1997 College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates — 1998-05-01

Sixty-seven percent of 1997 high school graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities in the fall, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U. S. Department of Labor reported today. This proportion has risen by 5 percentage points over the last 2 years, after remaining steady from 1992-95 at about 62 percent. The college enrollment proportion rose to 65 percent in the fall of 1996. This information is from a supplement to the October 1997 Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly nationwide survey of about 50,000 households that provides the basic data on national employment and unemployment. Each October, the CPS includes additional questions on the school enrollment and high school graduation status of persons 16 to 24 years of age. For additional information, see the Technical Note.