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.