A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment	2024	2025
Educational attainment	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	9,216	9,337	9,058	9,058	8,893	9,054	9,019	9,036	8,659	8,872	-	8,871	9,014
Participation rate	47.6	47.3	48.2	48.1	46.5	46.6	46.2	49.0	47.5	47.6	-	46.7	46.7
Employed	8,693	8,847	8,514	8,533	8,345	8,549	8,493	8,530	8,078	8,272	-	8,269	8,507
Employment-population ratio	44.9	44.8	45.3	45.3	43.6	44.0	43.5	46.3	44.3	44.4	-	43.5	44.1
Unemployed	523	490	543	525	548	506	526	506	581	600	-	602	507
Unemployment rate	5.7	5.2	6.0	5.8	6.2	5.6	5.8	5.6	6.7	6.8	-	6.8	5.6

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	35,979	36,556	36,233	36,065	36,531	36,470	36,570	36,284	36,814	36,205	-	37,153	36,675
Participation rate	57.0	57.0	56.2	56.5	56.7	56.7	57.1	56.5	56.9	56.6	-	57.9	57.4
Employed	34,413	34,937	34,684	34,567	35,055	34,849	35,117	34,693	35,221	34,681	-	35,529	35,207
Employment-population ratio	54.5	54.5	53.8	54.2	54.4	54.1	54.8	54.0	54.4	54.2	-	55.4	55.1
Unemployed	1,566	1,619	1,549	1,498	1,476	1,620	1,453	1,592	1,594	1,523	-	1,624	1,468
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	-	4.4	4.0

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	35,737	36,087	36,407	36,204	36,464	36,151	36,231	36,217	36,228	36,540	-	36,272	36,455
Participation rate	62.8	62.8	63.2	62.5	62.7	62.9	63.0	63.0	63.6	62.8	-	61.9	61.8
Employed	34,505	34,820	35,139	34,944	35,140	34,970	35,078	35,127	35,056	35,283	-	34,996	35,085
Employment-population ratio	60.7	60.6	61.0	60.4	60.4	60.8	61.0	61.1	61.6	60.6	-	59.7	59.4
Unemployed	1,232	1,267	1,268	1,260	1,324	1,181	1,153	1,090	1,172	1,257	-	1,275	1,370
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.4	-	3.5	3.8

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	65,736	66,357	66,317	66,747	66,671	66,749	66,777	67,166	67,557	67,469	-	67,196	67,419
Participation rate	72.1	72.4	71.9	72.0	72.7	72.3	72.0	71.5	71.6	72.0	-	72.2	72.6
Employed	64,125	64,837	64,668	65,006	64,999	65,018	65,087	65,321	65,738	65,548	-	65,250	65,555
Employment-population ratio	70.4	70.7	70.1	70.1	70.8	70.4	70.2	69.6	69.7	70.0	-	70.1	70.6
Unemployed	1,611	1,520	1,650	1,742	1,671	1,731	1,690	1,845	1,818	1,920	-	1,945	1,863
Unemployment rate	2.5	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.8	-	2.9	2.8
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 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.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026