Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

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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
Educational attainment	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	8,968	7,841	8,134	8,872	8,267	8,314	8,126	7,885	8,041
Participation rate	48.1	44.5	44.8	47.6	44.0	43.1	45.5	44.7	44.3
Employed	8,435	7,522	7,857	8,272	7,768	7,856	7,688	7,513	7,693
Employment-population ratio	45.2	42.7	43.3	44.4	41.3	40.7	43.1	42.6	42.4
Unemployed	533	319	277	600	499	458	439	371	349
Unemployment rate	5.9	4.1	3.4	6.8	6.0	5.5	5.4	4.7	4.3

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,326	36,358	36,271	36,205	36,786	36,935	36,862	36,176	36,157
Participation rate	56.8	56.4	56.1	56.6	56.8	56.7	56.6	56.1	55.9
Employed	34,883	34,770	34,788	34,681	35,150	35,390	35,377	34,573	34,583
Employment-population ratio	54.6	53.9	53.8	54.2	54.3	54.4	54.3	53.6	53.5
Unemployed	1,443	1,588	1,484	1,523	1,637	1,546	1,484	1,603	1,574
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.4	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.4

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,711	35,703	35,749	36,540	35,893	35,425	35,934	36,059	35,607
Participation rate	63.1	61.2	61.8	62.8	62.0	61.4	61.4	61.8	61.5
Employed	35,493	34,320	34,500	35,283	34,593	34,160	34,632	34,740	34,321
Employment-population ratio	61.0	58.9	59.6	60.6	59.7	59.2	59.2	59.6	59.3
Unemployed	1,219	1,383	1,249	1,257	1,299	1,266	1,302	1,319	1,286
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.9	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	67,553	67,663	68,255	67,469	67,291	66,926	66,602	67,805	68,114
Participation rate	72.1	71.0	71.6	72.0	71.7	71.7	70.7	71.1	71.5
Employed	65,675	65,653	66,592	65,548	65,479	65,144	64,779	65,997	66,392
Employment-population ratio	70.1	68.8	69.9	70.0	69.7	69.8	68.8	69.2	69.7
Unemployed	1,878	2,010	1,664	1,920	1,813	1,782	1,823	1,807	1,722
Unemployment rate	2.8	3.0	2.4	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.5
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: October 02, 2026