The male employment rate has, however, risen from 21.5 percent in 1998.

Among girls, the number rose from 3.4 percent to 8.

Pass rates for regular public schools rose from 49 to 68 percent during the same period.

The rate for the nation rose slightly to 67.8 from 67.2 percent.

Thus the rate paid by those card holders will rise to 15.65 from 15.4 percent.

That number rose from 11.6 percent of entering students in 1966.

The rate has risen steadily from 3.3 percent in 1989.

The price of the 7-day card rose to $24 from $21, or 14.3 percent.

The 30-day card rose to $76 from $70, or 8.6 percent.

For the week, however, the yield rose from 5.97 percent last Friday.