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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    
 
 
    May 2018
Name May 2018 Apr 2018 May 2017 Units
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force 		10,519 10,438 10,620 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		46.4 46.6 46.5 %
Employed 		10,035 9,836 10,038 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		44.2 43.9 43.9 %
Unemployed 		484 603 582 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		4.6 5.8 5.5 %
High school graduates, no college
Civilian labor force 		35,886 35,538 36,127 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		57.5 57.0 57.9 %
Employed 		34,585 34,086 34,535 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		55.4 54.7 55.4 %
Unemployed 		1,301 1,451 1,592 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.6 4.1 4.4 %
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force 		37,732 38,056 37,187 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		65.4 65.6 65.4 %
Employed 		36,596 36,818 35,786 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		63.4 63.5 63 %
Unemployed 		1,135 1,238 1,401 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.0 3.3 3.8 %
Bachelor's degree and higher
Civilian labor force 		56,850 56,823 55,146 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		74.2 74.2 74 %
Employed 		55,809 55,735 53,978 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		72.8 72.8 72.4 %
Unemployed 		1,040 1,088 1,168 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		1.8 1.9 2.1 %
   

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