Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
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 Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force......................... 12,250 12,129 12,177 12,181 12,119 12,178 12,168 12,197 12,161 Participation rate....................... 46.6 47.2 47.1 46.3 45.4 45.9 47.8 47.5 47.0 Employed................................... 11,397 11,020 11,081 11,271 11,118 11,117 11,135 11,022 10,992 Employment-population ratio.............. 43.3 42.9 42.9 42.8 41.6 41.9 43.7 42.9 42.5 Unemployed................................. 853 1,108 1,097 910 1,001 1,061 1,033 1,175 1,169 Unemployment rate........................ 7.0 9.1 9.0 7.5 8.3 8.7 8.5 9.6 9.6 High school graduates, no college (1) Civilian labor force......................... 39,013 38,185 38,415 38,810 38,323 38,170 38,872 38,373 38,313 Participation rate....................... 63.3 62.6 62.6 62.9 62.8 62.8 63.5 62.9 62.5 Employed................................... 37,398 36,059 36,197 37,036 36,349 36,233 36,854 36,191 35,908 Employment-population ratio.............. 60.7 59.1 59.0 60.1 59.5 59.6 60.2 59.3 58.6 Unemployed................................. 1,615 2,126 2,218 1,774 1,974 1,937 2,018 2,182 2,405 Unemployment rate........................ 4.1 5.6 5.8 4.6 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.7 6.3 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force......................... 36,077 36,768 37,054 36,045 36,791 36,824 36,444 36,685 36,991 Participation rate....................... 72.0 71.7 72.0 72.0 72.4 71.9 71.1 71.5 71.9 Employed................................... 34,907 34,910 35,253 34,801 35,219 35,264 34,813 34,912 35,129 Employment-population ratio.............. 69.7 68.0 68.5 69.5 69.3 68.9 67.9 68.0 68.3 Unemployed................................. 1,170 1,857 1,802 1,243 1,572 1,559 1,631 1,774 1,862 Unemployment rate........................ 3.2 5.1 4.9 3.4 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.0 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) Civilian labor force......................... 44,143 45,220 45,140 44,117 44,566 44,993 45,071 45,422 45,200 Participation rate....................... 77.5 77.2 77.6 77.5 77.7 78.1 77.2 77.5 77.7 Employed................................... 43,248 43,823 43,961 43,253 43,588 43,964 43,993 44,182 44,072 Employment-population ratio.............. 76.0 74.8 75.5 76.0 76.0 76.3 75.3 75.4 75.7 Unemployed................................. 895 1,397 1,178 863 978 1,029 1,078 1,240 1,128 Unemployment rate........................ 2.0 3.1 2.6 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.5 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.
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