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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
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,245 8,915 9,042 9,216 8,659 8,872 - 8,871 9,014

Participation rate

 47.7 46.9 46.9 47.6 47.5 47.6 - 46.7 46.7

Employed

 8,684 8,354 8,498 8,693 8,078 8,272 - 8,269 8,507

Employment-population ratio

 44.8 43.9 44.0 44.9 44.3 44.4 - 43.5 44.1

Unemployed

 561 562 544 523 581 600 - 602 507

Unemployment rate

 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.8 - 6.8 5.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,764 37,147 36,456 35,979 36,814 36,205 - 37,153 36,675

Participation rate

 56.7 57.9 57.1 57.0 56.9 56.6 - 57.9 57.4

Employed

 34,213 35,559 35,003 34,413 35,221 34,681 - 35,529 35,207

Employment-population ratio

 54.2 55.4 54.8 54.5 54.4 54.2 - 55.4 55.1

Unemployed

 1,551 1,588 1,453 1,566 1,594 1,523 - 1,624 1,468

Unemployment rate

 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.2 - 4.4 4.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,634 36,377 36,335 35,737 36,228 36,540 - 36,272 36,455

Participation rate

 62.6 62.1 61.6 62.8 63.6 62.8 - 61.9 61.8

Employed

 34,459 35,165 35,029 34,505 35,056 35,283 - 34,996 35,085

Employment-population ratio

 60.6 60.0 59.3 60.7 61.6 60.6 - 59.7 59.4

Unemployed

 1,174 1,212 1,306 1,232 1,172 1,257 - 1,275 1,370

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 - 3.5 3.8

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 65,676 67,218 67,355 65,736 67,557 67,469 - 67,196 67,419

Participation rate

 72.1 72.2 72.6 72.1 71.6 72.0 - 72.2 72.6

Employed

 64,207 65,345 65,634 64,125 65,738 65,548 - 65,250 65,555

Employment-population ratio

 70.4 70.2 70.7 70.4 69.7 70.0 - 70.1 70.6

Unemployed

 1,469 1,872 1,721 1,611 1,818 1,920 - 1,945 1,863

Unemployment rate

 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.8 - 2.9 2.8

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026