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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment:
Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted

   
    Jan 1992    
 
 
    May 2018
Name May 2018 Apr 2018 May 2017 Units
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force 		10,242 10,285 10,327 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		45.2 45.9 45.2 %
Employed 		9,688 9,683 9,684 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		42.7 43.3 42.4 %
Unemployed 		554 602 643 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		5.4 5.9 6.2 %
High school graduates, no college
Civilian labor force 		35,702 35,468 35,982 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		57.2 56.9 57.7 %
Employed 		34,306 33,940 34,296 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		54.9 54.5 55 %
Unemployed 		1,395 1,528 1,685 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.9 4.3 4.7 %
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force 		37,921 37,944 37,425 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		65.7 65.5 65.9 %
Employed 		36,694 36,629 35,929 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		63.6 63.2 63.2 %
Unemployed 		1,228 1,315 1,496 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.2 3.5 4.0 %
Bachelor's degree and higher
Civilian labor force 		56,739 56,794 55,089 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		74.1 74.2 73.9 %
Employed 		55,593 55,616 53,812 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		72.6 72.6 72.2 %
Unemployed 		1,147 1,178 1,277 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		2.0 2.1 2.3 %
   

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