A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted

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
Educational attainment	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	8,893	9,054	9,019	9,036	8,659	8,872	-	8,871	9,014	8,863	8,539	8,578	8,395
Participation rate	46.5	46.6	46.2	49.0	47.5	47.6	-	46.7	46.7	45.7	46.8	46.7	45.0
Employed	8,345	8,549	8,493	8,530	8,078	8,272	-	8,269	8,507	8,392	8,063	8,076	7,860
Employment-population ratio	43.6	44.0	43.5	46.3	44.3	44.4	-	43.5	44.1	43.3	44.2	44.0	42.1
Unemployed	548	506	526	506	581	600	-	602	507	471	476	502	534
Unemployment rate	6.2	5.6	5.8	5.6	6.7	6.8	-	6.8	5.6	5.3	5.6	5.9	6.4

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,531	36,470	36,570	36,284	36,814	36,205	-	37,153	36,675	36,667	36,097	36,293	36,804
Participation rate	56.7	56.7	57.1	56.5	56.9	56.6	-	57.9	57.4	56.6	56.5	56.3	56.8
Employed	35,055	34,849	35,117	34,693	35,221	34,681	-	35,529	35,207	34,997	34,351	34,602	35,075
Employment-population ratio	54.4	54.1	54.8	54.0	54.4	54.2	-	55.4	55.1	54.0	53.8	53.7	54.1
Unemployed	1,476	1,620	1,453	1,592	1,594	1,523	-	1,624	1,468	1,670	1,746	1,691	1,730
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.4	4.0	4.4	4.3	4.2	-	4.4	4.0	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.7

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,464	36,151	36,231	36,217	36,228	36,540	-	36,272	36,455	35,889	36,338	35,992	35,395
Participation rate	62.7	62.9	63.0	63.0	63.6	62.8	-	61.9	61.8	61.3	61.9	61.8	61.2
Employed	35,140	34,970	35,078	35,127	35,056	35,283	-	34,996	35,085	34,598	35,057	34,714	34,276
Employment-population ratio	60.4	60.8	61.0	61.1	61.6	60.6	-	59.7	59.4	59.1	59.8	59.6	59.3
Unemployed	1,324	1,181	1,153	1,090	1,172	1,257	-	1,275	1,370	1,292	1,281	1,278	1,119
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.4	-	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	66,671	66,749	66,777	67,166	67,557	67,469	-	67,196	67,419	67,020	67,234	67,265	67,390
Participation rate	72.7	72.3	72.0	71.5	71.6	72.0	-	72.2	72.6	72.8	71.4	71.5	71.8
Employed	64,999	65,018	65,087	65,321	65,738	65,548	-	65,250	65,555	65,025	65,216	65,364	65,509
Employment-population ratio	70.8	70.4	70.2	69.6	69.7	70.0	-	70.1	70.6	70.6	69.3	69.5	69.8
Unemployed	1,671	1,731	1,690	1,845	1,818	1,920	-	1,945	1,863	1,995	2,018	1,900	1,881
Unemployment rate	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.8	-	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.8
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 October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: May 08, 2026