Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

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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
Educational attainment	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	9,115	-	8,915	9,074	9,036	8,651	8,871	-	8,870
Participation rate	47.4	-	46.9	47.2	49.0	47.5	47.6	-	46.6
Employed	8,619	-	8,354	8,530	8,534	8,071	8,268	-	8,264
Employment-population ratio	44.8	-	43.9	44.3	46.3	44.3	44.3	-	43.5
Unemployed	496	-	562	544	501	580	602	-	606
Unemployment rate	5.4	-	6.3	6.0	5.5	6.7	6.8	-	6.8

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	35,977	-	37,147	36,038	36,255	36,833	36,162	-	37,197
Participation rate	56.8	-	57.9	56.9	56.5	56.9	56.6	-	58.0
Employed	34,378	-	35,559	34,380	34,658	35,233	34,638	-	35,559
Employment-population ratio	54.3	-	55.4	54.3	54.0	54.4	54.2	-	55.4
Unemployed	1,599	-	1,588	1,658	1,597	1,600	1,524	-	1,638
Unemployment rate	4.4	-	4.3	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.2	-	4.4

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	35,875	-	36,377	35,658	36,212	36,210	36,573	-	36,258
Participation rate	62.9	-	62.1	62.5	63.0	63.6	62.9	-	61.9
Employed	34,654	-	35,165	34,370	35,129	35,046	35,319	-	34,986
Employment-population ratio	60.7	-	60.0	60.2	61.1	61.5	60.7	-	59.7
Unemployed	1,221	-	1,212	1,288	1,083	1,164	1,254	-	1,272
Unemployment rate	3.4	-	3.3	3.6	3.0	3.2	3.4	-	3.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	65,854	-	67,218	65,763	67,178	67,599	67,509	-	67,195
Participation rate	72.5	-	72.2	72.5	71.5	71.7	72.1	-	72.2
Employed	64,328	-	65,345	64,149	65,339	65,789	65,587	-	65,243
Employment-population ratio	70.9	-	70.2	70.7	69.6	69.8	70.0	-	70.1
Unemployed	1,525	-	1,872	1,614	1,838	1,810	1,923	-	1,952
Unemployment rate	2.3	-	2.8	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.8	-	2.9
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: December 16, 2025