Indicator 8.6.1 - Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
Percent of US population 16 to 24 years who are not enrolled in school and are either unemployed or not in the labor force
Percent of US population 16 to 24 years who are not enrolled in school and are either unemployed or not in the labor force
Global Metadata
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata documentation on all indicators in Goal 8, unless otherwise noted, is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
| SDG Indicator Name | Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | The NEET is defined as the percentage of youth (15-24 years old) who are not in employment and not in education or training. |
| UN Designated Tier | 1 |
| UN Custodial Agency | ILO |
U.S. Metadata
This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from U.S. statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from U.S. statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information
| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | Percent of US population 16 to 24 years who are not enrolled in school and are either unemployed or not in the labor force |
| Actual indicator available | Percent of population 16 to 24 years who are not enrolled in school and are either unemployed or not in the labor force |
| Description of actual indicator available | Percentage of civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years who are not enrolled in school and are either unemployed or not in labor force |
| Method of computation | Source: Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly national sample household survey. Technical Documentation and Methodology: https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm Indicator = 100*(16 to 24 years, Not Enrolled in School, Unemployed or Not in the Labor Force)/(Total, 16 to 24 years) |
| Comments and limitations | https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability There was a major redesign to the Current Population Survey beginning in 1994, so data for earlier years are not strictly comparable to those from 1994 onward. (https://www.bls.gov/cps/revisions1994.pdf) |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Time Period | 1994-2015 |
| Unit of measure | Percent |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | |
| Date of public data release from National source | Early 2016 |
| Date of last Update of This Page | December 2016 |
| Scheduled Update by National source | Annual data for 2016 will be available in early 2017 |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Current Population Survey Office, Labor Force Statistics Division |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | CPSinfo@bls.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics / Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics / Current Population Survey / Labor Force Statistics Division |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | LABSTAT Series IDs: LNU00022967, LNU00023016, LNU02023016 |
| International and National References |