Unemployment details · LNS14027662

Unemployment rate: bachelor's degree or higher

As of Sep 2026, the unemployment rate: bachelor's degree or higher stood at 2.5%, a change of -0.2 pt from the month before.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.

Latest (Sep 2026)

2.5%

Change from Aug 2026

-0.2 pt

A year earlier

2.8%

12-month change

-10.7%

2.5% Sep 2026 · Percent

1.8%2.0%2.3%2.5%2.8%3.0%20222023202420252026

Percent. Data from Jan 1992 to Sep 2026 (416 observations).

What it measures

This is the unemployment rate for people 25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree. It is consistently the lowest of the education groups.

Official title
Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 25 Yrs. & over
Units
Percent
Frequency and adjustment
Monthly, seasonally adjusted
Original source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Recent values
DateValueChange
Sep 20262.5%-0.2 pt
Aug 20262.7%0.0 pt
Jul 20262.7%0.0 pt
Jun 20262.7%0.0 pt
May 20262.7%-0.1 pt
Apr 20262.8%0.0 pt
Mar 20262.8%-0.2 pt
Feb 20263.0%0.0 pt
Jan 20263.0%+0.2 pt
Dec 20252.8%-0.1 pt
Nov 20252.9%+0.1 pt
Sep 20252.8%+0.1 pt

Related indicators

Unemployment rate: less than high school

4.3%

Percent · Sep 2026

Unemployment rate

4.2%

Percent · Sep 2026

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Sources

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's Degree and Higher, 25 Yrs. & over [LNS14027662], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14027662, Oct 27, 2026.
  • View LNS14027662 on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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