U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment 2025 2026
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,058 9,058 8,893 9,054 9,019 9,036 8,659 8,872 - 8,871 9,014 8,863 8,539

Participation rate

 48.2 48.1 46.5 46.6 46.2 49.0 47.5 47.6 - 46.7 46.7 45.7 46.8

Employed

 8,514 8,533 8,345 8,549 8,493 8,530 8,078 8,272 - 8,269 8,507 8,392 8,063

Employment-population ratio

 45.3 45.3 43.6 44.0 43.5 46.3 44.3 44.4 - 43.5 44.1 43.3 44.2

Unemployed

 543 525 548 506 526 506 581 600 - 602 507 471 476

Unemployment rate

 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.7 6.8 - 6.8 5.6 5.3 5.6


High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,233 36,065 36,531 36,470 36,570 36,284 36,814 36,205 - 37,153 36,675 36,667 36,097

Participation rate

 56.2 56.5 56.7 56.7 57.1 56.5 56.9 56.6 - 57.9 57.4 56.6 56.5

Employed

 34,684 34,567 35,055 34,849 35,117 34,693 35,221 34,681 - 35,529 35,207 34,997 34,351

Employment-population ratio

 53.8 54.2 54.4 54.1 54.8 54.0 54.4 54.2 - 55.4 55.1 54.0 53.8

Unemployed

 1,549 1,498 1,476 1,620 1,453 1,592 1,594 1,523 - 1,624 1,468 1,670 1,746

Unemployment rate

 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.2 - 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.8


Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,407 36,204 36,464 36,151 36,231 36,217 36,228 36,540 - 36,272 36,455 35,889 36,338

Participation rate

 63.2 62.5 62.7 62.9 63.0 63.0 63.6 62.8 - 61.9 61.8 61.3 61.9

Employed

 35,139 34,944 35,140 34,970 35,078 35,127 35,056 35,283 - 34,996 35,085 34,598 35,057

Employment-population ratio

 61.0 60.4 60.4 60.8 61.0 61.1 61.6 60.6 - 59.7 59.4 59.1 59.8

Unemployed

 1,268 1,260 1,324 1,181 1,153 1,090 1,172 1,257 - 1,275 1,370 1,292 1,281

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 - 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5


Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 66,317 66,747 66,671 66,749 66,777 67,166 67,557 67,469 - 67,196 67,419 67,020 67,234

Participation rate

 71.9 72.0 72.7 72.3 72.0 71.5 71.6 72.0 - 72.2 72.6 72.8 71.4

Employed

 64,668 65,006 64,999 65,018 65,087 65,321 65,738 65,548 - 65,250 65,555 65,025 65,216

Employment-population ratio

 70.1 70.1 70.8 70.4 70.2 69.6 69.7 70.0 - 70.1 70.6 70.6 69.3

Unemployed

 1,650 1,742 1,671 1,731 1,690 1,845 1,818 1,920 - 1,945 1,863 1,995 2,018

Unemployment rate

 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 - 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026