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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
Apr.
2012
Mar.
2013
Apr.
2013
Apr.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013
Mar.
2013
Apr.
2013

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

11,490 11,137 11,072 11,379 11,120 11,125 11,256 11,264 10,999

Participation rate

45.7 45.5 45.1 45.3 45.1 45.5 47.2 46.0 44.8

Employed

10,069 9,803 9,810 9,952 9,821 9,784 9,999 10,012 9,725

Employment-population ratio

40.1 40.0 39.9 39.6 39.8 40.0 41.9 40.9 39.6

Unemployed

1,421 1,334 1,262 1,428 1,298 1,341 1,257 1,252 1,274

Unemployment rate

12.4 12.0 11.4 12.5 11.7 12.0 11.2 11.1 11.6

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

36,812 36,090 36,224 36,740 36,663 36,557 36,143 36,121 36,200

Participation rate

59.3 58.5 58.7 59.2 59.1 58.7 58.1 58.6 58.7

Employed

33,959 33,088 33,614 33,825 33,713 33,585 33,289 33,359 33,510

Employment-population ratio

54.7 53.7 54.5 54.5 54.3 54.0 53.6 54.1 54.3

Unemployed

2,852 3,003 2,610 2,915 2,950 2,972 2,854 2,762 2,689

Unemployment rate

7.7 8.3 7.2 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

36,966 37,193 37,058 37,248 37,397 37,201 37,291 37,232 37,371

Participation rate

68.6 68.1 67.8 69.1 68.7 68.3 68.0 68.1 68.4

Employed

34,270 34,813 34,820 34,437 34,831 34,587 34,776 34,845 34,992

Employment-population ratio

63.6 63.7 63.7 63.9 64.0 63.5 63.5 63.8 64.1

Unemployed

2,696 2,380 2,238 2,812 2,566 2,614 2,515 2,387 2,379

Unemployment rate

7.3 6.4 6.0 7.5 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.4

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

48,075 49,560 49,663 47,988 48,859 48,991 49,436 49,236 49,492

Participation rate

76.4 75.8 75.9 76.2 75.9 75.8 75.9 75.3 75.6

Employed

46,310 47,723 47,888 46,065 46,954 47,172 47,555 47,371 47,563

Employment-population ratio

73.6 73.0 73.2 73.2 72.9 72.9 73.0 72.5 72.7

Unemployed

1,765 1,837 1,775 1,923 1,905 1,819 1,881 1,865 1,929

Unemployment rate

3.7 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9

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.

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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013
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