Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
[Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May
2012		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013		 May
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 11,670 11,072 11,483 11,452 11,125 11,256 11,264 10,999 11,237

Participation rate

 45.8 45.1 45.9 44.9 45.5 47.2 46.0 44.8 45.0

Employed

 10,242 9,810 10,295 9,966 9,784 9,999 10,012 9,725 9,993

Employment-population ratio

 40.2 39.9 41.2 39.1 40.0 41.9 40.9 39.6 40.0

Unemployed

 1,428 1,262 1,188 1,486 1,341 1,257 1,252 1,274 1,243

Unemployment rate

 12.2 11.4 10.3 13.0 12.0 11.2 11.1 11.6 11.1

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 37,119 36,224 36,488 36,900 36,557 36,143 36,121 36,200 36,236

Participation rate

 59.8 58.7 59.3 59.5 58.7 58.1 58.6 58.7 58.9

Employed

 34,239 33,614 33,963 33,883 33,585 33,289 33,359 33,510 33,572

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 54.5 55.2 54.6 54.0 53.6 54.1 54.3 54.6

Unemployed

 2,880 2,610 2,525 3,017 2,972 2,854 2,762 2,689 2,664

Unemployment rate

 7.8 7.2 6.9 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,899 37,058 37,189 37,178 37,201 37,291 37,232 37,371 37,470

Participation rate

 68.5 67.8 68.0 69.0 68.3 68.0 68.1 68.4 68.5

Employed

 34,157 34,820 34,848 34,280 34,587 34,776 34,845 34,992 35,036

Employment-population ratio

 63.4 63.7 63.7 63.7 63.5 63.5 63.8 64.1 64.0

Unemployed

 2,741 2,238 2,341 2,898 2,614 2,515 2,387 2,379 2,435

Unemployment rate

 7.4 6.0 6.3 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 48,191 49,663 49,392 48,291 48,991 49,436 49,236 49,492 49,473

Participation rate

 76.7 75.9 75.6 76.9 75.8 75.9 75.3 75.6 75.8

Employed

 46,408 47,888 47,623 46,411 47,172 47,555 47,371 47,563 47,581

Employment-population ratio

 73.9 73.2 72.9 73.9 72.9 73.0 72.5 72.7 72.9

Unemployed

 1,783 1,775 1,770 1,879 1,819 1,881 1,865 1,929 1,892

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8

Footnotes
 (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.

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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013