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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force......................... 11,877 12,545 12,142 12,174 11,997 12,027 12,210 12,363 12,461
Participation rate....................... 46.6 47.0 47.3 47.8 45.7 45.7 45.9 46.3 48.5
Employed................................... 10,897 10,744 10,352 11,124 10,399 10,251 10,321 10,447 10,537
Employment-population ratio.............. 42.8 40.3 40.3 43.7 39.6 38.9 38.8 39.2 41.0
Unemployed................................. 980 1,802 1,790 1,050 1,598 1,776 1,889 1,916 1,925
Unemployment rate........................ 8.3 14.4 14.7 8.6 13.3 14.8 15.5 15.5 15.4
High school graduates, no college (1)
Civilian labor force......................... 38,248 38,208 37,832 38,819 38,434 38,687 38,757 38,694 38,362
Participation rate....................... 62.5 62.4 61.7 63.4 62.3 63.0 63.1 63.2 62.5
Employed................................... 36,211 34,695 34,269 36,757 34,981 35,086 34,881 34,898 34,760
Employment-population ratio.............. 59.2 56.7 55.9 60.1 56.7 57.1 56.8 57.0 56.7
Unemployed................................. 2,037 3,514 3,563 2,062 3,454 3,601 3,875 3,796 3,602
Unemployment rate........................ 5.3 9.2 9.4 5.3 9.0 9.3 10.0 9.8 9.4
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force......................... 36,791 36,546 36,839 36,534 36,921 36,959 36,860 36,646 36,564
Participation rate....................... 71.7 70.8 71.2 71.2 71.8 71.7 71.7 71.0 70.6
Employed................................... 35,035 33,614 33,800 34,855 34,267 34,207 34,013 33,713 33,679
Employment-population ratio.............. 68.3 65.1 65.3 68.0 66.6 66.4 66.2 65.3 65.1
Unemployed................................. 1,756 2,932 3,039 1,679 2,653 2,752 2,847 2,933 2,885
Unemployment rate........................ 4.8 8.0 8.2 4.6 7.2 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.9
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)
Civilian labor force......................... 44,955 45,242 45,751 45,050 45,401 45,442 45,500 45,527 45,691
Participation rate....................... 77.0 77.3 76.9 77.1 78.1 77.7 77.8 77.7 76.8
Employed................................... 43,703 43,048 43,330 43,936 43,431 43,466 43,332 43,368 43,546
Employment-population ratio.............. 74.8 73.5 72.9 75.2 74.7 74.4 74.1 74.1 73.2
Unemployed................................. 1,252 2,194 2,422 1,114 1,970 1,977 2,167 2,158 2,145
Unemployment rate........................ 2.8 4.8 5.3 2.5 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7
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.
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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2009
