In 2019, about 46 percent of White full-time undergraduate students enrolled at a university in the United States were working alongside their studies. This is compared to 39.9 percent of Black students who were employed alongside their studies.
Share of full-time undergraduate students employed in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity
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NCES. (August 31, 2020). Share of full-time undergraduate students employed in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117984/undergraduate-students-working-ethnicity-us/
NCES. "Share of full-time undergraduate students employed in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. August 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117984/undergraduate-students-working-ethnicity-us/
NCES. (2020). Share of full-time undergraduate students employed in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117984/undergraduate-students-working-ethnicity-us/
NCES. "Share of Full-time Undergraduate Students Employed in The United States in 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117984/undergraduate-students-working-ethnicity-us/
NCES, Share of full-time undergraduate students employed in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117984/undergraduate-students-working-ethnicity-us/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Share of full-time undergraduate students employed in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], NCES, August 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117984/undergraduate-students-working-ethnicity-us/