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 Mar. Feb. Mar. Mar. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force......................... 12,032 11,898 12,102 12,043 12,185 12,108 12,024 11,955 11,997 Participation rate....................... 45.9 46.1 46.1 46.0 47.2 46.4 45.9 46.4 45.7 Employed................................... 10,894 10,097 10,220 11,050 10,899 10,793 10,577 10,445 10,399 Employment-population ratio.............. 41.6 39.2 38.9 42.2 42.2 41.4 40.4 40.5 39.6 Unemployed................................. 1,138 1,801 1,882 993 1,286 1,315 1,446 1,510 1,598 Unemployment rate........................ 9.5 15.1 15.5 8.2 10.6 10.9 12.0 12.6 13.3 High school graduates, no college (1) Civilian labor force......................... 38,148 38,497 38,516 38,021 38,271 38,656 38,675 38,463 38,434 Participation rate....................... 62.7 62.3 62.4 62.4 62.3 62.5 62.4 62.2 62.3 Employed................................... 36,027 34,791 34,661 36,099 35,643 35,683 35,599 35,270 34,981 Employment-population ratio.............. 59.2 56.3 56.2 59.3 58.1 57.6 57.4 57.1 56.7 Unemployed................................. 2,121 3,706 3,854 1,922 2,628 2,972 3,075 3,193 3,454 Unemployment rate........................ 5.6 9.6 10.0 5.1 6.9 7.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force......................... 36,489 37,267 36,872 36,528 37,120 37,049 36,693 37,362 36,921 Participation rate....................... 72.0 71.9 71.7 72.0 71.6 72.0 72.0 72.1 71.8 Employed................................... 34,990 34,421 34,011 35,099 35,077 34,969 34,433 34,738 34,267 Employment-population ratio.............. 69.0 66.4 66.1 69.2 67.7 68.0 67.6 67.1 66.6 Unemployed................................. 1,498 2,846 2,861 1,428 2,043 2,080 2,260 2,624 2,653 Unemployment rate........................ 4.1 7.6 7.8 3.9 5.5 5.6 6.2 7.0 7.2 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) Civilian labor force......................... 45,375 45,078 45,304 45,377 45,232 45,182 45,208 45,027 45,401 Participation rate....................... 78.5 77.7 77.9 78.5 77.7 77.9 77.8 77.6 78.1 Employed................................... 44,451 43,190 43,377 44,410 43,794 43,517 43,474 43,177 43,431 Employment-population ratio.............. 76.9 74.5 74.6 76.8 75.3 75.0 74.8 74.4 74.7 Unemployed................................. 923 1,888 1,927 967 1,438 1,665 1,735 1,850 1,970 Unemployment rate........................ 2.0 4.2 4.3 2.1 3.2 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.3 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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