Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
| Educational attainment | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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| Dec. 2016 |
Nov. 2017 |
Dec. 2017 |
Dec. 2016 |
Aug. 2017 |
Sept. 2017 |
Oct. 2017 |
Nov. 2017 |
Dec. 2017 |
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Less than a high school diploma |
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Civilian labor force |
10,461 | 10,298 | 10,148 | 10,476 | 10,553 | 10,552 | 10,328 | 10,167 | 10,148 |
Participation rate |
44.9 | 45.6 | 44.8 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 45.1 | 44.8 |
Employed |
9,621 | 9,779 | 9,455 | 9,682 | 9,903 | 9,846 | 9,699 | 9,639 | 9,507 |
Employment-population ratio |
41.3 | 43.4 | 41.8 | 41.5 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 43.4 | 42.7 | 42.0 |
Unemployed |
840 | 518 | 693 | 795 | 649 | 706 | 629 | 528 | 641 |
Unemployment rate |
8.0 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
High school graduates, no college(1) |
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Civilian labor force |
35,535 | 36,102 | 35,760 | 35,683 | 35,908 | 35,916 | 35,572 | 36,014 | 35,927 |
Participation rate |
57.5 | 57.7 | 57.5 | 57.8 | 57.6 | 57.4 | 56.9 | 57.5 | 57.8 |
Employed |
33,710 | 34,598 | 34,245 | 33,874 | 34,116 | 34,377 | 34,050 | 34,463 | 34,425 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.6 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 54.8 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 54.4 | 55.1 | 55.4 |
Unemployed |
1,825 | 1,504 | 1,515 | 1,808 | 1,792 | 1,539 | 1,522 | 1,551 | 1,503 |
Unemployment rate |
5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Some college or associate degree |
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Civilian labor force |
38,188 | 38,075 | 37,897 | 38,216 | 37,247 | 37,540 | 37,761 | 37,955 | 37,906 |
Participation rate |
66.0 | 66.4 | 66.2 | 66.1 | 65.6 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 66.2 |
Employed |
36,795 | 36,747 | 36,590 | 36,751 | 35,845 | 36,189 | 36,385 | 36,579 | 36,534 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.6 | 64.1 | 63.9 | 63.6 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.8 | 63.8 |
Unemployed |
1,394 | 1,328 | 1,307 | 1,465 | 1,402 | 1,351 | 1,376 | 1,376 | 1,372 |
Unemployment rate |
3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Bachelor's degree and higher(2) |
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Civilian labor force |
54,095 | 55,498 | 55,824 | 54,128 | 55,576 | 55,621 | 55,612 | 55,501 | 55,852 |
Participation rate |
73.6 | 73.6 | 73.4 | 73.7 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 73.8 | 73.6 | 73.5 |
Employed |
52,843 | 54,424 | 54,701 | 52,789 | 54,247 | 54,378 | 54,477 | 54,348 | 54,653 |
Employment-population ratio |
71.9 | 72.2 | 72.0 | 71.9 | 72.1 | 72.5 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 71.9 |
Unemployed |
1,252 | 1,074 | 1,123 | 1,339 | 1,329 | 1,242 | 1,135 | 1,153 | 1,200 |
Unemployment rate |
2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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