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  1. Employment Status of High School Graduates Not Enrolled in College &  School Dropouts, By Sex & Race:1975-1987 [In thousands, except percent. As of October.] 
  2.  
  3. Employment Status,            _________________Graduates_____________ 
  4.   Sex, & Race                 1975(1)    1980    1985    1986    1987
  5.  
  6.  
  7.   Civilian population       10,518     11,622  10,381   9,993   9,339
  8.  
  9. In labor force               8,506      9,795   8,825   8,471   7,976
  10.     Percent of population     80.9       84.3    85.0    84.8    85.4
  11.   Employed(2)                7,348      8,567   7,707   7,495   7,163
  12.     Percent of labor force    86.4       87.5    87.3    88.5    89.8
  13.   Male                       3,795      4,462   4,001   4,008   3,796
  14.   Female                     3,553      4,105   3,706   3,487   3,367
  15.  
  16.   White                      6,591      7,638   6,732   6,533   6,153
  17.   Black                        662        817     865     892     866
  18.  
  19. Unemployed(2)                1,158      1,228   1,118     976     813
  20.     Percent of labor force    13.6       12.5    12.7    11.5    10.2
  21.   Male                         598        695     569     457     399
  22.   Female                       560        532     549     519     414
  23.  
  24.   White                        917        924     729     640     549
  25.   Black                        229        289     360     319     305
  26.  
  27. Not in labor force           2,012      1,827   1,556   1,522   1,363
  28.   Percent of population       19.1       15.7    15.0    15.2    14.6
  29.  
  30.  
  31. Employment Status,            ________________Dropouts________________
  32.   Sex, & Race                 1975(1)    1980    1985    1986    1987
  33.  
  34.   Civilian population         4,906     5,252   4,323   4,143   4,252
  35.  
  36. In labor force                3,028     3,547   2,992   2,796   2,804
  37.     Percent of population      61.7      67.5    67.6    67.5    66.0
  38.   Employed(2)                 2,263     2,653   2,165   2,117   2,230
  39.     Percent of labor force     74.7      74.8    74.1    75.7    79.5
  40.   Male                        1,509     1,780   1,475   1,440   1,450
  41.   Female                        754       873     690     677     780
  42.  
  43.   White                       1,875     2,310   1,887   1,844   1,929
  44.   Black                         341       305     224     220     243
  45.  
  46. Unemployed(2)                   765       894     757     679     574
  47.     Percent of labor force     25.3      25.2    25.9    24.3    20.5
  48.   Male                          431       546     463     383     326
  49.   Female                        334       348     294     296     248
  50.  
  51.   White                         547       638     584     480     416
  52.   Black                         212       239     158     187     138
  53. Not in labor force            1,878     1,706   1,403   1,348   1,448
  54.   Percent of population        38.3      32.5    32.5    32.5    34.1
  55.  
  56.  
  57. 1. Population controls based on 1980 census.
  58. 2. Includes other races not shown separately.
  59.  
  60. Source:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  61.