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
Sept.
2016		 Aug.
2017		 Sept.
2017		 Sept.
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017		 Sept.
2017

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 10,763 10,499 10,611 10,803 10,299 10,304 10,570 10,565 10,575

Participation rate

 45.4 45.9 46.4 45.6 45.1 45.3 47.3 46.2 46.3

Employed

 9,939 9,924 9,985 9,881 9,671 9,649 9,842 9,933 9,891

Employment-population ratio

 41.9 43.4 43.7 41.7 42.3 42.4 44.0 43.4 43.3

Unemployed

 824 575 626 922 628 655 728 632 684

Unemployment rate

 7.7 5.5 5.9 8.5 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.0 6.5

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,955 36,098 36,147 35,720 35,909 35,850 35,648 35,931 35,904

Participation rate

 57.8 57.9 57.8 57.4 57.6 57.8 57.7 57.6 57.4

Employed

 34,171 34,278 34,676 33,877 34,211 34,196 34,038 34,106 34,367

Employment-population ratio

 54.9 55.0 55.4 54.4 54.9 55.2 55.1 54.7 54.9

Unemployed

 1,784 1,821 1,471 1,843 1,697 1,653 1,610 1,825 1,537

Unemployment rate

 5.0 5.0 4.1 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.5 5.1 4.3

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 37,820 37,076 37,583 37,963 37,433 37,579 37,475 37,388 37,659

Participation rate

 66.9 65.3 65.9 67.2 65.9 65.6 65.4 65.9 66.1

Employed

 36,258 35,617 36,249 36,378 35,941 36,150 36,077 35,978 36,306

Employment-population ratio

 64.1 62.7 63.6 64.4 63.3 63.1 63.0 63.4 63.7

Unemployed

 1,562 1,458 1,333 1,584 1,492 1,429 1,397 1,411 1,353

Unemployment rate

 4.1 3.9 3.5 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 54,279 55,222 55,711 54,310 55,039 55,283 55,696 55,595 55,655

Participation rate

 74.1 73.4 74.2 74.2 73.8 73.9 73.7 73.9 74.2

Employed

 52,916 53,720 54,464 52,942 53,760 53,982 54,378 54,250 54,395

Employment-population ratio

 72.3 71.4 72.6 72.3 72.1 72.2 72.0 72.1 72.5

Unemployed

 1,363 1,503 1,247 1,367 1,278 1,302 1,318 1,345 1,260

Unemployment rate

 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3

Footnotes
 (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: October 06, 2017