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






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




	Jan.
2009		
	Dec.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		
	Jan.
2009		
	Sept.
2009		
	Oct.
2009		
	Nov.
2009		
	Dec.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		








	
Less than a high school diploma

				





	
Civilian labor force

	12,192
	12,015
	12,014
	12,038
	12,263
	12,155
	12,003
	11,977
	11,835





	
Participation rate

	46.6
	45.7
	46.1
	46.0
	47.1
	47.2
	46.3
	45.6
	45.4





	
Employed

	10,437
	10,123
	9,898
	10,547
	10,426
	10,272
	10,202
	10,144
	10,033





	
Employment-population ratio

	39.9
	38.5
	38.0
	40.3
	40.0
	39.9
	39.3
	38.6
	38.5





	
Unemployed

	1,755
	1,892
	2,116
	1,491
	1,837
	1,883
	1,802
	1,833
	1,802





	
Unemployment rate

	14.4
	15.7
	17.6
	12.4
	15.0
	15.5
	15.0
	15.3
	15.2





	




	
High school graduates, no college(1)

				





	
Civilian labor force

	39,009
	37,808
	38,285
	38,582
	38,059
	37,917
	37,759
	37,607
	37,738





	
Participation rate

	62.9
	61.7
	62.0
	62.2
	62.0
	61.8
	61.6
	61.4
	61.1





	
Employed

	35,394
	33,803
	33,879
	35,467
	33,956
	33,674
	33,851
	33,649
	33,920





	
Employment-population ratio

	57.1
	55.2
	54.8
	57.2
	55.3
	54.9
	55.2
	55.0
	54.9





	
Unemployed

	3,616
	4,005
	4,406
	3,115
	4,104
	4,243
	3,908
	3,958
	3,818





	
Unemployment rate

	9.3
	10.6
	11.5
	8.1
	10.8
	11.2
	10.4
	10.5
	10.1





	




	
Some college or associate degree

				





	
Civilian labor force

	36,366
	36,796
	36,584
	36,740
	36,732
	36,899
	36,946
	36,892
	36,761





	
Participation rate

	71.4
	70.4
	71.1
	72.1
	70.7
	70.9
	70.4
	70.6
	71.5





	
Employed

	33,870
	33,660
	33,292
	34,395
	33,583
	33,596
	33,629
	33,560
	33,629





	
Employment-population ratio

	66.5
	64.4
	64.7
	67.5
	64.6
	64.5
	64.1
	64.2
	65.4





	
Unemployed

	2,496
	3,135
	3,292
	2,345
	3,149
	3,303
	3,318
	3,332
	3,132





	
Unemployment rate

	6.9
	8.5
	9.0
	6.4
	8.6
	9.0
	9.0
	9.0
	8.5





	




	
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

				





	
Civilian labor force

	45,132
	45,927
	45,925
	45,126
	45,910
	46,316
	45,992
	45,994
	45,939





	
Participation rate

	77.6
	77.2
	77.0
	77.6
	77.3
	77.4
	77.4
	77.3
	77.0





	
Employed

	43,269
	43,752
	43,574
	43,352
	43,686
	44,116
	43,743
	43,707
	43,704





	
Employment-population ratio

	74.4
	73.5
	73.1
	74.6
	73.6
	73.7
	73.6
	73.4
	73.3





	
Unemployed

	1,863
	2,175
	2,351
	1,774
	2,224
	2,200
	2,249
	2,288
	2,235





	
Unemployment rate

	4.1
	4.7
	5.1
	3.9
	4.8
	4.7
	4.9
	5.0
	4.9









	

		Footnotes

		(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.

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Last Modified Date: February 05, 2010