HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment 2012 2013
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 11,452 11,383 11,446 11,196 11,183 11,251 11,097 11,120 11,125 11,256 11,264 10,999 11,237

Participation rate

 44.9 45.0 46.2 45.5 45.0 45.8 45.3 45.1 45.5 47.2 46.0 44.8 45.0

Employed

 9,966 9,956 9,997 9,852 9,930 9,880 9,753 9,821 9,784 9,999 10,012 9,725 9,993

Employment-population ratio

 39.1 39.3 40.3 40.0 40.0 40.2 39.8 39.8 40.0 41.9 40.9 39.6 40.0

Unemployed

 1,486 1,427 1,449 1,344 1,253 1,371 1,344 1,298 1,341 1,257 1,252 1,274 1,243

Unemployment rate

 13.0 12.5 12.7 12.0 11.2 12.2 12.1 11.7 12.0 11.2 11.1 11.6 11.1


High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,900 36,964 37,014 36,751 36,642 36,735 36,652 36,663 36,557 36,143 36,121 36,200 36,236

Participation rate

 59.5 60.0 59.6 59.9 59.6 60.0 59.4 59.1 58.7 58.1 58.6 58.7 58.9

Employed

 33,883 33,839 33,823 33,560 33,504 33,681 33,677 33,713 33,585 33,289 33,359 33,510 33,572

Employment-population ratio

 54.6 54.9 54.5 54.7 54.5 55.0 54.6 54.3 54.0 53.6 54.1 54.3 54.6

Unemployed

 3,017 3,125 3,191 3,191 3,138 3,054 2,975 2,950 2,972 2,854 2,762 2,689 2,664

Unemployment rate

 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.4


Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 37,178 37,416 37,414 37,433 37,512 37,662 37,274 37,397 37,201 37,291 37,232 37,371 37,470

Participation rate

 69.0 68.8 68.3 68.4 68.6 68.8 68.4 68.7 68.3 68.0 68.1 68.4 68.5

Employed

 34,280 34,680 34,772 34,958 35,076 35,043 34,832 34,831 34,587 34,776 34,845 34,992 35,036

Employment-population ratio

 63.7 63.8 63.5 63.9 64.1 64.0 63.9 64.0 63.5 63.5 63.8 64.1 64.0

Unemployed

 2,898 2,736 2,642 2,476 2,436 2,619 2,442 2,566 2,614 2,515 2,387 2,379 2,435

Unemployment rate

 7.8 7.3 7.1 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.5


Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 48,291 47,959 47,675 48,429 48,508 48,670 48,858 48,859 48,991 49,436 49,236 49,492 49,473

Participation rate

 76.9 76.1 75.8 75.5 75.9 75.3 75.5 75.9 75.8 75.9 75.3 75.6 75.8

Employed

 46,411 45,986 45,711 46,433 46,549 46,851 46,968 46,954 47,172 47,555 47,371 47,563 47,581

Employment-population ratio

 73.9 72.9 72.6 72.4 72.8 72.5 72.6 72.9 72.9 73.0 72.5 72.7 72.9

Unemployed

 1,879 1,973 1,964 1,996 1,959 1,818 1,891 1,905 1,819 1,881 1,865 1,929 1,892

Unemployment rate

 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8

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.

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013