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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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
Apr.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,194 8,864 9,117 9,067 9,384 9,271 9,192 8,916 8,990

Participation rate

 46.9 46.0 47.5 46.2 47.5 47.1 48.3 46.3 46.8

Employed

 8,705 8,349 8,578 8,575 8,819 8,715 8,626 8,483 8,451

Employment-population ratio

 44.4 43.4 44.6 43.7 44.6 44.3 45.4 44.1 44.0

Unemployed

 489 514 539 492 564 556 565 433 539

Unemployment rate

 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.4 6.0 6.0 6.1 4.9 6.0

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,840 36,504 36,273 35,792 35,748 35,927 36,474 36,364 36,208

Participation rate

 56.5 57.5 56.8 56.5 57.1 57.0 57.0 57.3 56.7

Employed

 34,491 34,889 34,890 34,379 34,247 34,385 34,948 34,866 34,757

Employment-population ratio

 54.4 54.9 54.6 54.2 54.7 54.6 54.7 54.9 54.4

Unemployed

 1,349 1,615 1,383 1,413 1,501 1,543 1,526 1,498 1,451

Unemployment rate

 3.8 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,685 36,198 36,251 35,680 35,737 36,205 36,322 36,147 36,225

Participation rate

 63.0 63.3 63.0 63.0 62.4 62.6 63.5 63.2 62.9

Employed

 34,730 34,934 35,114 34,659 34,623 35,020 35,178 34,918 35,017

Employment-population ratio

 61.3 61.1 61.0 61.2 60.4 60.6 61.5 61.1 60.8

Unemployed

 955 1,264 1,137 1,020 1,114 1,184 1,144 1,229 1,208

Unemployment rate

 2.7 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.3

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,050 64,820 64,406 64,080 64,297 64,195 63,965 64,478 64,449

Participation rate

 73.2 72.8 72.8 73.3 72.3 72.7 72.1 72.4 72.8

Employed

 62,929 63,469 63,127 62,834 62,933 62,836 62,527 63,095 63,047

Employment-population ratio

 71.9 71.2 71.3 71.8 70.8 71.2 70.5 70.8 71.2

Unemployed

 1,120 1,351 1,279 1,246 1,364 1,359 1,438 1,383 1,402

Unemployment rate

 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons 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.
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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2024