National unemployment has declined by 60% since the height of the great recession from 10.0% in Nov. 2009, to 3.9% today. All segments of the population have benefitted: workers without a high school diploma have seen the most significant decline in unemployment – falling from 14.9% to 5.9%. Workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher have the lowest unemployment rate by educational attainment at 2.1% (Source BLS).
