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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment 2020 2021 2022 2023
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

9,254 9,015 8,896 9,227 8,890 8,919 9,179 8,880 8,975 9,045 9,139 9,141 9,396

Participation rate

45.9 45.1 43.3 46.2 45.7 45.6 44.3 45.9 45.9 46.9 46.2 47.5 47.9

Employed

8,359 8,188 8,046 8,466 8,353 8,444 8,683 8,358 8,509 8,587 8,615 8,647 8,827

Employment-population ratio

41.4 40.9 39.1 42.3 42.9 43.2 41.9 43.2 43.6 44.5 43.6 44.9 45.0

Unemployed

895 827 850 761 537 475 497 522 466 458 524 494 569

Unemployment rate

9.7 9.2 9.6 8.2 6.0 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.7 5.4 6.1

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

35,234 34,224 34,895 35,221 35,620 36,747 36,122 35,480 35,310 35,895 35,961 36,139 35,725

Participation rate

55.6 54.6 55.6 55.5 55.6 56.6 56.7 56.2 56.0 56.1 56.8 56.6 57.1

Employed

32,434 31,854 32,463 33,120 33,847 35,158 34,772 34,101 33,965 34,534 34,551 34,774 34,257

Employment-population ratio

51.2 50.8 51.7 52.2 52.9 54.1 54.6 54.0 53.9 54.0 54.5 54.5 54.8

Unemployed

2,800 2,370 2,431 2,101 1,773 1,589 1,350 1,379 1,345 1,361 1,410 1,365 1,469

Unemployment rate

7.9 6.9 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.1

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

35,761 35,595 35,910 35,793 35,419 35,440 35,752 35,550 35,822 35,985 35,574 35,836 35,809

Participation rate

62.5 62.8 63.3 63.1 62.7 63.4 63.3 62.7 62.7 63.5 62.9 62.9 62.3

Employed

33,435 33,482 33,804 34,075 34,056 34,222 34,614 34,524 34,729 34,890 34,498 34,738 34,727

Employment-population ratio

58.5 59.1 59.6 60.1 60.3 61.3 61.3 60.9 60.8 61.6 61.0 61.0 60.4

Unemployed

2,325 2,113 2,106 1,719 1,364 1,218 1,138 1,027 1,093 1,095 1,077 1,097 1,082

Unemployment rate

6.5 5.9 5.9 4.8 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

59,769 60,792 60,643 60,654 61,210 61,909 62,025 63,426 63,205 63,313 64,149 64,422 64,417

Participation rate

72.1 72.1 72.3 72.0 72.2 72.8 73.1 72.9 72.7 72.8 73.2 73.4 72.6

Employed

57,331 58,459 58,613 58,949 59,833 60,596 60,780 62,220 61,969 62,027 62,876 63,049 63,052

Employment-population ratio

69.2 69.4 69.9 70.0 70.5 71.2 71.7 71.5 71.3 71.3 71.8 71.8 71.1

Unemployed

2,438 2,333 2,030 1,705 1,377 1,313 1,244 1,205 1,236 1,286 1,273 1,373 1,365

Unemployment rate

4.1 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1

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 data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 05, 2024