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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
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.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012