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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
Aug.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,418 8,839 8,627 9,440 8,891 9,055 9,019 9,036 8,651

Participation rate

 47.9 47.9 47.3 48.0 46.4 46.6 46.2 49.0 47.5

Employed

 8,807 8,365 8,092 8,778 8,344 8,553 8,496 8,534 8,071

Employment-population ratio

 44.8 45.4 44.4 44.6 43.6 44.0 43.5 46.3 44.3

Unemployed

 611 474 535 662 546 502 522 501 580

Unemployment rate

 6.5 5.4 6.2 7.0 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.5 6.7

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,972 36,103 37,070 36,773 36,525 36,460 36,569 36,255 36,833

Participation rate

 57.1 56.2 57.3 56.8 56.7 56.6 57.1 56.5 56.9

Employed

 35,508 34,487 35,489 35,286 35,069 34,836 35,124 34,658 35,233

Employment-population ratio

 54.8 53.7 54.8 54.5 54.5 54.1 54.8 54.0 54.4

Unemployed

 1,464 1,616 1,582 1,487 1,456 1,623 1,446 1,597 1,600

Unemployment rate

 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.3

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,239 36,031 35,797 35,600 36,491 36,128 36,218 36,212 36,210

Participation rate

 62.9 62.7 62.9 63.6 62.8 62.8 62.9 63.0 63.6

Employed

 33,939 34,891 34,570 34,371 35,157 34,946 35,069 35,129 35,046

Employment-population ratio

 60.6 60.7 60.7 61.4 60.5 60.8 60.9 61.1 61.5

Unemployed

 1,300 1,140 1,227 1,229 1,334 1,181 1,149 1,083 1,164

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 65,080 67,011 67,373 65,311 66,666 66,744 66,761 67,178 67,599

Participation rate

 72.8 71.4 71.4 73.0 72.7 72.3 72.0 71.5 71.7

Employed

 63,217 64,940 65,343 63,660 65,005 65,022 65,089 65,339 65,789

Employment-population ratio

 70.7 69.2 69.3 71.2 70.9 70.4 70.2 69.6 69.8

Unemployed

 1,864 2,071 2,030 1,650 1,661 1,722 1,672 1,838 1,810

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7

Footnotes
(1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: September 05, 2025