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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    
 
 
    Aug 2017
Name Aug 2017 Jul 2017 Aug 2016 Units
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force 		10,565 10,570 10,789 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		46.2 47.3 46.4 %
Employed 		9,933 9,842 10,006 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		43.4 44 43 %
Unemployed 		632 728 783 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		6.0 6.9 7.3 %
High school graduates, no college
Civilian labor force 		35,931 35,648 35,796 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		57.6 57.7 57.1 %
Employed 		34,106 34,038 33,984 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		54.7 55.1 54.2 %
Unemployed 		1,825 1,610 1,812 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		5.1 4.5 5.1 %
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force 		37,388 37,475 37,612 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		65.9 65.4 66.6 %
Employed 		35,978 36,077 36,023 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		63.4 63 63.8 %
Unemployed 		1,411 1,397 1,589 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		3.8 3.7 4.2 %
Bachelor's degree and higher
Civilian labor force 		55,595 55,696 54,053 Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		73.9 73.7 74.1 %
Employed 		54,250 54,378 52,600 Thous. of Persons
Employment-population ratio 		72.1 72 72.1 %
Unemployed 		1,345 1,318 1,453 Thous. of Persons
Unemployment rate 		2.4 2.4 2.7 %
   

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