Today, the National Center for Education Statistics released a new Data Point that examines how the early labor market outcomes of public high school graduates vary by the number of career and technical education (CTE) credits earned during high school. The report compares outcome among graduates who were not enrolled in postsecondary credential programs 3 years after high school graduation (in 2016)
Findings include:
- Regardless of CTE participation level, about 9 in 10 graduates not enrolled in a postsecondary credential program participated in the labor force.
- The unemployment rate for graduates with 3.00 or more CTE credits was 11 percent, which was lower than the rates for graduates who earned 1.00–2.99 CTE credits and for graduates who earned 0.00–0.99 CTE credits.
- Regardless of CTE participation level, about 8 out of 10 employed graduates reported being satisfied with their job, and about half earned more than $10 per hour.
- Forty-three percent of high school graduates who earned 3.00 or more CTE credits received health insurance and retirement benefits, compared with 35 percent for graduates with 1.00–2.99 CTE credits and 33 percent for graduates with 0.00–0.99 CTE credits.
The Data Point is based on data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), which surveyed a nationally representative sample of grade 9 students in 2009, with follow-up data collections in 2012, 2013, and 2016 |
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