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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.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,002 8,501 8,498 8,893 9,014 8,863 8,539 8,578 8,395

Participation rate

 47.0 46.3 45.5 46.5 46.7 45.7 46.8 46.7 45.0

Employed

 8,458 7,928 7,965 8,345 8,507 8,392 8,063 8,076 7,860

Employment-population ratio

 44.2 43.2 42.7 43.6 44.1 43.3 44.2 44.0 42.1

Unemployed

 544 573 534 548 507 471 476 502 534

Unemployment rate

 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.9 6.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,631 36,384 36,904 36,531 36,675 36,667 36,097 36,293 36,804

Participation rate

 56.9 56.5 56.9 56.7 57.4 56.6 56.5 56.3 56.8

Employed

 35,248 34,574 35,275 35,055 35,207 34,997 34,351 34,602 35,075

Employment-population ratio

 54.7 53.7 54.4 54.4 55.1 54.0 53.8 53.7 54.1

Unemployed

 1,383 1,811 1,629 1,476 1,468 1,670 1,746 1,691 1,730

Unemployment rate

 3.8 5.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,674 36,080 35,490 36,464 36,455 35,889 36,338 35,992 35,395

Participation rate

 63.1 61.9 61.4 62.7 61.8 61.3 61.9 61.8 61.2

Employed

 35,411 34,757 34,428 35,140 35,085 34,598 35,057 34,714 34,276

Employment-population ratio

 60.9 59.7 59.6 60.4 59.4 59.1 59.8 59.6 59.3

Unemployed

 1,264 1,323 1,062 1,324 1,370 1,292 1,281 1,278 1,119

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 66,604 67,609 67,301 66,671 67,419 67,020 67,234 67,265 67,390

Participation rate

 72.6 71.9 71.7 72.7 72.6 72.8 71.4 71.5 71.8

Employed

 65,070 65,740 65,567 64,999 65,555 65,025 65,216 65,364 65,509

Employment-population ratio

 70.9 69.9 69.8 70.8 70.6 70.6 69.3 69.5 69.8

Unemployed

 1,533 1,869 1,735 1,671 1,863 1,995 2,018 1,900 1,881

Unemployment rate

 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8

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.
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Last Modified Date: May 08, 2026