Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
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
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force......................... 12,137 12,262 11,849 12,390 12,363 12,461 12,360 12,303 12,182
Participation rate....................... 47.4 47.1 46.0 48.3 46.3 48.5 47.5 47.3 47.3
Employed................................... 11,007 10,580 10,194 11,106 10,447 10,537 10,432 10,462 10,289
Employment-population ratio.............. 42.9 40.6 39.6 43.3 39.2 41.0 40.1 40.2 40.0
Unemployed................................. 1,130 1,682 1,655 1,284 1,916 1,925 1,928 1,841 1,893
Unemployment rate........................ 9.3 13.7 14.0 10.4 15.5 15.4 15.6 15.0 15.5
High school graduates, no college (1)
Civilian labor force......................... 38,571 37,957 37,729 38,428 38,694 38,362 38,184 38,098 37,898
Participation rate....................... 62.8 61.9 61.5 62.6 63.2 62.5 62.0 62.1 61.8
Employed................................... 36,314 34,147 33,884 35,939 34,898 34,760 34,469 33,994 33,659
Employment-population ratio.............. 59.1 55.7 55.3 58.5 57.0 56.7 56.0 55.4 54.9
Unemployed................................. 2,257 3,810 3,846 2,489 3,796 3,602 3,715 4,105 4,239
Unemployment rate........................ 5.9 10.0 10.2 6.5 9.8 9.4 9.7 10.8 11.2
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force......................... 37,065 36,693 37,047 36,820 36,646 36,564 36,601 36,665 36,890
Participation rate....................... 72.0 70.6 71.1 71.5 71.0 70.6 71.2 70.6 70.8
Employed................................... 35,208 33,704 33,909 34,867 33,713 33,679 33,608 33,539 33,588
Employment-population ratio.............. 68.4 64.9 65.1 67.7 65.3 65.1 65.4 64.5 64.5
Unemployed................................. 1,857 2,989 3,138 1,954 2,933 2,885 2,993 3,126 3,303
Unemployment rate........................ 5.0 8.1 8.5 5.3 8.0 7.9 8.2 8.5 9.0
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)
Civilian labor force......................... 45,639 45,958 46,550 45,454 45,527 45,691 45,840 45,928 46,302
Participation rate....................... 78.0 77.4 77.8 77.7 77.7 76.8 77.0 77.4 77.4
Employed................................... 44,257 43,676 44,431 44,044 43,368 43,546 43,686 43,696 44,110
Employment-population ratio.............. 75.6 73.6 74.3 75.3 74.1 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.7
Unemployed................................. 1,382 2,283 2,120 1,410 2,158 2,145 2,154 2,231 2,192
Unemployment rate........................ 3.0 5.0 4.6 3.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.7
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: November 06, 2009
