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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
Sept.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2023		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,287 9,418 9,355 9,203 9,046 9,145 9,199 9,452 9,262

Participation rate

 47.5 47.9 48.1 47.0 46.0 47.0 49.0 48.1 47.6

Employed

 8,865 8,807 8,802 8,698 8,515 8,604 8,583 8,785 8,630

Employment-population ratio

 45.3 44.8 45.3 44.4 43.3 44.2 45.7 44.7 44.4

Unemployed

 422 611 553 506 531 541 616 667 632

Unemployment rate

 4.5 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.9 6.7 7.1 6.8

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,416 36,972 36,408 36,198 36,340 36,235 36,721 36,840 36,214

Participation rate

 57.2 57.1 57.0 56.8 56.8 57.0 57.0 56.9 56.7

Employed

 34,993 35,508 35,031 34,708 34,785 34,709 35,015 35,357 34,770

Employment-population ratio

 54.9 54.8 54.8 54.5 54.4 54.6 54.3 54.6 54.4

Unemployed

 1,423 1,464 1,377 1,490 1,555 1,526 1,707 1,482 1,444

Unemployment rate

 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.0 4.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,016 35,239 35,990 35,918 35,610 35,569 35,688 35,578 35,899

Participation rate

 62.9 62.9 63.3 62.7 63.1 62.7 63.0 63.5 63.1

Employed

 34,976 33,939 34,808 34,843 34,517 34,353 34,425 34,352 34,680

Employment-population ratio

 61.1 60.6 61.2 60.8 61.1 60.5 60.8 61.3 61.0

Unemployed

 1,041 1,300 1,182 1,076 1,092 1,216 1,263 1,226 1,219

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,285 65,080 65,527 64,234 64,994 65,352 65,256 65,291 65,465

Participation rate

 73.5 72.8 72.9 73.4 72.8 72.8 72.7 73.0 72.9

Employed

 62,946 63,217 64,073 62,851 63,622 63,800 63,724 63,653 63,962

Employment-population ratio

 71.9 70.7 71.3 71.8 71.3 71.1 71.0 71.2 71.2

Unemployed

 1,340 1,864 1,454 1,383 1,372 1,552 1,532 1,639 1,503

Unemployment rate

 2.1 2.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3

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: October 04, 2024