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Unemployment Rate by Education

Unemployment is low across the educational attainment spectrum

The unemployment rate among those of all levels educational attainment is low. However, the unemployment rate does vary by educational attainment.

• Persons with bachelor’s degrees or higher have the lowest unemployment rate among educational attainment categories. In 2019, 1.3% of persons with bachelor’s degrees or higher in Lincoln were unemployed.
• In 2019, persons with less than a high school diploma have a lower unemployment rate (3.0%) than those who have attained a high school degree (4.4%).