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	Oct. 2025	Sept. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026	Oct. 2026
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	-	8,134	7,703	-	8,314	8,126	7,885	8,041	7,839
Participation rate	-	44.8	44.1	-	43.1	45.5	44.7	44.3	44.9
Employed	-	7,857	7,323	-	7,856	7,688	7,513	7,693	7,387
Employment-population ratio	-	43.3	42.0	-	40.7	43.1	42.6	42.4	42.3
Unemployed	-	277	380	-	458	439	371	349	453
Unemployment rate	-	3.4	4.9	-	5.5	5.4	4.7	4.3	5.8

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	-	36,271	36,512	-	36,935	36,862	36,176	36,157	36,453
Participation rate	-	56.1	56.7	-	56.7	56.6	56.1	55.9	56.6
Employed	-	34,788	35,205	-	35,390	35,377	34,573	34,583	35,062
Employment-population ratio	-	53.8	54.7	-	54.4	54.3	53.6	53.5	54.4
Unemployed	-	1,484	1,307	-	1,546	1,484	1,603	1,574	1,391
Unemployment rate	-	4.1	3.6	-	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.4	3.8

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	-	35,749	35,696	-	35,425	35,934	36,059	35,607	35,436
Participation rate	-	61.8	61.5	-	61.4	61.4	61.8	61.5	61.1
Employed	-	34,500	34,367	-	34,160	34,632	34,740	34,321	34,070
Employment-population ratio	-	59.6	59.3	-	59.2	59.2	59.6	59.3	58.7
Unemployed	-	1,249	1,329	-	1,266	1,302	1,319	1,286	1,367
Unemployment rate	-	3.5	3.7	-	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.9

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	-	68,255	68,920	-	66,926	66,602	67,805	68,114	68,564
Participation rate	-	71.6	71.6	-	71.7	70.7	71.1	71.5	71.2
Employed	-	66,592	67,209	-	65,144	64,779	65,997	66,392	66,814
Employment-population ratio	-	69.9	69.8	-	69.8	68.8	69.2	69.7	69.4
Unemployed	-	1,664	1,711	-	1,782	1,823	1,807	1,722	1,750
Unemployment rate	-	2.4	2.5	-	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.6
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026