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                                                                                                      
                                                   Oct.     Sept.      Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.     Sept.      Oct.  
                                                   2007     2008       2008      2007      2008      2008      2008     2008       2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   11,895    12,177    12,137    12,133    12,178    12,168    12,197    12,161    12,391 
      Participation rate.......................     46.4      47.1      47.4      47.3      45.9      47.8      47.5      47.0      48.3 
    Employed...................................   11,116    11,081    11,007    11,238    11,117    11,135    11,022    10,992    11,118 
      Employment-population ratio..............     43.3      42.9      42.9      43.8      41.9      43.7      42.9      42.5      43.4 
    Unemployed.................................      779     1,097     1,130       895     1,061     1,033     1,175     1,169     1,273 
      Unemployment rate........................      6.5       9.0       9.3       7.4       8.7       8.5       9.6       9.6      10.3 
                                                                                                                                         
      High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                              
  Civilian labor force.........................   38,654    38,415    38,571    38,625    38,170    38,872    38,373    38,313    38,467 
      Participation rate.......................     62.9      62.6      62.8      62.8      62.8      63.5      62.9      62.5      62.6 
    Employed...................................   37,031    36,197    36,314    36,838    36,233    36,854    36,191    35,908    36,028 
      Employment-population ratio..............     60.2      59.0      59.1      59.9      59.6      60.2      59.3      58.6      58.7 
    Unemployed.................................    1,623     2,218     2,257     1,787     1,937     2,018     2,182     2,405     2,439 
      Unemployment rate........................      4.2       5.8       5.9       4.6       5.1       5.2       5.7       6.3       6.3 
                                                                                                                                         
        Some college or associate degree                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   36,715    37,054    37,065    36,218    36,824    36,444    36,685    36,991    36,723 
      Participation rate.......................     72.2      72.0      72.0      71.2      71.9      71.1      71.5      71.9      71.3 
    Employed...................................   35,502    35,253    35,208    34,939    35,264    34,813    34,912    35,129    34,797 
      Employment-population ratio..............     69.8      68.5      68.4      68.7      68.9      67.9      68.0      68.3      67.6 
    Unemployed.................................    1,213     1,802     1,857     1,279     1,559     1,631     1,774     1,862     1,926 
      Unemployment rate........................      3.3       4.9       5.0       3.5       4.2       4.5       4.8       5.0       5.2 
                                                                                                                                         
        Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   44,430    45,140    45,639    44,200    44,993    45,071    45,422    45,200    45,540 
      Participation rate.......................     77.6      77.6      78.0      77.2      78.1      77.2      77.5      77.7      77.8 
    Employed...................................   43,530    43,961    44,257    43,261    43,964    43,993    44,182    44,072    44,129 
      Employment-population ratio..............     76.1      75.5      75.6      75.6      76.3      75.3      75.4      75.7      75.4 
    Unemployed.................................      900     1,178     1,382       939     1,029     1,078     1,240     1,128     1,411 
      Unemployment rate........................      2.0       2.6       3.0       2.1       2.3       2.4       2.7       2.5       3.1 

    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.