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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,440 9,260 9,060 9,074 9,219 9,346 9,060 9,061 8,891 9,055 9,019 9,036 8,651

Participation rate

 48.0 47.6 48.4 47.2 47.6 47.4 48.3 48.1 46.4 46.6 46.2 49.0 47.5

Employed

 8,778 8,633 8,465 8,530 8,700 8,858 8,519 8,538 8,344 8,553 8,496 8,534 8,071

Employment-population ratio

 44.6 44.4 45.2 44.3 44.9 44.9 45.4 45.3 43.6 44.0 43.5 46.3 44.3

Unemployed

 662 627 595 544 519 487 541 523 546 502 522 501 580

Unemployment rate

 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.5 6.7


High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,773 36,198 35,876 36,038 35,931 36,582 36,215 36,023 36,525 36,460 36,569 36,255 36,833

Participation rate

 56.8 56.7 56.7 56.9 56.9 57.1 56.2 56.4 56.7 56.6 57.1 56.5 56.9

Employed

 35,286 34,742 34,436 34,380 34,376 34,954 34,676 34,538 35,069 34,836 35,124 34,658 35,233

Employment-population ratio

 54.5 54.4 54.5 54.3 54.5 54.5 53.8 54.1 54.5 54.1 54.8 54.0 54.4

Unemployed

 1,487 1,455 1,440 1,658 1,555 1,628 1,539 1,485 1,456 1,623 1,446 1,597 1,600

Unemployment rate

 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.3


Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,600 35,871 35,710 35,658 35,652 36,049 36,423 36,196 36,491 36,128 36,218 36,212 36,210

Participation rate

 63.6 63.1 62.2 62.5 62.7 62.8 63.3 62.5 62.8 62.8 62.9 63.0 63.6

Employed

 34,371 34,650 34,496 34,370 34,409 34,774 35,155 34,930 35,157 34,946 35,069 35,129 35,046

Employment-population ratio

 61.4 60.9 60.1 60.2 60.5 60.5 61.1 60.3 60.5 60.8 60.9 61.1 61.5

Unemployed

 1,229 1,220 1,213 1,288 1,242 1,275 1,268 1,266 1,334 1,181 1,149 1,083 1,164

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.2


Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 65,311 65,473 65,938 65,763 65,687 66,334 66,292 66,752 66,666 66,744 66,761 67,178 67,599

Participation rate

 73.0 72.9 72.5 72.5 72.1 72.4 71.8 72.0 72.7 72.3 72.0 71.5 71.7

Employed

 63,660 63,956 64,283 64,149 64,079 64,831 64,655 65,014 65,005 65,022 65,089 65,339 65,789

Employment-population ratio

 71.2 71.2 70.7 70.7 70.3 70.7 70.1 70.1 70.9 70.4 70.2 69.6 69.8

Unemployed

 1,650 1,517 1,655 1,614 1,609 1,504 1,637 1,738 1,661 1,722 1,672 1,838 1,810

Unemployment rate

 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6 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 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.

 

Last Modified Date: September 05, 2025