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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
Dec.
2023		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,417 9,115 9,245 9,390 9,440 9,260 9,060 9,074 9,219

Participation rate

 47.6 47.4 47.7 47.5 48.0 47.6 48.4 47.2 47.6

Employed

 8,803 8,619 8,684 8,820 8,778 8,633 8,465 8,530 8,700

Employment-population ratio

 44.5 44.8 44.8 44.6 44.6 44.4 45.2 44.3 44.9

Unemployed

 613 496 561 571 662 627 595 544 519

Unemployment rate

 6.5 5.4 6.1 6.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,662 35,977 35,764 35,824 36,773 36,198 35,876 36,038 35,931

Participation rate

 57.0 56.8 56.7 57.2 56.8 56.7 56.7 56.9 56.9

Employed

 34,167 34,378 34,213 34,325 35,286 34,742 34,436 34,380 34,376

Employment-population ratio

 54.6 54.3 54.2 54.9 54.5 54.4 54.5 54.3 54.5

Unemployed

 1,495 1,599 1,551 1,499 1,487 1,455 1,440 1,658 1,555

Unemployment rate

 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.3

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,765 35,875 35,634 35,770 35,600 35,871 35,710 35,658 35,652

Participation rate

 62.4 62.9 62.6 62.4 63.6 63.1 62.2 62.5 62.7

Employed

 34,715 34,654 34,459 34,659 34,371 34,650 34,496 34,370 34,409

Employment-population ratio

 60.6 60.7 60.6 60.5 61.4 60.9 60.1 60.2 60.5

Unemployed

 1,050 1,221 1,174 1,111 1,229 1,220 1,213 1,288 1,242

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,293 65,854 65,676 64,304 65,311 65,473 65,938 65,763 65,687

Participation rate

 72.3 72.5 72.1 72.3 73.0 72.9 72.5 72.5 72.1

Employed

 63,053 64,328 64,207 62,925 63,660 63,956 64,283 64,149 64,079

Employment-population ratio

 70.9 70.9 70.4 70.8 71.2 71.2 70.7 70.7 70.3

Unemployed

 1,239 1,525 1,469 1,379 1,650 1,517 1,655 1,614 1,609

Unemployment rate

 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4

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: January 10, 2025