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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
May
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 May
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,285 9,002 9,310 9,029 9,346 9,060 9,061 8,891 9,055

Participation rate

 47.2 47.0 47.9 45.9 47.4 48.3 48.1 46.4 46.6

Employed

 8,801 8,458 8,860 8,494 8,858 8,519 8,538 8,344 8,553

Employment-population ratio

 44.8 44.2 45.6 43.2 44.9 45.4 45.3 43.6 44.0

Unemployed

 484 544 450 536 487 541 523 546 502

Unemployment rate

 5.2 6.0 4.8 5.9 5.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.5

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,391 36,631 36,522 36,340 36,582 36,215 36,023 36,525 36,460

Participation rate

 56.9 56.9 56.7 56.8 57.1 56.2 56.4 56.7 56.6

Employed

 34,934 35,248 34,997 34,786 34,954 34,676 34,538 35,069 34,836

Employment-population ratio

 54.6 54.7 54.4 54.4 54.5 53.8 54.1 54.5 54.1

Unemployed

 1,456 1,383 1,526 1,554 1,628 1,539 1,485 1,456 1,623

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.5

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,360 36,674 35,869 35,611 36,049 36,423 36,196 36,491 36,128

Participation rate

 62.6 63.1 62.4 63.1 62.8 63.3 62.5 62.8 62.8

Employed

 34,328 35,411 34,766 34,510 34,774 35,155 34,930 35,157 34,946

Employment-population ratio

 60.8 60.9 60.5 61.1 60.5 61.1 60.3 60.5 60.8

Unemployed

 1,032 1,264 1,103 1,101 1,275 1,268 1,266 1,334 1,181

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,934 66,604 66,678 65,004 66,334 66,292 66,752 66,666 66,744

Participation rate

 72.8 72.6 72.2 72.8 72.4 71.8 72.0 72.7 72.3

Employed

 63,667 65,070 65,066 63,619 64,831 64,655 65,014 65,005 65,022

Employment-population ratio

 71.3 70.9 70.5 71.3 70.7 70.1 70.1 70.9 70.4

Unemployed

 1,267 1,533 1,612 1,386 1,504 1,637 1,738 1,661 1,722

Unemployment rate

 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6

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: June 06, 2025