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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment 2023 2024 2025 2026
2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,130 9,126 9,404 9,133 9,058 9,302 9,116 9,151 8,989 8,856 - 8,660 8,325

Participation rate

 46.2 47.4 47.9 47.3 46.6 48.2 47.7 47.9 46.4 48.0 - 46.4 44.0

Employed

 8,604 8,644 8,836 8,608 8,514 8,669 8,566 8,631 8,462 8,293 - 8,177 7,828

Employment-population ratio

 43.5 44.9 45.0 44.6 43.8 44.9 44.8 45.1 43.7 45.0 - 43.8 41.4

Unemployed

 526 482 568 525 544 633 550 519 527 562 - 483 497

Unemployment rate

 5.8 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.4 - 5.6 6.0

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 35,946 36,117 35,813 36,242 36,250 36,570 35,957 36,285 36,524 36,434 - 36,352 36,842

Participation rate

 56.7 56.6 57.3 57.1 56.8 56.8 56.9 56.6 56.8 56.7 - 56.5 56.8

Employed

 34,528 34,756 34,347 34,718 34,729 35,033 34,413 34,729 35,007 34,865 - 34,650 35,205

Employment-population ratio

 54.5 54.5 54.9 54.7 54.5 54.4 54.4 54.2 54.5 54.2 - 53.8 54.2

Unemployed

 1,418 1,360 1,466 1,524 1,520 1,537 1,544 1,555 1,516 1,569 - 1,702 1,637

Unemployment rate

 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 - 4.7 4.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,579 35,885 35,897 36,120 35,765 35,737 35,749 36,233 36,282 36,328 - 36,073 35,571

Participation rate

 62.9 63.0 62.4 62.9 62.8 63.2 62.6 62.9 62.8 63.1 - 61.7 61.5

Employed

 34,497 34,777 34,822 34,938 34,589 34,490 34,506 34,968 35,063 35,155 - 34,789 34,343

Employment-population ratio

 61.0 61.0 60.5 60.9 60.8 61.0 60.4 60.7 60.7 61.1 - 59.5 59.4

Unemployed

 1,082 1,108 1,075 1,182 1,176 1,247 1,243 1,265 1,219 1,173 - 1,284 1,228

Unemployment rate

 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 - 3.6 3.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 64,131 64,400 64,422 64,219 64,943 65,316 65,840 66,474 66,732 67,397 - 67,173 67,202

Participation rate

 73.2 73.3 72.6 72.4 72.8 72.8 72.4 72.1 72.3 71.7 - 71.9 71.7

Employed

 62,856 63,035 63,058 62,816 63,489 63,759 64,222 64,837 65,035 65,536 - 65,202 65,377

Employment-population ratio

 71.7 71.8 71.1 70.8 71.2 71.1 70.6 70.3 70.5 69.7 - 69.8 69.8

Unemployed

 1,275 1,364 1,364 1,403 1,455 1,557 1,618 1,637 1,697 1,861 - 1,971 1,825

Unemployment rate

 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 - 2.9 2.7

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 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. Data for the fourth quarter of 2025 were not produced. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

 

Last Modified Date: July 02, 2026