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Month
	Less than a high school diploma
	High school graduates, no college
	Some college or associate degree
	Bachelor's degree and higherApr 2004
	8.6
	5.3
	4.1
	2.9May 2004
	8.8
	5.1
	4.0
	2.9June 2004
	8.7
	5.2
	4.1
	2.7July 2004
	8.2
	5.0
	4.2
	2.6Aug 2004
	8.1
	4.9
	4.1
	2.7Sept 2004
	8.7
	4.7
	4.1
	2.6Oct 2004
	8.4
	4.8
	4.2
	2.5Nov 2004
	8.0
	4.8
	4.3
	2.5Dec 2004
	8.1
	4.8
	4.2
	2.5Jan 2005
	7.7
	4.7
	4.1
	2.4Feb 2005
	7.8
	4.9
	4.2
	2.4Mar 2005
	7.8
	4.7
	3.9
	2.4Apr 2005
	8.2
	4.4
	3.9
	2.4May 2005
	7.8
	4.5
	3.9
	2.4June 2005
	6.9
	4.8
	3.9
	2.3July 2005
	7.5
	4.8
	3.7
	2.3Aug 2005
	7.5
	4.7
	3.5
	2.1Sept 2005
	8.2
	4.9
	3.7
	2.3Oct 2005
	7.3
	4.8
	3.8
	2.3Nov 2005
	7.4
	4.8
	3.9
	2.3Dec 2005
	7.4
	4.5
	3.9
	2.1Jan 2006
	7.0
	4.4
	3.6
	2.1Feb 2006
	7.1
	4.4
	3.6
	2.2Mar 2006
	6.9
	4.1
	3.7
	2.2Apr 2006
	6.9
	4.4
	3.8
	2.2May 2006
	7.0
	4.3
	3.8
	2.1June 2006
	7.1
	4.1
	3.5
	2.1July 2006
	7.1
	4.5
	3.6
	2.0Aug 2006
	6.8
	4.6
	3.5
	1.8Sept 2006
	6.4
	4.1
	3.6
	2.1Oct 2006
	5.8
	4.1
	3.4
	1.9Nov 2006
	6.6
	4.3
	3.4
	1.8Dec 2006
	6.7
	4.3
	3.4
	1.8Jan 2007
	6.9
	4.3
	3.8
	2.1Feb 2007
	7.3
	4.3
	3.6
	1.9Mar 2007
	6.9
	4.0
	3.6
	1.8Apr 2007
	7.1
	4.1
	3.6
	1.9May 2007
	6.6
	4.4
	3.4
	2.0June 2007
	6.7
	4.1
	3.5
	2.0July 2007
	7.3
	4.6
	3.6
	2.1Aug 2007
	6.5
	4.4
	3.6
	2.1Sept 2007
	7.6
	4.5
	3.4
	2.0Oct 2007
	7.3
	4.6
	3.5
	2.1Nov 2007
	7.7
	4.5
	3.3
	2.2Dec 2007
	7.7
	4.7
	3.8
	2.1Jan 2008
	7.7
	4.7
	3.7
	2.1Feb 2008
	7.4
	4.7
	3.8
	2.0Mar 2008
	8.4
	5.1
	3.9
	2.1Apr 2008
	7.7
	5.0
	4.0
	2.1May 2008
	8.1
	5.0
	4.3
	2.2June 2008
	8.7
	5.1
	4.3
	2.4July 2008
	8.6
	5.4
	4.6
	2.5Aug 2008
	9.7
	5.8
	4.9
	2.8Sept 2008
	9.8
	6.2
	5.0
	2.6Oct 2008
	10.3
	6.4
	5.2
	3.1Nov 2008
	10.8
	7.0
	5.5
	3.2Dec 2008
	11.1
	7.8
	5.7
	3.6Jan 2009
	12.4
	8.2
	6.5
	3.9Feb 2009
	13.2
	8.5
	7.3
	4.1Mar 2009
	14.0
	9.2
	7.5
	4.3Apr 2009
	14.9
	9.5
	7.7
	4.4May 2009
	15.2
	10.0
	7.8
	4.8June 2009
	15.6
	9.7
	8.1
	4.8July 2009
	15.3
	9.5
	8.0
	4.8Aug 2009
	15.6
	9.7
	8.1
	4.8Sept 2009
	14.9
	10.6
	8.3
	5.0Oct 2009
	15.2
	11.0
	8.7
	4.7Nov 2009
	14.7
	10.3
	8.8
	4.8Dec 2009
	15.0
	10.6
	8.7
	4.9Jan 2010
	15.3
	10.2
	8.6
	4.9Feb 2010
	15.8
	10.7
	8.1
	4.9Mar 2010
	14.9
	11.0
	8.4
	4.9Apr 2010
	14.7
	10.8
	8.4
	4.8May 2010
	14.6
	10.9
	8.2
	4.6June 2010
	14.2
	10.6
	8.1
	4.4July 2010
	13.5
	10.0
	8.3
	4.5Aug 2010
	14.1
	10.0
	8.7
	4.6Sept 2010
	15.6
	9.7
	8.9
	4.5Oct 2010
	15.0
	9.8
	8.2
	4.6Nov 2010
	15.4
	10.0
	8.6
	5.0Dec 2010
	15.0
	9.8
	8.1
	4.8Jan 2011
	14.3
	9.5
	8.1
	4.3Feb 2011
	14.0
	9.7
	7.9
	4.3Mar 2011
	14.1
	9.7
	7.5
	4.4Apr 2011
	14.7
	9.9
	7.5
	4.5May 2011
	14.5
	9.6
	7.8
	4.5June 2011
	14.4
	10.0
	8.3
	4.3July 2011
	14.5
	9.1
	8.3
	4.2Aug 2011
	14.1
	9.3
	8.3
	4.2Sept 2011
	14.3
	9.4
	8.5
	4.2Oct 2011
	13.5
	9.4
	8.1
	4.3Nov 2011
	12.8
	8.8
	7.7
	4.4Dec 2011
	13.7
	8.7
	7.6
	4.1Jan 2012
	13.0
	8.5
	7.1
	4.3Feb 2012
	13.1
	8.3
	7.2
	4.2Mar 2012
	12.8
	8.1
	7.5
	4.1Apr 2012
	12.5
	8.0
	7.6
	4.0May 2012
	12.9
	8.3
	7.7
	3.9June 2012
	12.6
	8.6
	7.3
	4.0July 2012
	12.4
	8.5
	7.2
	4.1Aug 2012
	11.8
	8.6
	6.7
	4.1Sept 2012
	11.7
	8.5
	6.6
	4.0Oct 2012
	12.1
	8.3
	6.9
	3.7Nov 2012
	12.0
	8.0
	6.5
	3.9Dec 2012
	11.8
	8.0
	6.9
	4.0Jan 2013
	12.0
	8.1
	6.9
	3.8Feb 2013
	11.3
	7.9
	6.5
	3.9Mar 2013
	11.1
	7.7
	6.3
	3.8Apr 2013
	11.6
	7.5
	6.4
	3.9May 2013
	11.0
	7.3
	6.5
	3.9June 2013
	10.7
	7.7
	6.5
	3.8July 2013
	10.8
	7.5
	6.1
	3.8Aug 2013
	11.1
	7.4
	6.1
	3.4Sept 2013
	10.5
	7.6
	6.1
	3.7Oct 2013
	10.9
	7.2
	6.4
	3.7Nov 2013
	10.7
	7.2
	6.4
	3.4Dec 2013
	9.8
	7.0
	6.2
	3.3Jan 2014
	9.4
	6.5
	5.9
	3.3Feb 2014
	9.8
	6.4
	6.0
	3.4Mar 2014
	9.4
	6.3
	6.0
	3.4Apr 2014
	8.7
	6.2
	5.7
	3.3May 2014
	9.2
	6.5
	5.5
	3.2June 2014
	9.2
	5.9
	5.2
	3.3July 2014
	9.5
	6.1
	5.3
	3.1Aug 2014
	9.2
	6.1
	5.3
	3.2Sept 2014
	8.5
	5.4
	5.4
	2.9Oct 2014
	8.1
	5.7
	4.9
	3.0Nov 2014
	8.6
	5.7
	4.9
	3.2Dec 2014
	8.6
	5.3
	5.0
	2.8Jan 2015
	8.3
	5.4
	5.2
	2.8Feb 2015
	8.2
	5.4
	5.0
	2.7Mar 2015
	8.6
	5.3
	4.8
	2.4Apr 2015
	8.4
	5.5
	4.7
	2.7May 2015
	8.7
	5.8
	4.4
	2.8June 2015
	8.2
	5.4
	4.2
	2.5July 2015
	8.3
	5.5
	4.3
	2.5Aug 2015
	7.9
	5.5
	4.3
	2.4Sept 2015
	7.9
	5.3
	4.3
	2.5Oct 2015
	7.6
	5.2
	4.4
	2.5Nov 2015
	6.8
	5.4
	4.4
	2.5Dec 2015
	6.4
	5.6
	4.1
	2.5Jan 2016
	7.1
	5.1
	4.3
	2.5Feb 2016
	7.0
	5.1
	4.3
	2.5Mar 2016
	7.3
	5.3
	4.1
	2.6Apr 2016
	7.6
	5.5
	4.2
	2.5May 2016
	7.4
	5.1
	3.9
	2.5June 2016
	7.6
	5.1
	4.1
	2.5July 2016
	6.5
	5.1
	4.2
	2.4Aug 2016
	7.4
	5.0
	4.2
	2.6Sept 2016
	8.7
	5.2
	4.2
	2.5Oct 2016
	7.5
	5.5
	3.9
	2.6Nov 2016
	7.9
	5.0
	3.9
	2.4Dec 2016
	7.5
	5.1
	3.8
	2.5Jan 2017
	7.4
	5.2
	3.9
	2.5Feb 2017
	7.5
	4.9
	4.1
	2.4Mar 2017
	6.5
	4.9
	3.6
	2.5Apr 2017
	6.5
	4.6
	3.6
	2.5May 2017
	6.1
	4.7
	4.0
	2.3June 2017
	6.5
	4.5
	3.7
	2.3July 2017
	7.1
	4.5
	3.7
	2.3Aug 2017
	6.1
	5.0
	3.7
	2.4Sept 2017
	6.7
	4.3
	3.6
	2.3Oct 2017
	6.0
	4.2
	3.7
	2.1Nov 2017
	5.4
	4.4
	3.7
	2.1Dec 2017
	6.3
	4.2
	3.6
	2.2Jan 2018
	5.4
	4.5
	3.4
	2.1Feb 2018
	5.7
	4.4
	3.5
	2.2Mar 2018
	5.5
	4.3
	3.5
	2.3Apr 2018
	5.9
	4.3
	3.4
	2.1May 2018
	5.2
	3.9
	3.2
	2.0June 2018
	5.5
	4.1
	3.3
	2.3July 2018
	5.0
	4.1
	3.1
	2.2Aug 2018
	5.6
	4.0
	3.5
	2.0Sept 2018
	5.7
	3.7
	3.2
	2.0Oct 2018
	5.9
	4.0
	3.0
	2.0Nov 2018
	5.9
	3.5
	3.2
	2.2Dec 2018
	5.9
	3.8
	3.3
	2.2Jan 2019
	5.7
	3.8
	3.5
	2.4Feb 2019
	5.3
	3.8
	3.2
	2.2Mar 2019
	5.9
	3.7
	3.4
	2.1Apr 2019
	5.3
	3.4
	3.1
	2.1May 2019
	5.1
	3.5
	2.7
	2.1June 2019
	5.2
	3.8
	3.0
	2.1July 2019
	4.9
	3.6
	3.1
	2.2Aug 2019
	5.4
	3.6
	3.0
	2.1Sept 2019
	4.9
	3.5
	2.9
	2.0Oct 2019
	5.6
	3.7
	2.8
	2.1Nov 2019
	5.5
	3.6
	3.0
	1.9Dec 2019
	5.4
	3.7
	2.8
	2.0Jan 2020
	5.6
	3.9
	2.9
	1.9Feb 2020
	5.7
	3.7
	3.0
	1.9Mar 2020
	7.1
	4.5
	3.8
	2.5Apr 2020
	21.3
	17.7
	15.6
	8.4May 2020
	19.6
	15.9
	13.6
	7.4June 2020
	16.4
	12.3
	10.8
	6.8July 2020
	15.0
	10.8
	9.6
	6.7Aug 2020
	12.5
	9.9
	7.7
	5.3Sept 2020
	10.6
	9.1
	8.2
	4.8Oct 2020
	9.8
	8.2
	6.6
	4.2Nov 2020
	9.4
	7.8
	6.5
	4.2Dec 2020
	9.9
	7.9
	6.4
	3.8Jan 2021
	9.0
	7.0
	6.2
	4.0Feb 2021
	10.2
	7.1
	5.7
	3.8Mar 2021
	8.4
	6.6
	5.9
	3.7Apr 2021
	9.4
	7.0
	6.0
	3.5May 2021
	9.0
	6.9
	5.9
	3.1June 2021
	10.3
	7.0
	5.8
	3.4July 2021
	9.4
	6.2
	4.9
	3.1Aug 2021
	7.7
	6.0
	5.0
	2.8Sept 2021
	7.7
	5.7
	4.5
	2.5Oct 2021
	7.1
	5.3
	4.3
	2.4Nov 2021
	5.6
	5.1
	3.7
	2.2Dec 2021
	5.3
	4.5
	3.6
	2.1Jan 2022
	6.3
	4.6
	3.5
	2.3Feb 2022
	4.4
	4.4
	3.7
	2.2Mar 2022
	5.3
	4.0
	3.1
	2.0Apr 2022
	5.4
	3.8
	3.1
	2.0May 2022
	5.2
	3.7
	3.3
	1.9June 2022
	5.7
	3.6
	3.1
	2.1July 2022
	5.9
	3.6
	2.8
	2.0Aug 2022
	6.2
	4.4
	2.9
	1.9Sept 2022
	5.6
	3.7
	2.9
	1.8Oct 2022
	6.2
	4.0
	3.0
	1.9Nov 2022
	4.3
	3.9
	3.2
	2.0Dec 2022
	5.0
	3.6
	3.0
	1.9Jan 2023
	4.5
	3.8
	2.9
	2.0Feb 2023
	5.8
	3.6
	3.3
	2.1Mar 2023
	4.8
	4.0
	3.0
	2.0Apr 2023
	5.4
	3.9
	2.9
	1.9May 2023
	5.7
	3.9
	3.2
	2.0June 2023
	6.0
	3.9
	3.0
	2.0July 2023
	5.3
	3.3
	3.1
	2.0Aug 2023
	5.4
	3.9
	3.1
	2.2Sept 2023
	5.5
	4.1
	3.0
	2.2Oct 2023
	5.8
	4.0
	3.1
	2.1Nov 2023
	6.3
	4.1
	2.8
	2.1Dec 2023
	6.0
	4.2
	3.1
	2.1Jan 2024
	6.0
	4.3
	3.3
	2.1Feb 2024
	6.1
	4.2
	3.1
	2.2Mar 2024
	4.9
	4.1
	3.4
	2.1Apr 2024
	6.0
	4.0
	3.3
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