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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
Apr.
2022		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023		 Apr.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,300 9,138 9,194 9,192 8,885 8,814 9,165 9,203 9,082

Participation rate

 44.9 46.2 46.9 44.4 45.6 46.0 48.3 46.6 46.3

Employed

 8,808 8,605 8,705 8,698 8,443 8,417 8,629 8,762 8,595

Employment-population ratio

 42.5 43.5 44.4 42.0 43.4 43.9 45.5 44.3 43.8

Unemployed

 492 532 489 494 442 397 536 441 487

Unemployment rate

 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.5 5.8 4.8 5.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,498 35,827 35,840 36,392 35,605 36,189 35,850 35,680 35,752

Participation rate

 56.8 56.3 56.5 56.6 56.2 56.4 56.0 56.1 56.4

Employed

 35,168 34,275 34,491 34,996 34,339 34,836 34,574 34,246 34,345

Employment-population ratio

 54.7 53.8 54.4 54.5 54.2 54.3 54.0 53.8 54.2

Unemployed

 1,330 1,553 1,349 1,395 1,266 1,353 1,276 1,433 1,407

Unemployment rate

 3.6 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.9

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,628 35,943 35,685 35,569 35,789 36,082 35,962 35,944 35,668

Participation rate

 63.5 63.6 63.0 63.4 62.7 63.5 63.6 63.6 63.0

Employed

 34,586 34,852 34,730 34,465 34,735 35,046 34,796 34,877 34,650

Employment-population ratio

 61.7 61.7 61.3 61.4 60.8 61.7 61.5 61.8 61.2

Unemployed

 1,042 1,091 955 1,103 1,054 1,036 1,167 1,067 1,018

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 61,702 64,036 64,050 61,790 63,150 62,854 63,140 63,632 64,077

Participation rate

 72.9 73.5 73.2 73.0 72.7 72.7 72.3 73.1 73.3

Employed

 60,579 62,786 62,929 60,543 61,947 61,591 61,858 62,355 62,835

Employment-population ratio

 71.6 72.1 71.9 71.6 71.3 71.2 70.9 71.6 71.8

Unemployed

 1,123 1,250 1,120 1,247 1,203 1,263 1,282 1,278 1,241

Unemployment rate

 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9

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: May 05, 2023