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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
Mar.
2022		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Mar.
2022		 Nov.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,030 8,850 9,138 9,099 8,901 8,885 8,814 9,165 9,203

Participation rate

 45.3 46.7 46.2 45.6 45.6 45.6 46.0 48.3 46.6

Employed

 8,456 8,198 8,605 8,617 8,506 8,443 8,417 8,629 8,762

Employment-population ratio

 42.4 43.2 43.5 43.2 43.5 43.4 43.9 45.5 44.3

Unemployed

 574 652 532 482 395 442 397 536 441

Unemployment rate

 6.4 7.4 5.8 5.3 4.4 5.0 4.5 5.8 4.8

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,943 35,852 35,827 36,773 35,192 35,605 36,189 35,850 35,680

Participation rate

 56.9 56.0 56.3 56.6 55.7 56.2 56.4 56.0 56.1

Employed

 35,365 34,441 34,275 35,303 33,816 34,339 34,836 34,574 34,246

Employment-population ratio

 54.5 53.8 53.8 54.4 53.5 54.2 54.3 54.0 53.8

Unemployed

 1,578 1,411 1,553 1,469 1,377 1,266 1,353 1,276 1,433

Unemployment rate

 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,600 35,869 35,943 35,604 35,880 35,789 36,082 35,962 35,944

Participation rate

 63.5 63.4 63.6 63.5 62.9 62.7 63.5 63.6 63.6

Employed

 34,468 34,594 34,852 34,499 34,748 34,735 35,046 34,796 34,877

Employment-population ratio

 61.5 61.2 61.7 61.6 60.9 60.8 61.7 61.5 61.8

Unemployed

 1,132 1,275 1,091 1,105 1,133 1,054 1,036 1,167 1,067

Unemployment rate

 3.2 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 62,027 63,848 64,036 61,657 63,041 63,150 62,854 63,140 63,632

Participation rate

 73.3 73.1 73.5 72.9 72.5 72.7 72.7 72.3 73.1

Employed

 60,855 62,530 62,786 60,447 61,781 61,947 61,591 61,858 62,355

Employment-population ratio

 71.9 71.6 72.1 71.4 71.1 71.3 71.2 70.9 71.6

Unemployed

 1,172 1,318 1,250 1,210 1,260 1,203 1,263 1,282 1,278

Unemployment rate

 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0

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: April 07, 2023