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
May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019		 May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 10,519 10,081 10,143 10,250 10,065 10,267 10,142 9,996 9,915

Participation rate

 46.4 45.7 45.6 45.2 45.2 47.0 46.1 45.3 44.6

Employed

 10,035 9,554 9,692 9,691 9,489 9,720 9,548 9,460 9,383

Employment-population ratio

 44.2 43.3 43.6 42.7 42.6 44.5 43.4 42.8 42.2

Unemployed

 484 527 451 559 576 548 594 536 533

Unemployment rate

 4.6 5.2 4.4 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,886 35,900 35,840 35,771 36,301 36,230 35,983 35,901 35,781

Participation rate

 57.5 57.9 57.5 57.3 58.5 58.2 57.9 57.9 57.4

Employed

 34,585 34,729 34,664 34,376 34,937 34,863 34,654 34,662 34,522

Employment-population ratio

 55.4 56.0 55.6 55.1 56.3 56.0 55.8 55.9 55.4

Unemployed

 1,301 1,172 1,176 1,395 1,363 1,367 1,329 1,239 1,259

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 37,732 37,494 37,559 37,852 37,339 37,213 37,268 37,290 37,614

Participation rate

 65.4 64.9 65.2 65.6 65.5 65.3 65.2 64.6 65.3

Employed

 36,596 36,405 36,612 36,630 36,071 36,040 36,012 36,141 36,569

Employment-population ratio

 63.4 63.0 63.6 63.5 63.2 63.3 63.0 62.6 63.5

Unemployed

 1,135 1,089 947 1,223 1,268 1,173 1,256 1,149 1,045

Unemployment rate

 3.0 2.9 2.5 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.8

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 56,850 58,335 58,145 56,786 58,472 58,497 58,593 58,381 58,217

Participation rate

 74.2 73.8 73.7 74.1 74.0 73.5 73.7 73.9 73.8

Employed

 55,809 57,235 57,007 55,645 57,078 57,220 57,409 57,179 56,980

Employment-population ratio

 72.8 72.4 72.2 72.6 72.2 71.9 72.2 72.3 72.2

Unemployed

 1,040 1,099 1,137 1,141 1,395 1,277 1,184 1,202 1,237

Unemployment rate

 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2019