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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
Aug.
2022		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2022		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 8,623 8,741 9,210 8,654 9,082 9,140 9,184 8,926 9,239

Participation rate

 45.2 46.7 47.4 45.4 46.3 45.7 46.6 47.7 47.6

Employed

 8,153 8,303 8,774 8,124 8,595 8,621 8,632 8,459 8,743

Employment-population ratio

 42.8 44.3 45.2 42.6 43.8 43.1 43.8 45.2 45.0

Unemployed

 469 438 436 530 487 519 552 467 496

Unemployment rate

 5.4 5.0 4.7 6.1 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,903 35,766 36,349 35,819 35,752 36,022 36,038 35,980 36,243

Participation rate

 56.6 56.2 56.7 56.4 56.4 56.8 57.0 56.5 56.5

Employed

 34,354 34,572 34,957 34,259 34,345 34,611 34,638 34,763 34,851

Employment-population ratio

 54.1 54.3 54.5 54.0 54.2 54.6 54.7 54.6 54.4

Unemployed

 1,549 1,193 1,392 1,560 1,407 1,411 1,400 1,217 1,391

Unemployment rate

 4.3 3.3 3.8 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.8

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,262 35,640 35,560 35,606 35,668 35,407 35,564 35,730 35,867

Participation rate

 62.4 62.6 62.7 63.0 63.0 63.1 62.5 62.7 63.3

Employed

 34,147 34,452 34,393 34,559 34,650 34,273 34,472 34,612 34,780

Employment-population ratio

 60.5 60.5 60.7 61.2 61.2 61.1 60.5 60.7 61.4

Unemployed

 1,115 1,188 1,167 1,046 1,018 1,134 1,092 1,118 1,087

Unemployment rate

 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 63,343 64,525 64,112 63,609 64,077 64,201 64,274 64,817 64,398

Participation rate

 72.6 73.1 73.2 72.9 73.3 73.1 73.4 73.4 73.5

Employed

 61,949 63,032 62,469 62,426 62,835 62,879 63,010 63,522 62,986

Employment-population ratio

 71.0 71.4 71.3 71.6 71.8 71.6 72.0 71.9 71.9

Unemployed

 1,394 1,494 1,643 1,183 1,241 1,322 1,264 1,295 1,412

Unemployment rate

 2.2 2.3 2.6 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2

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: September 01, 2023