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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
Aug.
2023		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2023		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,210 8,997 9,418 9,261 8,990 9,046 9,145 9,199 9,452

Participation rate

 47.4 47.9 47.9 47.7 46.8 46.0 47.0 49.0 48.1

Employed

 8,774 8,408 8,807 8,759 8,451 8,515 8,604 8,583 8,785

Employment-population ratio

 45.2 44.8 44.8 45.1 44.0 43.3 44.2 45.7 44.7

Unemployed

 436 589 611 502 539 531 541 616 667

Unemployment rate

 4.7 6.5 6.5 5.4 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.7 7.1

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,349 36,537 36,972 36,250 36,208 36,340 36,235 36,721 36,840

Participation rate

 56.7 56.7 57.1 56.5 56.7 56.8 57.0 57.0 56.9

Employed

 34,957 34,832 35,508 34,848 34,757 34,785 34,709 35,015 35,357

Employment-population ratio

 54.5 54.1 54.8 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.6 54.3 54.6

Unemployed

 1,392 1,705 1,464 1,402 1,451 1,555 1,526 1,707 1,482

Unemployment rate

 3.8 4.7 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,560 35,537 35,239 35,845 36,225 35,610 35,569 35,688 35,578

Participation rate

 62.7 62.7 62.9 63.2 62.9 63.1 62.7 63.0 63.5

Employed

 34,393 34,198 33,939 34,751 35,017 34,517 34,353 34,425 34,352

Employment-population ratio

 60.7 60.4 60.6 61.3 60.8 61.1 60.5 60.8 61.3

Unemployed

 1,167 1,339 1,300 1,094 1,208 1,092 1,216 1,263 1,226

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,112 65,086 65,080 64,330 64,449 64,994 65,352 65,256 65,291

Participation rate

 73.2 72.5 72.8 73.4 72.8 72.8 72.8 72.7 73.0

Employed

 62,469 63,340 63,217 62,886 63,047 63,622 63,800 63,724 63,653

Employment-population ratio

 71.3 70.5 70.7 71.8 71.2 71.3 71.1 71.0 71.2

Unemployed

 1,643 1,746 1,864 1,444 1,402 1,372 1,552 1,532 1,639

Unemployment rate

 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.5

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: September 06, 2024