8
SE 0.067
10.3
CI 10.2 / 10.5
SE 0.070
10.4
CI 10.3 / 10.6
SE 0.076
Outside US
12.0
CI 11.6 / 12.5
SE 0.226
11.7
CI 11.2 / 12.1
SE 0.228
11.7
CI 11.2 / 12.2
SE 0.257
13.4
CI 12.9 / 13.9
SE 0.238
12.8
CI 12.3 / 13.3
SE 0.252
12.6
CI 12.2 / 13.0
SE 0.210
13.4
CI 12.9 / 13.8
SE 0.243

Adolescents and young adults neither enrolled in school nor working by Disability status, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
29.9
CI 29.2 / 30.7
SE 0.373
29.2
CI 28.5 / 30.0
SE 0.362
27.8
CI 26.9 / 28.7
SE 0.450
27.2
CI 26.5 / 27.9
SE 0.369
25.4
CI 24.8 / 26.0
SE 0.313
23.6
CI 23.0 / 24.2
SE 0.299
25.2
CI 24.5 / 26.0
SE 0.367
People without disabilities
10.2
CI 10.1 / 10.3
SE 0.073
9.9
CI 9.8 / 10.1
SE 0.075
9.4
CI 9.3 / 9.6
SE 0.078
10.8
CI 10.6 / 10.9
SE 0.072
9.5
CI 9.4 / 9.7
SE 0.067
9.3
CI 9.2 / 9.5
SE 0.069
9.4
CI 9.2 / 9.5
SE 0.074

Disparity