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Table 8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 to 64 years of age by educational attainment and sex, 2009 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
| Educational attainment and sex |
Civilian
noninstitutional
population |
Civilian labor force |
Not in
labor force |
| Total |
Percent of
population |
Employed |
Unemployed |
| Total |
Percent of
population |
Total |
Percent of
labor force |
| Total |
Total, 25 to 64 years |
160,235 |
126,247 |
78.8 |
116,163 |
72.5 |
10,084 |
8.0 |
33,988 |
Less than a high school diploma |
18,023 |
11,401 |
63.3 |
9,687 |
53.7 |
1,714 |
15.0 |
6,622 |
High school graduates, no college |
47,718 |
36,159 |
75.8 |
32,591 |
68.3 |
3,568 |
9.9 |
11,559 |
Some college or associate's degree |
43,955 |
35,291 |
80.3 |
32,480 |
73.9 |
2,811 |
8.0 |
8,665 |
College graduates, total |
50,539 |
43,397 |
85.9 |
41,406 |
81.9 |
1,991 |
4.6 |
7,143 |
Bachelor's degree |
33,301 |
28,350 |
85.1 |
26,877 |
80.7 |
1,472 |
5.2 |
4,951 |
Master's degree |
12,559 |
10,823 |
86.2 |
10,406 |
82.9 |
417 |
3.9 |
1,736 |
Professional degree |
2,658 |
2,403 |
90.4 |
2,347 |
88.3 |
56 |
2.3 |
256 |
Doctoral degree |
2,021 |
1,821 |
90.1 |
1,776 |
87.9 |
46 |
2.5 |
200 |
| Women |
Total, 25 to 64 years |
81,440 |
58,787 |
72.2 |
54,689 |
67.2 |
4,099 |
7.0 |
22,653 |
Less than a high school diploma |
8,409 |
4,118 |
49.0 |
3,512 |
41.8 |
605 |
14.7 |
4,291 |
High school graduates, no college |
23,174 |
15,711 |
67.8 |
14,427 |
62.3 |
1,284 |
8.2 |
7,463 |
Some college or associate's degree |
23,646 |
17,804 |
75.3 |
16,532 |
69.9 |
1,272 |
7.1 |
5,842 |
College graduates, total |
26,212 |
21,154 |
80.7 |
20,217 |
77.1 |
937 |
4.4 |
5,057 |
Bachelor's degree |
17,417 |
13,867 |
79.6 |
13,165 |
75.6 |
702 |
5.1 |
3,550 |
Master's degree |
6,900 |
5,659 |
82.0 |
5,472 |
79.3 |
187 |
3.3 |
1,241 |
Professional degree |
1,086 |
926 |
85.3 |
897 |
82.6 |
30 |
3.2 |
159 |
Doctoral degree |
809 |
702 |
86.8 |
684 |
84.5 |
18 |
2.6 |
107 |
| Men |
Total, 25 to 64 years |
78,795 |
67,460 |
85.6 |
61,474 |
78.0 |
5,986 |
8.9 |
11,335 |
Less than a high school diploma |
9,614 |
7,283 |
75.8 |
6,175 |
64.2 |
1,108 |
15.2 |
2,331 |
High school graduates, no college |
24,544 |
20,447 |
83.3 |
18,164 |
74.0 |
2,284 |
11.2 |
4,096 |
Some college or associate's degree |
20,309 |
17,487 |
86.1 |
15,947 |
78.5 |
1,539 |
8.8 |
2,823 |
College graduates, total |
24,328 |
22,242 |
91.4 |
21,189 |
87.1 |
1,054 |
4.7 |
2,085 |
Bachelor's degree |
15,884 |
14,483 |
91.2 |
13,713 |
86.3 |
771 |
5.3 |
1,401 |
Master's degree |
5,659 |
5,164 |
91.3 |
4,934 |
87.2 |
230 |
4.5 |
495 |
Professional degree |
1,573 |
1,476 |
93.9 |
1,450 |
92.2 |
26 |
1.8 |
97 |
Doctoral degree |
1,212 |
1,119 |
92.3 |
1,092 |
90.1 |
27 |
2.4 |
93 |
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SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011
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