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	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	9,074	9,219	9,346	9,060	9,061	8,891	9,055	9,019	9,036	8,651	8,871	-	8,870
Participation rate	47.2	47.6	47.4	48.3	48.1	46.4	46.6	46.2	49.0	47.5	47.6	-	46.6
Employed	8,530	8,700	8,858	8,519	8,538	8,344	8,553	8,496	8,534	8,071	8,268	-	8,264
Employment-population ratio	44.3	44.9	44.9	45.4	45.3	43.6	44.0	43.5	46.3	44.3	44.3	-	43.5
Unemployed	544	519	487	541	523	546	502	522	501	580	602	-	606
Unemployment rate	6.0	5.6	5.2	6.0	5.8	6.1	5.5	5.8	5.5	6.7	6.8	-	6.8

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,038	35,931	36,582	36,215	36,023	36,525	36,460	36,569	36,255	36,833	36,162	-	37,197
Participation rate	56.9	56.9	57.1	56.2	56.4	56.7	56.6	57.1	56.5	56.9	56.6	-	58.0
Employed	34,380	34,376	34,954	34,676	34,538	35,069	34,836	35,124	34,658	35,233	34,638	-	35,559
Employment-population ratio	54.3	54.5	54.5	53.8	54.1	54.5	54.1	54.8	54.0	54.4	54.2	-	55.4
Unemployed	1,658	1,555	1,628	1,539	1,485	1,456	1,623	1,446	1,597	1,600	1,524	-	1,638
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.3	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.5	4.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	-	4.4

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	35,658	35,652	36,049	36,423	36,196	36,491	36,128	36,218	36,212	36,210	36,573	-	36,258
Participation rate	62.5	62.7	62.8	63.3	62.5	62.8	62.8	62.9	63.0	63.6	62.9	-	61.9
Employed	34,370	34,409	34,774	35,155	34,930	35,157	34,946	35,069	35,129	35,046	35,319	-	34,986
Employment-population ratio	60.2	60.5	60.5	61.1	60.3	60.5	60.8	60.9	61.1	61.5	60.7	-	59.7
Unemployed	1,288	1,242	1,275	1,268	1,266	1,334	1,181	1,149	1,083	1,164	1,254	-	1,272
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.4	-	3.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	65,763	65,687	66,334	66,292	66,752	66,666	66,744	66,761	67,178	67,599	67,509	-	67,195
Participation rate	72.5	72.1	72.4	71.8	72.0	72.7	72.3	72.0	71.5	71.7	72.1	-	72.2
Employed	64,149	64,079	64,831	64,655	65,014	65,005	65,022	65,089	65,339	65,789	65,587	-	65,243
Employment-population ratio	70.7	70.3	70.7	70.1	70.1	70.9	70.4	70.2	69.6	69.8	70.0	-	70.1
Unemployed	1,614	1,609	1,504	1,637	1,738	1,661	1,722	1,672	1,838	1,810	1,923	-	1,952
Unemployment rate	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.8	-	2.9
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: December 16, 2025