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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: American Community Survey (ACS), Census
Baseline: 11.5 percent of adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 24 years were neither enrolled in school nor working in 2017
Target: 11.2 percent
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
From the 2017 American Community Survey:
Numerator:
Has this person ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard?- Never served in the military
- Only on active duty for training in the Reserves or National Guard
- Now on active duty
- On active duty in the past, but not now
- Yes
- No – Did not work (or retired)
- Yes
- No
- Address (Number and street name)
- Name of city, town, or post office
- Yes
- No, outside the city/town limits
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________
- Yes
- No
- Yes, on vacation, temporary illness, maternity leave, other family/personal reasons, bad weather, etc.
- No
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
- Yes, could have gone to work
- No, because of own temporary illness
- No, because of all other reasons (in school, etc.)
- Within the past 12 months
- 1 to 5 years ago
- Over 5 years ago or never worked
- Yes
- No
- 50 to 52 weeks
- 48 to 49 weeks
- 40 to 47 weeks
- 27 to 39 weeks
- 14 to 26 weeks
- 13 weeks or less
- _______________
- _______________
- An employee of a PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT company or business, or of an individual, for wages, salary, or commissions?
- An employee of a PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, tax-exempt, or charitable organization?
- A local GOVERNMENT employee (city, county, etc.)?
- A state GOVERNMENT employee?
- A Federal GOVERNMENT employee?
- SELF-EMPLOYED in own NOT INCORPORATED business, professional practice, or farm?
- SELF-EMPLOYED in own INCORPORATED business, professional practice, or farm?
- Working WITHOUT PAY in a family business or farm?
- _______________
- _______________
- Manufacturing?
- Wholesale trade?
- Retail trade?
- Other (agriculture, construction, service, government, etc.)?
- _______________
- _______________
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Self-employment income from own nonfarm businesses or farm businesses, including proprietorships and partnerships.- Yes (TOTAL AMOUNT) _______________
- No
History
In 2024, the data source was changed from the Current Population Survey to the American Community Survey. The baseline was revised from 11.2% to 11.5% and the target was revised from 10.1% to 11.2%.