Out of School and Out of a Job: Figuring Out What’s ...

[Pages:24]OUT OF SCHOOL AND OUT OF A JOB: FIGURING OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH DISCONNECTED

YOUTH IN HAWAII

Wayne Liou Workforce Development Council

DISCONNECTED YOUTH

"Youth" who is

Not in school Not at work (unemployed or not in labor force) Sometimes other qualifications

For this presentation:

Youth = 16-24 years old Not specify other characteristics Using data from the Current Population Survey, 2012-2016

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS

US: 13% disconnected youth Hawaii: 14.5% (17th)

USA High school, full time High school, part time

College, full time College, part time

Not in school*

HAWAII High school, full time High school, part time

College, full time College, part time

Not in school*

Employed 4.0% 0.2% 9.7% 3.0% 30.9%

Employed 1.9% 0.1% 10.1% 2.6% 31.6%

Unemployed 1.1% 0.1% 1.0% 0.3% 5.1%

Unemployed 0.4% 0.1% 0.8% 0.2% 4.1%

Not in labor force 19.3% 0.2% 13.3% 0.8% 11.1%

Not in labor force 20.4% 0.2% 13.4% 0.8% 13.3%

Total 24.4% 0.4% 24.0% 4.1% 47.1%

Total 22.7% 0.4% 24.3% 3.6% 49.0%

*doesn't add up to totals (13% and 14.5%) because "out of school" could include students on break

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS

By gender

MALES High school, full time High school, part time

College, full time College, part time

Not in school

FEMALES High school, full time High school, part time

College, full time College, part time

Not in school

Employed 1.7% 0.1% 9.8% 2.6% 34.4%

Employed 2.1% 0.2% 10.4% 2.6% 28.9%

Unemployed 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% 0.2% 4.7%

Unemployed 0.3% 0.1% 0.9% 0.2% 3.6%

Not in labor force 22.5% 0.2% 11.6% 0.7% 10.4%

Not in labor force 18.4% 0.2% 15.2% 0.8% 16.1%

Total 24.7% 0.3% 22.1% 3.5% 49.4%

Total 20.8% 0.5% 26.5% 3.6% 48.6%

REASONS FOR BEING DISCONNECTED

Reason for Unemployment

25.1%

23.7%

33.8%

9.8% 9.2% 16.7% 5.4%

USA

37.2%

10.5% 7.8% 11.8% 9.0%

HAWAII

New-entrant

Re-entrant

Job leaver

Temporary job ended Other job loser Job loser/on layoff

Main Reason for Not Looking for Work in the Last Four Weeks

Other-specify

28.9%

6.4% 6.6% 15.8%

35.0%

3.6% 24.5%

Transportation problems Ill-health, physical disability Family responsibilities Can't arrange childcare Other types of discrimination

24.8%

8.4% USA

21.7%

3.9% HAWAII

Employers think too young or too old Lacks necessary school/training

Couldn't find any work

Believes no work available in area of expertise

REASONS FOR BEING DISCONNECTED

Not in Labor Force Activity

34.2% 60.4%

USA

33.4% 64.3% HAWAII

Something else/Other Taking care of house or family Ill

Disabled

FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES: RELATIONSHIPS

Relationship to Household Head

9.5% 4.0% 5.2% 3.1%

52.1%

5.7% 20.4%

USA

8.8% 8.7% 7.0% 7.3%

42.8%

7.5% 17.9% HAWAII

Nonrelative Other relative Grandchild Sibling Child Spouse Head of household

BREAKING DOWN RATES OF DISCONNECTEDNESS

%

Disconnected

USA

% Disconnected

HAWAII

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