HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
             Educational attainment                                                                                                      
                                                   Sept.     Aug.      Sept.     Sept.     May       June      July      Aug.      Sept. 
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   12,250    12,129    12,177    12,181    12,119    12,178    12,168    12,197    12,161 
      Participation rate.......................     46.6      47.2      47.1      46.3      45.4      45.9      47.8      47.5      47.0 
    Employed...................................   11,397    11,020    11,081    11,271    11,118    11,117    11,135    11,022    10,992 
      Employment-population ratio..............     43.3      42.9      42.9      42.8      41.6      41.9      43.7      42.9      42.5 
    Unemployed.................................      853     1,108     1,097       910     1,001     1,061     1,033     1,175     1,169 
      Unemployment rate........................      7.0       9.1       9.0       7.5       8.3       8.7       8.5       9.6       9.6 
                                                                                                                                         
      High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                              
  Civilian labor force.........................   39,013    38,185    38,415    38,810    38,323    38,170    38,872    38,373    38,313 
      Participation rate.......................     63.3      62.6      62.6      62.9      62.8      62.8      63.5      62.9      62.5 
    Employed...................................   37,398    36,059    36,197    37,036    36,349    36,233    36,854    36,191    35,908 
      Employment-population ratio..............     60.7      59.1      59.0      60.1      59.5      59.6      60.2      59.3      58.6 
    Unemployed.................................    1,615     2,126     2,218     1,774     1,974     1,937     2,018     2,182     2,405 
      Unemployment rate........................      4.1       5.6       5.8       4.6       5.2       5.1       5.2       5.7       6.3 
                                                                                                                                         
        Some college or associate degree                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   36,077    36,768    37,054    36,045    36,791    36,824    36,444    36,685    36,991 
      Participation rate.......................     72.0      71.7      72.0      72.0      72.4      71.9      71.1      71.5      71.9 
    Employed...................................   34,907    34,910    35,253    34,801    35,219    35,264    34,813    34,912    35,129 
      Employment-population ratio..............     69.7      68.0      68.5      69.5      69.3      68.9      67.9      68.0      68.3 
    Unemployed.................................    1,170     1,857     1,802     1,243     1,572     1,559     1,631     1,774     1,862 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.2       5.1       4.9       3.4       4.3       4.2       4.5       4.8       5.0 
                                                                                                                                         
        Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   44,143    45,220    45,140    44,117    44,566    44,993    45,071    45,422    45,200 
      Participation rate.......................     77.5      77.2      77.6      77.5      77.7      78.1      77.2      77.5      77.7 
    Employed...................................   43,248    43,823    43,961    43,253    43,588    43,964    43,993    44,182    44,072 
      Employment-population ratio..............     76.0      74.8      75.5      76.0      76.0      76.3      75.3      75.4      75.7 
    Unemployed.................................      895     1,397     1,178       863       978     1,029     1,078     1,240     1,128 
      Unemployment rate........................      2.0       3.1       2.6       2.0       2.2       2.3       2.4       2.7       2.5 

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.