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

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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
Educational attainment	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026	July 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	8,839	8,516	7,922	9,036	8,578	8,395	8,267	8,314	8,126
Participation rate	47.9	44.2	44.4	49.0	46.7	45.0	44.0	43.1	45.5
Employed	8,365	8,112	7,518	8,530	8,076	7,860	7,768	7,856	7,688
Employment-population ratio	45.4	42.1	42.1	46.3	44.0	42.1	41.3	40.7	43.1
Unemployed	474	404	404	506	502	534	499	458	439
Unemployment rate	5.4	4.7	5.1	5.6	5.9	6.4	6.0	5.5	5.4

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,103	36,683	36,697	36,284	36,293	36,804	36,786	36,935	36,862
Participation rate	56.2	56.3	56.4	56.5	56.3	56.8	56.8	56.7	56.6
Employed	34,487	35,227	35,202	34,693	34,602	35,075	35,150	35,390	35,377
Employment-population ratio	53.7	54.1	54.1	54.0	53.7	54.1	54.3	54.4	54.3
Unemployed	1,616	1,455	1,495	1,592	1,691	1,730	1,637	1,546	1,484
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.0	4.1	4.4	4.7	4.7	4.4	4.2	4.0

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,031	35,227	35,801	36,217	35,992	35,395	35,893	35,425	35,934
Participation rate	62.7	61.0	61.2	63.0	61.8	61.2	62.0	61.4	61.4
Employed	34,891	33,963	34,438	35,127	34,714	34,276	34,593	34,160	34,632
Employment-population ratio	60.7	58.8	58.9	61.1	59.6	59.3	59.7	59.2	59.2
Unemployed	1,140	1,264	1,363	1,090	1,278	1,119	1,299	1,266	1,302
Unemployment rate	3.2	3.6	3.8	3.0	3.6	3.2	3.6	3.6	3.6

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	67,011	66,347	66,364	67,166	67,265	67,390	67,291	66,926	66,602
Participation rate	71.4	71.1	70.5	71.5	71.5	71.8	71.7	71.7	70.7
Employed	64,940	64,491	64,323	65,321	65,364	65,509	65,479	65,144	64,779
Employment-population ratio	69.2	69.1	68.3	69.6	69.5	69.8	69.7	69.8	68.8
Unemployed	2,071	1,856	2,042	1,845	1,900	1,881	1,813	1,782	1,823
Unemployment rate	3.1	2.8	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.7	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: August 07, 2026