Monday, August 6, 2012

Unemployment by Educational Attainment

The Great Recession continues to depress the employment situation, especially for workers without a college degree.  Courtesy of the BLS, here are the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rates for workers by level of schooling for July 2012:
  • No high school diploma or GED: 12.7%
  • High school graduate: 8.7%
  • Some college: 7.1%
  • College degree or higher 4.1%