HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment 2010 2011 2012 2013
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

 11,837 12,104 11,810 11,728 11,495 11,498 11,697 11,698 11,463 11,405 11,275 11,156 11,215

Participation rate

 46.4 45.8 46.5 46.3 45.7 45.3 46.7 46.9 46.1 45.1 45.5 45.4 46.2

Employed

 10,034 10,349 10,114 9,939 9,882 9,828 10,024 10,127 9,989 9,958 9,926 9,818 9,932

Employment-population ratio

 39.3 39.2 39.8 39.2 39.3 38.7 40.0 40.6 40.2 39.3 40.1 39.9 40.9

Unemployed

 1,803 1,755 1,697 1,789 1,613 1,670 1,672 1,571 1,474 1,447 1,349 1,338 1,283

Unemployment rate

 15.2 14.5 14.4 15.3 14.0 14.5 14.3 13.4 12.9 12.7 12.0 12.0 11.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

 38,591 38,349 38,124 37,875 37,494 37,495 37,298 37,093 36,737 36,868 36,803 36,683 36,274

Participation rate

 61.9 61.9 61.8 60.9 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.1 59.2 59.6 59.7 59.5 58.5

Employed

 34,500 34,249 34,326 34,121 33,910 33,827 33,813 33,757 33,708 33,849 33,629 33,690 33,411

Employment-population ratio

 55.3 55.3 55.6 54.9 54.6 54.4 54.8 54.7 54.3 54.7 54.6 54.6 53.9

Unemployed

 4,092 4,101 3,799 3,754 3,584 3,668 3,485 3,337 3,030 3,019 3,173 2,993 2,863

Unemployment rate

 10.6 10.7 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.3 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.6 8.2 7.9

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

 36,657 36,739 36,918 37,062 36,678 36,744 36,936 36,983 37,275 37,281 37,453 37,444 37,241

Participation rate

 70.9 71.0 70.3 70.1 69.7 69.7 69.2 69.0 69.2 69.0 68.4 68.7 68.2

Employed

 33,592 33,707 33,746 33,972 33,799 33,843 33,883 34,081 34,532 34,465 34,935 34,902 34,736

Employment-population ratio

 64.9 65.1 64.2 64.3 64.2 64.2 63.4 63.6 64.1 63.8 63.8 64.0 63.6

Unemployed

 3,066 3,032 3,172 3,090 2,879 2,901 3,053 2,902 2,743 2,815 2,518 2,542 2,505

Unemployment rate

 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.9 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.6 6.7 6.8 6.7

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

 45,710 45,895 46,113 46,295 46,535 46,904 46,833 47,128 47,836 48,079 48,204 48,796 49,221

Participation rate

 76.9 77.2 76.2 76.6 76.6 77.0 76.2 76.0 76.0 76.4 75.7 75.6 75.7

Employed

 43,488 43,775 44,007 44,072 44,538 44,809 44,839 45,111 45,845 46,154 46,231 46,924 47,366

Employment-population ratio

 73.2 73.6 72.8 72.9 73.3 73.6 72.9 72.7 72.9 73.3 72.6 72.7 72.8

Unemployed

 2,223 2,120 2,106 2,224 1,997 2,096 1,994 2,016 1,991 1,925 1,973 1,871 1,855

Unemployment rate

 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.8

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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2013