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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
May
2023		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024		 May
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,381 9,117 9,285 9,148 9,271 9,192 8,916 8,990 9,046

Participation rate

 46.9 47.5 47.2 45.8 47.1 48.3 46.3 46.8 46.0

Employed

 8,907 8,578 8,801 8,625 8,715 8,626 8,483 8,451 8,515

Employment-population ratio

 44.6 44.6 44.8 43.1 44.3 45.4 44.1 44.0 43.3

Unemployed

 474 539 484 523 556 565 433 539 531

Unemployment rate

 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.7 6.0 6.1 4.9 6.0 5.9

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,087 36,273 36,391 36,041 35,927 36,474 36,364 36,208 36,340

Participation rate

 56.9 56.8 56.9 56.9 57.0 57.0 57.3 56.7 56.8

Employed

 34,767 34,890 34,934 34,628 34,385 34,948 34,866 34,757 34,785

Employment-population ratio

 54.9 54.6 54.6 54.6 54.6 54.7 54.9 54.4 54.4

Unemployed

 1,320 1,383 1,456 1,413 1,543 1,526 1,498 1,451 1,555

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.3

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,277 36,251 35,360 35,457 36,205 36,322 36,147 36,225 35,610

Participation rate

 62.9 63.0 62.6 63.2 62.6 63.5 63.2 62.9 63.1

Employed

 34,203 35,114 34,328 34,329 35,020 35,178 34,918 35,017 34,517

Employment-population ratio

 61.0 61.0 60.8 61.2 60.6 61.5 61.1 60.8 61.1

Unemployed

 1,073 1,137 1,032 1,128 1,184 1,144 1,229 1,208 1,092

Unemployment rate

 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.1

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,067 64,406 64,934 64,162 64,195 63,965 64,478 64,449 64,994

Participation rate

 73.0 72.8 72.8 73.1 72.7 72.1 72.4 72.8 72.8

Employed

 62,857 63,127 63,667 62,849 62,836 62,527 63,095 63,047 63,622

Employment-population ratio

 71.6 71.3 71.3 71.6 71.2 70.5 70.8 71.2 71.3

Unemployed

 1,210 1,279 1,267 1,313 1,359 1,438 1,383 1,402 1,372

Unemployment rate

 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1

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: June 07, 2024