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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
Oct.
2023		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Oct.
2023		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,176 9,355 8,920 9,312 9,145 9,199 9,452 9,262 9,055

Participation rate

 47.3 48.1 47.7 48.0 47.0 49.0 48.1 47.6 48.4

Employed

 8,725 8,802 8,408 8,771 8,604 8,583 8,785 8,630 8,456

Employment-population ratio

 45.0 45.3 44.9 45.2 44.2 45.7 44.7 44.4 45.2

Unemployed

 451 553 512 542 541 616 667 632 599

Unemployment rate

 4.9 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,758 36,408 35,908 35,637 36,235 36,721 36,840 36,214 35,866

Participation rate

 57.1 57.0 56.8 56.9 57.0 57.0 56.9 56.7 56.7

Employed

 34,377 35,031 34,546 34,195 34,709 35,015 35,357 34,770 34,441

Employment-population ratio

 54.9 54.8 54.6 54.6 54.6 54.3 54.6 54.4 54.5

Unemployed

 1,381 1,377 1,362 1,442 1,526 1,707 1,482 1,444 1,425

Unemployment rate

 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,188 35,990 36,050 35,814 35,569 35,688 35,578 35,899 35,718

Participation rate

 62.9 63.3 62.8 62.2 62.7 63.0 63.5 63.1 62.2

Employed

 35,098 34,808 34,876 34,691 34,353 34,425 34,352 34,680 34,506

Employment-population ratio

 61.0 61.2 60.8 60.3 60.5 60.8 61.3 61.0 60.1

Unemployed

 1,090 1,182 1,174 1,123 1,216 1,263 1,226 1,219 1,212

Unemployment rate

 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,670 65,527 66,206 64,504 65,352 65,256 65,291 65,465 65,972

Participation rate

 72.9 72.9 72.8 72.8 72.8 72.7 73.0 72.9 72.6

Employed

 63,362 64,073 64,597 63,133 63,800 63,724 63,653 63,962 64,314

Employment-population ratio

 71.5 71.3 71.1 71.2 71.1 71.0 71.2 71.2 70.8

Unemployed

 1,308 1,454 1,609 1,371 1,552 1,532 1,639 1,503 1,659

Unemployment rate

 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.5

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: November 01, 2024