This statistic shows survey respondents answers to a question of whether young adults in the United States with different levels of education were ready for the world of work or not as of 2012. In 2012, 65 percent of respondents said they strongly disagreed that high school dropouts were ready to enter the workforce.
Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012
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Gallup. (August 22, 2012). Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup. "Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup. (2012). Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup. "Views on The Readiness of Young People to Enter The U.S. Workforce 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup, Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012 [Graph], Gallup, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/