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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 2024 2025
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,029 9,137 9,194 9,440 9,260 9,060 9,074 9,219 9,346 9,060 9,061 8,891 9,055

Participation rate

 45.9 46.9 48.9 48.0 47.6 48.4 47.2 47.6 47.4 48.3 48.1 46.4 46.6

Employed

 8,494 8,591 8,578 8,778 8,633 8,465 8,530 8,700 8,858 8,519 8,538 8,344 8,553

Employment-population ratio

 43.2 44.1 45.7 44.6 44.4 45.2 44.3 44.9 44.9 45.4 45.3 43.6 44.0

Unemployed

 536 546 616 662 627 595 544 519 487 541 523 546 502

Unemployment rate

 5.9 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.2 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.5


High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,340 36,249 36,686 36,773 36,198 35,876 36,038 35,931 36,582 36,215 36,023 36,525 36,460

Participation rate

 56.8 57.1 56.9 56.8 56.7 56.7 56.9 56.9 57.1 56.2 56.4 56.7 56.6

Employed

 34,786 34,721 34,985 35,286 34,742 34,436 34,380 34,376 34,954 34,676 34,538 35,069 34,836

Employment-population ratio

 54.4 54.7 54.3 54.5 54.4 54.5 54.3 54.5 54.5 53.8 54.1 54.5 54.1

Unemployed

 1,554 1,528 1,701 1,487 1,455 1,440 1,658 1,555 1,628 1,539 1,485 1,456 1,623

Unemployment rate

 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.5


Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,611 35,591 35,697 35,600 35,871 35,710 35,658 35,652 36,049 36,423 36,196 36,491 36,128

Participation rate

 63.1 62.7 63.0 63.6 63.1 62.2 62.5 62.7 62.8 63.3 62.5 62.8 62.8

Employed

 34,510 34,371 34,434 34,371 34,650 34,496 34,370 34,409 34,774 35,155 34,930 35,157 34,946

Employment-population ratio

 61.1 60.6 60.8 61.4 60.9 60.1 60.2 60.5 60.5 61.1 60.3 60.5 60.8

Unemployed

 1,101 1,220 1,263 1,229 1,220 1,213 1,288 1,242 1,275 1,268 1,266 1,334 1,181

Unemployment rate

 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3


Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 65,004 65,326 65,248 65,311 65,473 65,938 65,763 65,687 66,334 66,292 66,752 66,666 66,744

Participation rate

 72.8 72.8 72.7 73.0 72.9 72.5 72.5 72.1 72.4 71.8 72.0 72.7 72.3

Employed

 63,619 63,779 63,719 63,660 63,956 64,283 64,149 64,079 64,831 64,655 65,014 65,005 65,022

Employment-population ratio

 71.3 71.1 71.0 71.2 71.2 70.7 70.7 70.3 70.7 70.1 70.1 70.9 70.4

Unemployed

 1,386 1,548 1,529 1,650 1,517 1,655 1,614 1,609 1,504 1,637 1,738 1,661 1,722

Unemployment rate

 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 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 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.

 

Last Modified Date: June 06, 2025