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	2025				2026
Educational attainment	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	8,872	-	8,871	9,014	8,863	8,539	8,578	8,395	8,267	8,314	8,126	7,885	8,041
Participation rate	47.6	-	46.7	46.7	45.7	46.8	46.7	45.0	44.0	43.1	45.5	44.7	44.3
Employed	8,272	-	8,269	8,507	8,392	8,063	8,076	7,860	7,768	7,856	7,688	7,513	7,693
Employment-population ratio	44.4	-	43.5	44.1	43.3	44.2	44.0	42.1	41.3	40.7	43.1	42.6	42.4
Unemployed	600	-	602	507	471	476	502	534	499	458	439	371	349
Unemployment rate	6.8	-	6.8	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.9	6.4	6.0	5.5	5.4	4.7	4.3

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,205	-	37,153	36,675	36,667	36,097	36,293	36,804	36,786	36,935	36,862	36,176	36,157
Participation rate	56.6	-	57.9	57.4	56.6	56.5	56.3	56.8	56.8	56.7	56.6	56.1	55.9
Employed	34,681	-	35,529	35,207	34,997	34,351	34,602	35,075	35,150	35,390	35,377	34,573	34,583
Employment-population ratio	54.2	-	55.4	55.1	54.0	53.8	53.7	54.1	54.3	54.4	54.3	53.6	53.5
Unemployed	1,523	-	1,624	1,468	1,670	1,746	1,691	1,730	1,637	1,546	1,484	1,603	1,574
Unemployment rate	4.2	-	4.4	4.0	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.4	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.4

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,540	-	36,272	36,455	35,889	36,338	35,992	35,395	35,893	35,425	35,934	36,059	35,607
Participation rate	62.8	-	61.9	61.8	61.3	61.9	61.8	61.2	62.0	61.4	61.4	61.8	61.5
Employed	35,283	-	34,996	35,085	34,598	35,057	34,714	34,276	34,593	34,160	34,632	34,740	34,321
Employment-population ratio	60.6	-	59.7	59.4	59.1	59.8	59.6	59.3	59.7	59.2	59.2	59.6	59.3
Unemployed	1,257	-	1,275	1,370	1,292	1,281	1,278	1,119	1,299	1,266	1,302	1,319	1,286
Unemployment rate	3.4	-	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	67,469	-	67,196	67,419	67,020	67,234	67,265	67,390	67,291	66,926	66,602	67,805	68,114
Participation rate	72.0	-	72.2	72.6	72.8	71.4	71.5	71.8	71.7	71.7	70.7	71.1	71.5
Employed	65,548	-	65,250	65,555	65,025	65,216	65,364	65,509	65,479	65,144	64,779	65,997	66,392
Employment-population ratio	70.0	-	70.1	70.6	70.6	69.3	69.5	69.8	69.7	69.8	68.8	69.2	69.7
Unemployed	1,920	-	1,945	1,863	1,995	2,018	1,900	1,881	1,813	1,782	1,823	1,807	1,722
Unemployment rate	2.8	-	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.5
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: October 02, 2026