Table 8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 to 64 years of age by educational attainment and sex, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 to 64 years of age by educational attainment and sex, 2008 annual averages
Educational attainment and sex	Civilian noninstitutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
Total
Total, 25 to 64 years	159,142	126,011	79.2	120,181	75.5	5,830	4.6	33,131
Less than a high school diploma	17,959	11,400	63.5	10,353	57.6	1,047	9.2	6,559
High school graduates, no college (1)	47,528	36,263	76.3	34,181	71.9	2,082	5.7	11,265
Some college or associate degree	43,487	35,251	81.1	33,639	77.4	1,612	4.6	8,236
College graduates, total	50,168	43,097	85.9	42,008	83.7	1,089	2.5	7,071
Bachelor's degree	33,175	28,214	85.0	27,445	82.7	769	2.7	4,961
Master's degree	12,454	10,775	86.5	10,531	84.6	244	2.3	1,679
Professional degree	2,550	2,306	90.4	2,267	88.9	40	1.7	244
Doctoral degree	1,989	1,801	90.6	1,766	88.8	35	2.0	188
Women
Total, 25 to 64 years	80,941	58,465	72.2	55,858	69.0	2,607	4.5	22,476
Less than a high school diploma	8,379	4,045	48.3	3,652	43.6	393	9.7	4,334
High school graduates, no college (1)	23,352	15,881	68.0	15,024	64.3	857	5.4	7,471
Some college or associate degree	23,369	17,754	76.0	16,945	72.5	809	4.6	5,614
College graduates, total	25,842	20,785	80.4	20,237	78.3	548	2.6	5,057
Bachelor's degree	17,230	13,605	79.0	13,219	76.7	386	2.8	3,624
Master's degree	6,829	5,637	82.5	5,512	80.7	124	2.2	1,192
Professional degree	1,023	879	85.9	860	84.1	19	2.2	144
Doctoral degree	760	664	87.4	646	85.0	18	2.8	96
Men
Total, 25 to 64 years	78,202	67,546	86.4	64,323	82.3	3,223	4.8	10,655
Less than a high school diploma	9,580	7,355	76.8	6,700	69.9	655	8.9	2,225
High school graduates, no college (1)	24,176	20,382	84.3	19,157	79.2	1,225	6.0	3,794
Some college or associate degree	20,119	17,497	87.0	16,694	83.0	803	4.6	2,622
College graduates, total	24,326	22,312	91.7	21,772	89.5	540	2.4	2,014
Bachelor's degree	15,945	14,608	91.6	14,226	89.2	383	2.6	1,337
Master's degree	5,625	5,139	91.4	5,019	89.2	120	2.3	486
Professional degree	1,528	1,428	93.5	1,407	92.1	21	1.5	100
Doctoral degree	1,229	1,137	92.5	1,120	91.2	17	1.5	92
Footnotes: (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.