Unemployment rate hit pre-pandemic rates across all levels of educational attainment: Unemployment rate by educational attainment, 2020–2022

Date Less than high school High school Some college Bachelor’s degree and higher
Jan-2020 5.6% 3.9% 2.8% 1.9%
Feb-2020 5.8 3.7 3 1.9
Mar-2020 7 4.5 3.8 2.5
Apr-2020 21.2 17.7 15.5 8.4
May-2020 19.6 15.9 13.8 7.4
Jun-2020 16.5 12.3 10.9 6.8
Jul-2020 15 10.8 9.6 6.7
Aug-2020 12.5 9.9 7.7 5.2
Sep-2020 10.6 9.1 8.2 4.8
Oct-2020 9.8 8.1 6.6 4.2
Nov-2020 9.4 7.8 6.4 4.2
Dec-2020 9.9 7.9 6.4 3.8
Jan-2021 9 7 6.1 4
Feb-2021 10.2 7.1 5.7 3.8
Mar-2021 8.4 6.7 5.9 3.7
Apr-2021 9.4 7 6 3.5
May-2021 9 6.9 6 3.1
Jun-2021 10.3 7 5.8 3.4
Jul-2021 9.3 6.3 4.9 3.1
Aug-2021 7.7 6 5 2.8
Sep-2021 7.6 5.7 4.5 2.5
Oct-2021 7.1 5.3 4.3 2.4
Nov-2021 5.7 5.1 3.6 2.2
Dec-2021 5.3 4.5 3.5 2.1
Jan-2022 6.3 4.5 3.5 2.3
Feb-2022 4.5 4.4 3.7 2.2
Mar-2022 5.3 4 3.1 2
Apr-2022 5.4 3.8 3.1 2
May-2022 5.2 3.8 3.4 2
Jun-2022 5.7 3.6 3.1 2.1
Jul-2022 5.8 3.6 2.9 2
Aug-2022 6.1 4.4 2.9 1.9
Sep-2022 5.5 3.7 2.9 1.8
Oct-2022 6.2 3.9 3 1.9
Nov-2022 4.4 3.9 3.2 2
Dec-2022 5 3.6 2.9 1.9
Economic Policy Institute

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey public data.

View the underlying data on epi.org.