Economic News Release

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
             Educational attainment                                                                                                      
                                                   Aug.      July      Aug.      Aug.      Apr.      May       June      July      Aug.  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   12,015    11,877    12,129    12,047    12,095    12,119    12,178    12,168    12,197 
      Participation rate.......................     46.4      46.6      47.2      46.5      45.5      45.4      45.9      47.8      47.5 
    Employed...................................   11,275    10,897    11,020    11,238    11,157    11,118    11,117    11,135    11,022 
      Employment-population ratio..............     43.5      42.8      42.9      43.4      42.0      41.6      41.9      43.7      42.9 
    Unemployed.................................      739       980     1,108       809       938     1,001     1,061     1,033     1,175 
      Unemployment rate........................      6.2       8.3       9.1       6.7       7.8       8.3       8.7       8.5       9.6 
                                                                                                                                         
      High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                              
  Civilian labor force.........................   38,388    38,248    38,185    38,575    37,926    38,323    38,170    38,872    38,373 
      Participation rate.......................     62.7      62.5      62.6      63.0      62.6      62.8      62.8      63.5      62.9 
    Employed...................................   36,781    36,211    36,059    36,888    36,032    36,349    36,233    36,854    36,191 
      Employment-population ratio..............     60.1      59.2      59.1      60.2      59.5      59.5      59.6      60.2      59.3 
    Unemployed.................................    1,607     2,037     2,126     1,687     1,894     1,974     1,937     2,018     2,182 
      Unemployment rate........................      4.2       5.3       5.6       4.4       5.0       5.2       5.1       5.2       5.7 
                                                                                                                                         
        Some college or associate degree                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   35,959    36,791    36,768    36,010    36,688    36,791    36,824    36,444    36,685 
      Participation rate.......................     71.9      71.7      71.7      72.0      72.2      72.4      71.9      71.1      71.5 
    Employed...................................   34,622    35,035    34,910    34,672    35,271    35,219    35,264    34,813    34,912 
      Employment-population ratio..............     69.2      68.3      68.0      69.3      69.4      69.3      68.9      67.9      68.0 
    Unemployed.................................    1,337     1,756     1,857     1,339     1,417     1,572     1,559     1,631     1,774 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.7       4.8       5.1       3.7       3.9       4.3       4.2       4.5       4.8 
                                                                                                                                         
        Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   44,331    44,955    45,220    44,604    45,309    44,566    44,993    45,071    45,422 
      Participation rate.......................     77.0      77.0      77.2      77.5      78.4      77.7      78.1      77.2      77.5 
    Employed...................................   43,314    43,703    43,823    43,688    44,376    43,588    43,964    43,993    44,182 
      Employment-population ratio..............     75.2      74.8      74.8      75.9      76.8      76.0      76.3      75.3      75.4 
    Unemployed.................................    1,017     1,252     1,397       915       933       978     1,029     1,078     1,240 
      Unemployment rate........................      2.3       2.8       3.1       2.1       2.1       2.2       2.3       2.4       2.7 

    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.