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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Educational attainment
Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force......................... 12,799 12,032 12,280 12,616 12,291 12,305 12,127 12,058 12,095
Participation rate....................... 46.6 45.9 46.2 45.9 46.5 46.0 46.4 46.0 45.5
Employed................................... 11,918 10,894 11,353 11,719 11,358 11,362 11,236 11,071 11,157
Employment-population ratio.............. 43.4 41.6 42.7 42.7 42.9 42.5 43.0 42.3 42.0
Unemployed................................. 881 1,138 927 898 933 943 891 986 938
Unemployment rate........................ 6.9 9.5 7.6 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.3 8.2 7.8
High school graduates, no college (1)
Civilian labor force......................... 38,354 38,148 37,703 38,353 38,841 38,364 38,078 37,952 37,926
Participation rate....................... 62.7 62.7 62.2 62.7 62.9 62.9 62.6 62.3 62.6
Employed................................... 36,798 36,027 35,837 36,774 37,034 36,587 36,303 36,016 36,032
Employment-population ratio.............. 60.1 59.2 59.1 60.1 60.0 59.9 59.7 59.1 59.5
Unemployed................................. 1,557 2,121 1,865 1,579 1,807 1,778 1,775 1,936 1,894
Unemployment rate........................ 4.1 5.6 4.9 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.7 5.1 5.0
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force......................... 35,669 36,489 36,635 35,773 36,279 36,492 36,437 36,548 36,688
Participation rate....................... 72.3 72.0 72.1 72.5 72.0 72.5 72.0 72.1 72.2
Employed................................... 34,405 34,990 35,219 34,493 34,924 35,187 35,086 35,142 35,271
Employment-population ratio.............. 69.8 69.0 69.3 69.9 69.3 69.9 69.4 69.3 69.4
Unemployed................................. 1,263 1,498 1,415 1,279 1,355 1,305 1,351 1,405 1,417
Unemployment rate........................ 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)
Civilian labor force......................... 43,565 45,375 45,234 43,485 44,448 44,604 45,226 45,459 45,309
Participation rate....................... 77.9 78.5 78.3 77.8 77.9 78.0 78.1 78.6 78.4
Employed................................... 42,809 44,451 44,351 42,692 43,476 43,651 44,283 44,501 44,376
Employment-population ratio.............. 76.5 76.9 76.7 76.3 76.2 76.4 76.5 77.0 76.8
Unemployed................................. 757 923 883 793 972 953 944 958 933
Unemployment rate........................ 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See box note in the BLS news release
USDL 07-0486, "The Employment Situation: March 2007," issued on April 6, 2007, for a discussion of technical issues regarding
educational attainment data.
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