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Unemployment rate 3.7 percent for college grads, 6.7 percent for high school grads in March 2021
April 07, 2021
The unemployment rate edged down to 6.0 percent in March 2021. The rate is down considerably from its recent high in April 2020 but is 2.5 percentage points higher than before the pandemic in February 2020. For those with a bachelor’s degree and higher, the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in March, down from a high of 8.4 percent in April 2020.
Unemployment rates for people 25 years and older by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted
Month
Less than a high school diploma
High school graduates, no college
Some college or associate degree
Bachelor's degree and higher
Mar 2011
14.1%
9.7%
7.5%
4.4%
Apr 2011
14.7
9.9
7.5
4.5
May 2011
14.5
9.6
7.8
4.5
Jun 2011
14.4
10.0
8.3
4.3
Jul 2011
14.5
9.1
8.3
4.2
Aug 2011
14.1
9.3
8.3
4.2
Sep 2011
14.3
9.4
8.5
4.2
Oct 2011
13.5
9.4
8.1
4.3
Nov 2011
12.8
8.8
7.7
4.4
Dec 2011
13.7
8.7
7.6
4.1
Jan 2012
13.0
8.5
7.1
4.3
Feb 2012
13.1
8.3
7.2
4.2
Mar 2012
12.8
8.1
7.5
4.1
Apr 2012
12.5
8.0
7.6
4.0
May 2012
12.9
8.3
7.7
3.9
Jun 2012
12.6
8.6
7.3
4.0
Jul 2012
12.4
8.5
7.2
4.1
Aug 2012
11.8
8.6
6.7
4.1
Sep 2012
11.7
8.5
6.6
4.0
Oct 2012
12.1
8.3
6.9
3.7
Nov 2012
12.0
8.0
6.5
3.9
Dec 2012
11.8
8.0
6.9
4.0
Jan 2013
12.0
8.1
6.9
3.8
Feb 2013
11.3
7.9
6.5
3.9
Mar 2013
11.1
7.7
6.3
3.8
Apr 2013
11.6
7.5
6.4
3.9
May 2013
11.0
7.3
6.5
3.9
Jun 2013
10.7
7.7
6.5
3.8
Jul 2013
10.8
7.5
6.1
3.8
Aug 2013
11.1
7.4
6.1
3.4
Sep 2013
10.5
7.6
6.1
3.7
Oct 2013
10.9
7.2
6.4
3.7
Nov 2013
10.7
7.2
6.4
3.4
Dec 2013
9.8
7.0
6.2
3.3
Jan 2014
9.4
6.5
5.9
3.3
Feb 2014
9.8
6.4
6.0
3.4
Mar 2014
9.4
6.3
6.0
3.4
Apr 2014
8.7
6.2
5.7
3.3
May 2014
9.2
6.5
5.5
3.2
Jun 2014
9.2
5.9
5.2
3.3
Jul 2014
9.5
6.1
5.3
3.1
Aug 2014
9.2
6.1
5.3
3.2
Sep 2014
8.5
5.4
5.4
2.9
Oct 2014
8.1
5.7
4.9
3.0
Nov 2014
8.6
5.7
4.9
3.2
Dec 2014
8.6
5.3
5.0
2.8
Jan 2015
8.3
5.4
5.2
2.8
Feb 2015
8.2
5.4
5.0
2.7
Mar 2015
8.6
5.3
4.8
2.4
Apr 2015
8.4
5.5
4.7
2.7
May 2015
8.7
5.8
4.4
2.8
Jun 2015
8.2
5.4
4.2
2.5
Jul 2015
8.3
5.5
4.3
2.5
Aug 2015
7.9
5.5
4.3
2.4
Sep 2015
7.9
5.3
4.3
2.5
Oct 2015
7.6
5.2
4.4
2.5
Nov 2015
6.8
5.4
4.4
2.5
Dec 2015
6.4
5.6
4.1
2.5
Jan 2016
7.1
5.1
4.3
2.5
Feb 2016
7.0
5.1
4.3
2.5
Mar 2016
7.3
5.3
4.1
2.6
Apr 2016
7.6
5.5
4.2
2.5
May 2016
7.4
5.1
3.9
2.5
Jun 2016
7.6
5.1
4.1
2.5
Jul 2016
6.5
5.1
4.2
2.4
Aug 2016
7.4
5.0
4.2
2.6
Sep 2016
8.7
5.2
4.2
2.5
Oct 2016
7.5
5.5
3.9
2.6
Nov 2016
7.9
5.0
3.9
2.4
Dec 2016
7.5
5.1
3.8
2.5
Jan 2017
7.4
5.2
3.8
2.5
Feb 2017
7.7
4.8
4.0
2.4
Mar 2017
6.5
4.8
3.6
2.4
Apr 2017
6.4
4.6
3.7
2.5
May 2017
6.2
4.8
4.1
2.4
Jun 2017
6.5
4.6
3.7
2.3
Jul 2017
7.1
4.5
3.7
2.3
Aug 2017
6.1
5.1
3.7
2.4
Sep 2017
6.9
4.4
3.6
2.3
Oct 2017
6.0
4.3
3.7
2.1
Nov 2017
5.2
4.4
3.7
2.1
Dec 2017
6.3
4.2
3.6
2.2
Jan 2018
5.5
4.4
3.4
2.1
Feb 2018
5.7
4.3
3.5
2.2
Mar 2018
5.4
4.2
3.5
2.2
Apr 2018
5.8
4.3
3.4
2.1
May 2018
5.3
4.0
3.3
2.1
Jun 2018
5.5
4.2
3.3
2.3
Jul 2018
5.0
4.1
3.1
2.2
Aug 2018
5.6
3.9
3.5
2.0
Sep 2018
5.8
3.8
3.2
2.0
Oct 2018
6.0
4.1
3.1
2.0
Nov 2018
5.7
3.6
3.2
2.2
Dec 2018
5.9
3.8
3.4
2.2
Jan 2019
5.8
3.6
3.4
2.4
Feb 2019
5.4
3.6
3.1
2.2
Mar 2019
5.8
3.6
3.3
2.0
Apr 2019
5.3
3.5
3.1
2.1
May 2019
5.2
3.6
2.8
2.2
Jun 2019
5.3
4.0
3.0
2.1
Jul 2019
5.0
3.6
3.1
2.2
Aug 2019
5.4
3.6
3.0
2.1
Sep 2019
5.0
3.6
2.9
2.0
Oct 2019
5.7
3.8
2.9
2.1
Nov 2019
5.4
3.8
3.0
2.0
Dec 2019
5.3
3.7
2.8
1.9
Jan 2020
5.7
3.7
2.7
2.0
Feb 2020
5.8
3.5
3.0
1.9
Mar 2020
6.9
4.3
3.7
2.5
Apr 2020
21.0
17.3
15.0
8.4
May 2020
19.6
15.3
13.2
7.4
Jun 2020
16.4
12.2
10.9
6.9
Jul 2020
15.1
10.8
9.9
6.7
Aug 2020
12.6
9.8
8.0
5.3
Sep 2020
10.7
9.0
8.1
4.7
Oct 2020
9.9
8.1
6.6
4.2
Nov 2020
9.2
7.8
6.3
4.2
Dec 2020
9.8
7.8
6.3
3.8
Jan 2021
9.1
7.1
6.2
4.0
Feb 2021
10.1
7.2
5.9
3.8
Mar 2021
8.2
6.7
5.9
3.7
The unemployment rate for those with some college or an associate degree was 5.9 percent in March 2021, down from a high of 15.0 percent in April 2020. For high school graduates with no college, the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in March 2021, down from a high of 17.3 percent in April 2020. For those without a high school diploma, the unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in March 2021, down from a high of 21.0 percent in April 2020.
United States Department of Labor
