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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment:
Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

   
    Jan 1992    
 
 
    Aug 2017
Name Aug 2017 Jul 2017 Aug 2016 Units
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force 		10,499 10,403 10,648 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		45.9 46.5 45.8 %
Employed 		9,924 9,695 9,922 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		43.4 43.4 42.7 %
Unemployed 		575 708 726 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		5.5 6.8 6.8 %
High school graduates, no college
Civilian labor force 		36,098 35,451 36,029 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		57.9 57.4 57.5 %
Employed 		34,278 33,852 34,231 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		55 54.8 54.6 %
Unemployed 		1,821 1,599 1,798 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		5.0 4.5 5.0 %
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force 		37,076 37,485 37,381 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		65.3 65.4 66.2 %
Employed 		35,617 36,033 35,743 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		62.7 62.9 63.3 %
Unemployed 		1,458 1,451 1,638 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.9 3.9 4.4 %
Bachelor's degree and higher
Civilian labor force 		55,222 55,465 53,645 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		73.4 73.4 73.5 %
Employed 		53,720 54,000 52,032 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		71.4 71.5 71.3 %
Unemployed 		1,503 1,465 1,613 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		2.7 2.6 3.0 %
   

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