| UNEMPLOMENT RATE BY EDUCATION LEVEL - Civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment | |||||||||
| Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||
| Dec. 2007 | Nov. 2008 | Dec. 2008 | Dec. 2007 | Aug. 2008 | Sept. 2008 | Oct. 2008 | Nov. 2008 | Dec. 2008 | |
| Less than a high school diploma | 8.2 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| High school graduates (no college) | 4.7 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Some college or associate degree | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t04.htm | |||||||||