Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data

• In 2025, 49% of employed civilians age 25 and older had a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 45% held a bachelor's degree or higher, and 6% had less than a high school diploma or equivalent.
• In 2025, the majority of employed civilians who worked in professional and related occupations (77%) held a bachelor's degree or higher, as well as those in management, business and financial occupations (64%). The top three occupations with a majority of high school diploma or associate's degree holders were installation, maintenance and repair (81%), transportation and material moving (73%), and production (73%).
• In 2025, the top three industries that had a majority of bachelor's degrees or higher were information (62%), educational and health services (60%), and financial activities (60%). The top three industries that had a majority of high school diploma or associate's degree holders were transportation and utilities (67%), wholesale and retail trade (65%), and construction (64%).

The Current Population Survey, sponsored by the Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the primary source of labor force statistics for the nation's population. More information on confidentiality protection, methodology, sampling and nonsampling error, and definitions is available in the technical documentation. All comparative statements in this tip sheet have undergone statistical testing and, unless otherwise noted, all are statistically significant at the 10% significance level.

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