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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
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

8,850 9,281 8,887 9,149 9,312 9,492 9,384 9,271 9,192

Participation rate

46.7 47.1 46.7 48.3 48.0 48.3 47.5 47.1 48.3

Employed

8,198 8,562 8,204 8,615 8,771 8,891 8,819 8,715 8,626

Employment-population ratio

43.2 43.5 43.1 45.4 45.2 45.2 44.6 44.3 45.4

Unemployed

652 719 683 534 542 601 564 556 565

Unemployment rate

7.4 7.7 7.7 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

35,852 35,853 36,541 35,860 35,637 35,790 35,748 35,927 36,474

Participation rate

56.0 56.9 57.1 56.0 56.9 57.3 57.1 57.0 57.0

Employed

34,441 34,116 34,866 34,576 34,195 34,327 34,247 34,385 34,948

Employment-population ratio

53.8 54.2 54.5 54.0 54.6 55.0 54.7 54.6 54.7

Unemployed

1,411 1,736 1,675 1,285 1,442 1,463 1,501 1,543 1,526

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.8 4.6 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

35,869 36,167 36,297 35,964 35,814 35,874 35,737 36,205 36,322

Participation rate

63.4 62.6 63.4 63.6 62.2 62.1 62.4 62.6 63.5

Employed

34,594 34,922 35,049 34,794 34,691 34,866 34,623 35,020 35,178

Employment-population ratio

61.2 60.4 61.2 61.5 60.3 60.4 60.4 60.6 61.5

Unemployed

1,275 1,245 1,248 1,170 1,123 1,009 1,114 1,184 1,144

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.1

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

63,848 64,039 64,479 63,271 64,504 64,452 64,297 64,195 63,965

Participation rate

73.1 72.6 72.7 72.5 72.8 72.7 72.3 72.7 72.1

Employed

62,530 62,621 63,013 61,973 63,133 63,091 62,933 62,836 62,527

Employment-population ratio

71.6 71.0 71.1 71.0 71.2 71.2 70.8 71.2 70.5

Unemployed

1,318 1,418 1,466 1,297 1,371 1,360 1,364 1,359 1,438

Unemployment rate

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024