This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Actual indicator available - description | Percentage of civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years who are not enrolled in school and are either unemployed or not in labor force |
| Date of national source publication | Early 2017 |
| Method of computation | |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Scheduled update by national source | Annual data for 2017 will be available in early 2018 |
| U.S. 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) |
| Date metadata updated | November 2017 |
| Disaggregation geography | |
| Unit of measurement | Percent |
| Disaggregation categories | |
| International and national references | |
| Time period | 1994-2016 |
| Scheduled update by SDG team |