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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
Jan.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

9,281 9,245 9,350 9,277 9,260 9,060 9,074 9,219 9,346

Participation rate

47.1 47.7 47.4 47.1 47.6 48.4 47.2 47.6 47.4

Employed

8,562 8,684 8,706 8,717 8,633 8,465 8,530 8,700 8,858

Employment-population ratio

43.5 44.8 44.1 44.3 44.4 45.2 44.3 44.9 44.9

Unemployed

719 561 644 560 627 595 544 519 487

Unemployment rate

7.7 6.1 6.9 6.0 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.2

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

35,853 35,764 36,526 35,962 36,198 35,876 36,038 35,931 36,582

Participation rate

56.9 56.7 57.0 57.1 56.7 56.7 56.9 56.9 57.1

Employed

34,116 34,213 34,687 34,423 34,742 34,436 34,380 34,376 34,954

Employment-population ratio

54.2 54.2 54.1 54.6 54.4 54.5 54.3 54.5 54.5

Unemployed

1,736 1,551 1,839 1,539 1,455 1,440 1,658 1,555 1,628

Unemployment rate

4.8 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.5

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

36,167 35,634 36,123 36,174 35,871 35,710 35,658 35,652 36,049

Participation rate

62.6 62.6 62.9 62.6 63.1 62.2 62.5 62.7 62.8

Employed

34,922 34,459 34,777 34,992 34,650 34,496 34,370 34,409 34,774

Employment-population ratio

60.4 60.6 60.5 60.5 60.9 60.1 60.2 60.5 60.5

Unemployed

1,245 1,174 1,345 1,182 1,220 1,213 1,288 1,242 1,275

Unemployment rate

3.4 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

64,039 65,676 66,215 64,197 65,473 65,938 65,763 65,687 66,334

Participation rate

72.6 72.1 72.3 72.7 72.9 72.5 72.5 72.1 72.4

Employed

62,621 64,207 64,673 62,830 63,956 64,283 64,149 64,079 64,831

Employment-population ratio

71.0 70.4 70.6 71.2 71.2 70.7 70.7 70.3 70.7

Unemployed

1,418 1,469 1,543 1,367 1,517 1,655 1,614 1,609 1,504

Unemployment rate

2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes people 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.

Last Modified Date: February 07, 2025