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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 2019
Name Aug 2019 Jul 2019 Aug 2018 Units
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force 		10,062 9,812 10,307 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		47.3 46.3 46.3 %
Employed 		9,585 9,358 9,790 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		45.0 44.2 44.0 %
Unemployed 		477 455 516 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		4.7 4.6 5.0 %
High school graduates, no college
Civilian labor force 		36,554 36,303 36,344 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		57.7 57.5 57.6 %
Employed 		35,252 35,005 34,919 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		55.6 55.5 55.4 %
Unemployed 		1,302 1,297 1,425 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.6 3.6 3.9 %
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force 		37,404 37,213 36,930 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		65.1 65.0 64.9 %
Employed 		36,191 35,982 35,552 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		63.0 62.8 62.5 %
Unemployed 		1,213 1,230 1,378 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.2 3.3 3.7 %
Bachelor's degree and higher
Civilian labor force 		58,295 58,303 57,237 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		73.2 73.0 73.5 %
Employed 		56,891 56,844 55,906 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		71.5 71.1 71.8 %
Unemployed 		1,405 1,459 1,331 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		2.4 2.5 2.3 %
   

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