Earn It Goal 3

Job seekers have the education or training diplomas and credentials they need to start on a career ladder in their region.

Common Sense

• People with high school diplomas are more likely to get and keep jobs.
• People with high school diplomas earn substantially more over their lifetimes than those who do not.

Fast Facts

• High school dropouts are three times more likely to be idle (not in school, the workforce or the Armed Forces) than their peers that graduated. (Carsey Institute, Fact Sheet No. 11, 2008)
• High school dropouts are 72% more likely to be unemployed – and earn an average of one-third less – than high school graduates. (U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2003)
• High school dropouts, on average, earn 27% less than high school graduates, and 58% less than college graduates. (CLASP, A Collective Responsibility, A Collective Work, 2008)

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