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Data Retrieval: Labor Force Statistics (CPS)
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HOUSEHOLD DATA

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
Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

Participation rate

Employed

Employment-population ratio

Unemployed

Unemployment rate

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

Participation rate

Employed

Employment-population ratio

Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

Participation rate

Employed

Employment-population ratio

Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

Participation rate

Employed

Employment-population ratio

Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Footnotes:
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey

 

Last Modified Date: February 19, 2020