Chart:
Employment Rates of Teens (16-19) in Massachusetts by Race-Ethnic Group, 2012 (in %)
40,0
34,7
35,0
30,6
30,0
26,7
25,2
25,0
20,0
15,0
30,0
25,0
20,0
15,0
10,0
10,0
Black Asian Hispanic White
Source: 2012 American Community Survey (ACS), public use files, U.S. Census Bureau, tabulations by Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University.
Chart:
Employment Rates of 16-to-19 Year Olds in Massachusetts by Household Income Level, 2011-
2012 Averages (in %)
50,0
45,0
43,6
40,0
35,0
30,0
33,4
36,7
34,6
33,8
20,4
Source: 2011 and 2012 American Community Surveys (ACS), public use files, U.S. Census
Bureau, tabulations by Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University.

Chart:
Employment Rates of High School Students (16-19) in Massachusetts by Household Income
Level, 2011-2012 Averages (in %)
35,0
32,2
30,0
27,7
26,3
25,2
25,0
22,0
20,0 18,2
14,5
15,0
10,0
Source: 2011 and 2012 American Community Surveys (ACS), public use files, U.S. Census
Bureau, tabulations by Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University.
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Employment-population ratio of low-income (household income under $20,000) high school students in Massachusetts in 2011/2012 was only 14%. Only 11% of low-income
Hispanic high school students were employed in the state in 2011/2012. For low-income
Black students,, the employment population in 2011/2012 was 19.6%.