Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
Educational attainment | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
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Sept. 2011 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
Sept. 2011 |
May 2012 |
June 2012 |
July 2012 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
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Less than a high school diploma |
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Civilian labor force |
11,840 | 11,163 | 11,337 | 11,746 | 11,451 | 11,384 | 11,472 | 11,179 | 11,199 |
Participation rate |
46.9 | 45.3 | 45.6 | 46.5 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 46.3 | 45.4 | 45.1 |
Employed |
10,303 | 9,922 | 10,155 | 10,108 | 9,960 | 9,952 | 10,012 | 9,833 | 9,932 |
Employment-population ratio |
40.8 | 40.3 | 40.9 | 40.0 | 39.1 | 39.3 | 40.4 | 39.9 | 40.0 |
Unemployed |
1,536 | 1,241 | 1,182 | 1,638 | 1,491 | 1,431 | 1,460 | 1,346 | 1,267 |
Unemployment rate |
13.0 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.3 |
High school graduates, no college(1) |
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Civilian labor force |
37,210 | 36,356 | 36,513 | 37,290 | 36,924 | 36,984 | 37,047 | 36,703 | 36,627 |
Participation rate |
60.4 | 59.3 | 59.4 | 60.5 | 59.5 | 60.0 | 59.7 | 59.9 | 59.5 |
Employed |
33,841 | 33,298 | 33,513 | 33,711 | 33,928 | 33,869 | 33,838 | 33,486 | 33,455 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.9 | 54.3 | 54.5 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 54.5 | 54.6 | 54.4 |
Unemployed |
3,369 | 3,058 | 3,000 | 3,579 | 2,996 | 3,116 | 3,209 | 3,217 | 3,172 |
Unemployment rate |
9.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
Some college or associate degree |
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Civilian labor force |
37,172 | 37,479 | 37,788 | 37,070 | 37,079 | 37,451 | 37,398 | 37,375 | 37,622 |
Participation rate |
69.5 | 68.5 | 69.1 | 69.3 | 68.8 | 68.9 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 68.8 |
Employed |
34,072 | 34,914 | 35,346 | 33,963 | 34,155 | 34,639 | 34,729 | 34,895 | 35,191 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.7 | 63.8 | 64.6 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.8 | 64.3 |
Unemployed |
3,101 | 2,565 | 2,443 | 3,106 | 2,924 | 2,812 | 2,669 | 2,480 | 2,431 |
Unemployment rate |
8.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
Bachelor's degree and higher(2) |
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Civilian labor force |
47,021 | 48,413 | 48,576 | 46,923 | 48,232 | 47,923 | 47,697 | 48,404 | 48,469 |
Participation rate |
76.4 | 75.5 | 76.0 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 76.0 | 75.8 | 75.5 | 75.9 |
Employed |
45,048 | 46,253 | 46,633 | 44,936 | 46,355 | 45,949 | 45,732 | 46,400 | 46,503 |
Employment-population ratio |
73.2 | 72.1 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.8 | 72.9 | 72.7 | 72.4 | 72.8 |
Unemployed |
1,973 | 2,160 | 1,943 | 1,986 | 1,877 | 1,973 | 1,965 | 2,004 | 1,966 |
Unemployment rate |
4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |