Table 8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 to 64 years of age by educational attainment and sex, 2009 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 8. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 to 64 years of age by educational attainment and sex, 2009 annual averages
Educational attainment and sex	Civilian noninstitutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
Total
Total, 25 to 64 years	160,235	126,247	78.8	116,163	72.5	10,084	8.0	33,988
Less than a high school diploma	18,023	11,401	63.3	9,687	53.7	1,714	15.0	6,622
High school graduates, no college	47,718	36,159	75.8	32,591	68.3	3,568	9.9	11,559
Some college or associate's degree	43,955	35,291	80.3	32,480	73.9	2,811	8.0	8,665
College graduates, total	50,539	43,397	85.9	41,406	81.9	1,991	4.6	7,143
Bachelor's degree	33,301	28,350	85.1	26,877	80.7	1,472	5.2	4,951
Master's degree	12,559	10,823	86.2	10,406	82.9	417	3.9	1,736
Professional degree	2,658	2,403	90.4	2,347	88.3	56	2.3	256
Doctoral degree	2,021	1,821	90.1	1,776	87.9	46	2.5	200
Women
Total, 25 to 64 years	81,440	58,787	72.2	54,689	67.2	4,099	7.0	22,653
Less than a high school diploma	8,409	4,118	49.0	3,512	41.8	605	14.7	4,291
High school graduates, no college	23,174	15,711	67.8	14,427	62.3	1,284	8.2	7,463
Some college or associate's degree	23,646	17,804	75.3	16,532	69.9	1,272	7.1	5,842
College graduates, total	26,212	21,154	80.7	20,217	77.1	937	4.4	5,057
Bachelor's degree	17,417	13,867	79.6	13,165	75.6	702	5.1	3,550
Master's degree	6,900	5,659	82.0	5,472	79.3	187	3.3	1,241
Professional degree	1,086	926	85.3	897	82.6	30	3.2	159
Doctoral degree	809	702	86.8	684	84.5	18	2.6	107
Men
Total, 25 to 64 years	78,795	67,460	85.6	61,474	78.0	5,986	8.9	11,335
Less than a high school diploma	9,614	7,283	75.8	6,175	64.2	1,108	15.2	2,331
High school graduates, no college	24,544	20,447	83.3	18,164	74.0	2,284	11.2	4,096
Some college or associate's degree	20,309	17,487	86.1	15,947	78.5	1,539	8.8	2,823
College graduates, total	24,328	22,242	91.4	21,189	87.1	1,054	4.7	2,085
Bachelor's degree	15,884	14,483	91.2	13,713	86.3	771	5.3	1,401
Master's degree	5,659	5,164	91.3	4,934	87.2	230	4.5	495
Professional degree	1,573	1,476	93.9	1,450	92.2	26	1.8	97
Doctoral degree	1,212	1,119	92.3	1,092	90.1	27	2.4	93
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011