Percent of Youth Ages 16-24 Not in School and Not Working
Current Value
16.0%
Definition
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Comparison
Story Behind the Curve
- Home life like?
- Barriers to participating in school or work?
- What are your passions and interests? X2
- How do you spend your time?
- Where and with whom do you spend your time? X4
- What did you like in school?
- Where do you see yourself in the future? X2
- What are you good at?
Partners
- Police Department X2
- YES Program X2
- VOH X2
- Favorite Teacher
- Doctor
- LIbraries
- pregnancy Center
- Head Start
- ACME
- Chamber of Commerce
- Churches
- Parks & Recreation
- Workforce Dev.
- GED
What Works
- Find successful disconnected youth to mentor
- Parenting classes
- YES - service projects in the community Cecil Care Day
- Peer advocates - come in the community
- Community members speak to elected officials
Strategy
Data Discussion
Indicator: Youth Not in School and Not Working (% ages 16-24)
Definition: The percentage of the population ages 16 to 24 who are not enrolled in school and who are not working (either unemployed or not in the labor force).
Source: Measure of America analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey PUMS Microdata (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml) and custom tabulations for county and county equivalents provided by special arrangement with the U.S. Census Bureau.