Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
[Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Educational attainment	Jan. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012	Jan. 2011	Sept. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	11,437	11,723	11,374	11,392	11,746	11,760	11,713	11,688	11,469
Participation rate	45.3	46.8	45.3	45.1	46.5	47.4	47.0	46.7	45.6
Employed	9,545	10,043	9,669	9,761	10,108	10,141	10,161	10,080	9,968
Employment-population ratio	37.8	40.1	38.5	38.6	40.0	40.8	40.8	40.3	39.7
Unemployed	1,892	1,680	1,705	1,631	1,638	1,619	1,552	1,608	1,501
Unemployment rate	16.5	14.3	15.0	14.3	13.9	13.8	13.3	13.8	13.1

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	37,747	37,114	37,002	37,495	37,290	37,368	37,089	36,902	36,850
Participation rate	60.7	60.1	59.8	60.2	60.5	60.5	60.3	59.8	59.6
Employed	33,724	33,876	33,494	33,958	33,711	33,828	33,807	33,684	33,737
Employment-population ratio	54.2	54.9	54.2	54.6	54.7	54.8	54.9	54.5	54.6
Unemployed	4,023	3,237	3,508	3,537	3,579	3,540	3,282	3,218	3,113
Unemployment rate	10.7	8.7	9.5	9.4	9.6	9.5	8.8	8.7	8.4

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,701	37,040	37,240	36,796	37,070	36,984	36,816	37,024	37,214
Participation rate	70.0	69.1	69.3	70.2	69.3	69.2	68.5	69.1	69.2
Employed	33,591	34,299	34,435	33,827	33,963	33,941	34,009	34,167	34,525
Employment-population ratio	64.0	64.0	64.0	64.5	63.5	63.5	63.3	63.7	64.2
Unemployed	3,109	2,740	2,804	2,969	3,106	3,043	2,807	2,857	2,689
Unemployment rate	8.5	7.4	7.5	8.1	8.4	8.2	7.6	7.7	7.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	46,288	47,102	47,510	46,296	46,923	47,006	47,117	47,131	47,481
Participation rate	76.4	76.0	75.7	76.4	76.3	75.8	75.9	76.0	75.6
Employed	44,226	45,228	45,402	44,344	44,936	44,960	45,058	45,201	45,492
Employment-population ratio	73.0	73.0	72.3	73.2	73.0	72.5	72.6	72.9	72.4
Unemployed	2,062	1,873	2,108	1,952	1,986	2,046	2,059	1,930	1,989
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.1	4.2
Footnotes (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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economic News Release

Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

Table of Contents