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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
2023		 May
2024		 June
2024		 June
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,391 9,285 9,346 9,201 9,192 8,916 8,990 9,046 9,145

Participation rate

 47.7 47.2 48.0 46.7 48.3 46.3 46.8 46.0 47.0

Employed

 8,884 8,801 8,849 8,645 8,626 8,483 8,451 8,515 8,604

Employment-population ratio

 45.1 44.8 45.4 43.9 45.4 44.1 44.0 43.3 44.2

Unemployed

 507 484 497 556 565 433 539 531 541

Unemployment rate

 5.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.1 4.9 6.0 5.9 5.9

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,780 36,391 35,951 36,049 36,474 36,364 36,208 36,340 36,235

Participation rate

 56.5 56.9 56.6 57.0 57.0 57.3 56.7 56.8 57.0

Employed

 34,441 34,934 34,494 34,646 34,948 34,866 34,757 34,785 34,709

Employment-population ratio

 54.4 54.6 54.3 54.8 54.7 54.9 54.4 54.4 54.6

Unemployed

 1,339 1,456 1,457 1,403 1,526 1,498 1,451 1,555 1,526

Unemployment rate

 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.2

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,572 35,360 35,473 35,587 36,322 36,147 36,225 35,610 35,569

Participation rate

 62.5 62.6 62.5 62.5 63.5 63.2 62.9 63.1 62.7

Employed

 34,475 34,328 34,244 34,504 35,178 34,918 35,017 34,517 34,353

Employment-population ratio

 60.5 60.8 60.3 60.6 61.5 61.1 60.8 61.1 60.5

Unemployed

 1,096 1,032 1,229 1,082 1,144 1,229 1,208 1,092 1,216

Unemployment rate

 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 63,652 64,934 64,855 64,205 63,965 64,478 64,449 64,994 65,352

Participation rate

 72.7 72.8 72.3 73.3 72.1 72.4 72.8 72.8 72.8

Employed

 62,310 63,667 63,198 62,945 62,527 63,095 63,047 63,622 63,800

Employment-population ratio

 71.2 71.3 70.4 71.9 70.5 70.8 71.2 71.3 71.1

Unemployed

 1,342 1,267 1,657 1,259 1,438 1,383 1,402 1,372 1,552

Unemployment rate

 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 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: July 05, 2024