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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
June
2020		 May
2021		 June
2021		 June
2020		 Feb.
2021		 Mar.
2021		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 8,537 8,911 9,286 8,401 8,942 8,936 9,020 8,790 9,142

Participation rate

 43.9 43.4 44.8 43.2 45.9 44.4 44.2 42.8 44.1

Employed

 7,218 8,181 8,404 7,025 8,035 8,204 8,185 7,993 8,210

Employment-population ratio

 37.1 39.8 40.5 36.1 41.2 40.8 40.1 38.9 39.6

Unemployed

 1,319 730 882 1,377 907 731 835 797 932

Unemployment rate

 15.4 8.2 9.5 16.4 10.1 8.2 9.3 9.1 10.2

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 33,324 34,921 34,644 33,693 34,462 34,278 34,704 34,930 34,972

Participation rate

 54.8 55.5 55.4 55.4 54.7 54.8 55.3 55.5 55.9

Employed

 29,355 32,661 32,306 29,591 31,977 31,984 32,307 32,543 32,517

Employment-population ratio

 48.3 51.9 51.7 48.7 50.8 51.1 51.5 51.7 52.0

Unemployed

 3,969 2,260 2,338 4,102 2,485 2,295 2,397 2,388 2,455

Unemployment rate

 11.9 6.5 6.7 12.2 7.2 6.7 6.9 6.8 7.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,615 35,811 36,103 36,660 35,450 35,771 35,485 35,917 36,079

Participation rate

 63.8 63.2 63.1 63.8 62.7 63.3 63.0 63.4 63.1

Employed

 32,643 33,812 34,000 32,675 33,360 33,677 33,422 33,808 33,970

Employment-population ratio

 56.9 59.7 59.4 56.9 59.0 59.6 59.3 59.7 59.4

Unemployed

 3,972 1,999 2,103 3,985 2,089 2,094 2,063 2,108 2,109

Unemployment rate

 10.8 5.6 5.8 10.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 61,339 60,493 60,014 61,743 60,744 60,835 60,804 60,727 60,483

Participation rate

 72.1 72.2 71.8 72.6 71.8 72.0 72.2 72.5 72.3

Employed

 57,043 58,715 57,872 57,487 58,417 58,612 58,662 58,802 58,392

Employment-population ratio

 67.1 70.1 69.2 67.6 69.1 69.4 69.6 70.2 69.8

Unemployed

 4,296 1,779 2,142 4,257 2,327 2,224 2,142 1,925 2,091

Unemployment rate

 7.0 2.9 3.6 6.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.5

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: July 02, 2021