Unemployment rate 	Education attained		Median weekly earnings
in 2008 (Percent)			 		in 2008 (Dollars)

2.0%			Doctoral degree			$1,555
1.7			Professional degree		 1,522
2.4			Master's degree			 1,228
2.8			Bachelor's degree		   978
3.7			Associate degree		   736
5.1			Some college, no degree		   645
5.7			High-school graduate		   591
9.0			Less than a high school diploma	   426


Note: Data are 2008 annual averages for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.		

BLS has some data on the employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over 
by educational	attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic origin online.		

The Bureau of the Census also has some data on the educational attainment online.