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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
May
2022		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023		 May
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 9,399 9,194 9,381 9,166 8,814 9,165 9,203 9,082 9,140

Participation rate

 45.0 46.9 46.9 43.9 46.0 48.3 46.6 46.3 45.7

Employed

 8,975 8,705 8,907 8,691 8,417 8,629 8,762 8,595 8,621

Employment-population ratio

 43.0 44.4 44.6 41.6 43.9 45.5 44.3 43.8 43.1

Unemployed

 425 489 474 475 397 536 441 487 519

Unemployment rate

 4.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.5 5.8 4.8 5.4 5.7

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 36,088 35,840 36,087 36,040 36,189 35,850 35,680 35,752 36,022

Participation rate

 56.8 56.5 56.9 56.7 56.4 56.0 56.1 56.4 56.8

Employed

 34,826 34,491 34,767 34,684 34,836 34,574 34,246 34,345 34,611

Employment-population ratio

 54.8 54.4 54.9 54.5 54.3 54.0 53.8 54.2 54.6

Unemployed

 1,262 1,349 1,320 1,356 1,353 1,276 1,433 1,407 1,411

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.9

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 35,739 35,685 35,277 35,787 36,082 35,962 35,944 35,668 35,407

Participation rate

 63.4 63.0 62.9 63.5 63.5 63.6 63.6 63.0 63.1

Employed

 34,600 34,730 34,203 34,570 35,046 34,796 34,877 34,650 34,273

Employment-population ratio

 61.4 61.3 61.0 61.3 61.7 61.5 61.8 61.2 61.1

Unemployed

 1,139 955 1,073 1,217 1,036 1,167 1,067 1,018 1,134

Unemployment rate

 3.2 2.7 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 62,162 64,050 64,067 62,347 62,854 63,140 63,632 64,077 64,201

Participation rate

 73.2 73.2 73.0 73.4 72.7 72.3 73.1 73.3 73.1

Employed

 61,069 62,929 62,857 61,125 61,591 61,858 62,355 62,835 62,879

Employment-population ratio

 71.9 71.9 71.6 72.0 71.2 70.9 71.6 71.8 71.6

Unemployed

 1,093 1,120 1,210 1,222 1,263 1,282 1,278 1,241 1,322

Unemployment rate

 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 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 seasonally adjusted 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.
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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2023