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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.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 8,746 8,869 8,218 9,058 - 8,871 9,014 8,863 8,539

Participation rate

 46.6 45.7 45.1 48.2 - 46.7 46.7 45.7 46.8

Employed

 8,087 8,250 7,628 8,514 - 8,269 8,507 8,392 8,063

Employment-population ratio

 43.1 42.5 41.8 45.3 - 43.5 44.1 43.3 44.2

Unemployed

 659 619 590 543 - 602 507 471 476

Unemployment rate

 7.5 7.0 7.2 6.0 - 6.8 5.6 5.3 5.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,329 36,640 36,154 36,233 - 37,153 36,675 36,667 36,097

Participation rate

 56.4 56.6 56.6 56.2 - 57.9 57.4 56.6 56.5

Employed

 34,634 34,728 34,229 34,684 - 35,529 35,207 34,997 34,351

Employment-population ratio

 53.7 53.6 53.6 53.8 - 55.4 55.1 54.0 53.8

Unemployed

 1,695 1,913 1,925 1,549 - 1,624 1,468 1,670 1,746

Unemployment rate

 4.7 5.2 5.3 4.3 - 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.8

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,592 35,834 36,534 36,407 - 36,272 36,455 35,889 36,338

Participation rate

 63.6 61.2 62.3 63.2 - 61.9 61.8 61.3 61.9

Employed

 35,218 34,465 35,149 35,139 - 34,996 35,085 34,598 35,057

Employment-population ratio

 61.2 58.9 59.9 61.0 - 59.7 59.4 59.1 59.8

Unemployed

 1,374 1,369 1,384 1,268 - 1,275 1,370 1,292 1,281

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 - 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 66,785 66,829 67,677 66,317 - 67,196 67,419 67,020 67,234

Participation rate

 72.4 72.6 71.9 71.9 - 72.2 72.6 72.8 71.4

Employed

 65,111 64,801 65,625 64,668 - 65,250 65,555 65,025 65,216

Employment-population ratio

 70.6 70.3 69.7 70.1 - 70.1 70.6 70.6 69.3

Unemployed

 1,675 2,028 2,052 1,650 - 1,945 1,863 1,995 2,018

Unemployment rate

 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 - 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026