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	May 2021	Apr. 2022	May 2022	May 2021	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022	May 2022
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	8,911	9,300	9,399	8,772	8,687	8,962	9,097	9,207	9,194
Participation rate	43.4	44.9	45.0	42.7	44.5	46.8	45.6	44.4	44.0
Employed	8,181	8,808	8,975	7,989	8,142	8,574	8,627	8,713	8,719
Employment-population ratio	39.8	42.5	43.0	38.9	41.7	44.8	43.2	42.0	41.8
Unemployed	730	492	425	783	545	388	470	494	475
Unemployment rate	8.2	5.3	4.5	8.9	6.3	4.3	5.2	5.4	5.2

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	34,921	36,498	36,088	34,990	37,064	36,589	36,847	36,464	36,118
Participation rate	55.5	56.8	56.8	55.6	57.2	56.2	56.8	56.8	56.8
Employed	32,661	35,168	34,826	32,582	35,361	34,953	35,368	35,064	34,760
Employment-population ratio	51.9	54.7	54.8	51.8	54.6	53.7	54.5	54.6	54.7
Unemployed	2,260	1,330	1,262	2,408	1,703	1,636	1,479	1,401	1,358
Unemployment rate	6.5	3.6	3.5	6.9	4.6	4.5	4.0	3.8	3.8

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	35,811	35,628	35,739	35,975	35,320	35,391	35,555	35,540	35,787
Participation rate	63.2	63.5	63.4	63.5	63.1	63.6	63.4	63.4	63.5
Employed	33,812	34,586	34,600	33,830	34,059	34,060	34,480	34,445	34,565
Employment-population ratio	59.7	61.7	61.4	59.7	60.9	61.2	61.5	61.4	61.3
Unemployed	1,999	1,042	1,139	2,145	1,261	1,331	1,075	1,095	1,222
Unemployment rate	5.6	2.9	3.2	6.0	3.6	3.8	3.0	3.1	3.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	60,493	61,702	62,162	60,647	61,699	62,003	61,597	61,705	62,295
Participation rate	72.2	72.9	73.2	72.4	72.6	72.4	72.8	72.9	73.3
Employed	58,715	60,579	61,069	58,755	60,294	60,656	60,386	60,459	61,078
Employment-population ratio	70.1	71.6	71.9	70.1	70.9	70.9	71.4	71.5	71.9
Unemployed	1,779	1,123	1,093	1,892	1,404	1,347	1,211	1,247	1,217
Unemployment rate	2.9	1.8	1.8	3.1	2.3	2.2	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: June 03, 2022