Economic News Release

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
             Educational attainment                                                                                                      
                                                   June      May       June      June      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May       June  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   12,286    12,423    12,422    12,029    12,127    12,058    12,095    12,119    12,178 
      Participation rate.......................     46.0      46.5      46.8      45.0      46.4      46.0      45.5      45.4      45.9 
    Employed...................................   11,530    11,512    11,424    11,210    11,236    11,071    11,157    11,118    11,117 
      Employment-population ratio..............     43.1      43.1      43.0      41.9      43.0      42.3      42.0      41.6      41.9 
    Unemployed.................................      756       911       998       819       891       986       938     1,001     1,061 
      Unemployment rate........................      6.2       7.3       8.0       6.8       7.3       8.2       7.8       8.3       8.7 
                                                                                                                                         
      High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                              
  Civilian labor force.........................   38,093    38,198    37,875    38,302    38,078    37,952    37,926    38,323    38,170 
      Participation rate.......................     62.5      62.6      62.3      62.9      62.6      62.3      62.6      62.8      62.8 
    Employed...................................   36,599    36,387    36,031    36,746    36,303    36,016    36,032    36,349    36,233 
      Employment-population ratio..............     60.1      59.6      59.3      60.3      59.7      59.1      59.5      59.5      59.6 
    Unemployed.................................    1,494     1,811     1,844     1,556     1,775     1,936     1,894     1,974     1,937 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.9       4.7       4.9       4.1       4.7       5.1       5.0       5.2       5.1 
                                                                                                                                         
        Some college or associate degree                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   35,916    36,565    36,692    36,188    36,437    36,548    36,688    36,791    36,824 
      Participation rate.......................     72.0      72.0      71.7      72.5      72.0      72.1      72.2      72.4      71.9 
    Employed...................................   34,650    35,101    35,117    34,912    35,086    35,142    35,271    35,219    35,264 
      Employment-population ratio..............     69.4      69.1      68.6      69.9      69.4      69.3      69.4      69.3      68.9 
    Unemployed.................................    1,265     1,464     1,575     1,275     1,351     1,405     1,417     1,572     1,559 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.5       4.0       4.3       3.5       3.7       3.8       3.9       4.3       4.2 
                                                                                                                                         
        Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   43,977    44,612    44,677    44,248    45,226    45,459    45,309    44,566    44,993 
      Participation rate.......................     77.5      77.8      77.5      78.0      78.1      78.6      78.4      77.7      78.1 
    Employed...................................   43,080    43,673    43,611    43,363    44,283    44,501    44,376    43,588    43,964 
      Employment-population ratio..............     75.9      76.1      75.7      76.4      76.5      77.0      76.8      76.0      76.3 
    Unemployed.................................      897       939     1,066       885       944       958       933       978     1,029 
      Unemployment rate........................      2.0       2.1       2.4       2.0       2.1       2.1       2.1       2.2       2.3 

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.