Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status and nativity	Total		Men		Women
Employment status and nativity	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	46,769	48,311	22,952	23,616	23,818	24,695
Civilian labor force	31,249	31,989	17,763	18,238	13,486	13,751
Participation rate	66.8	66.2	77.4	77.2	56.6	55.7
Employed	30,259	30,896	17,216	17,581	13,043	13,315
Employment-population ratio	64.7	64.0	75.0	74.4	54.8	53.9
Unemployed	990	1,093	547	657	443	436
Unemployment rate	3.2	3.4	3.1	3.6	3.3	3.2
Not in labor force	15,520	16,322	5,188	5,377	10,332	10,945

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	219,849	219,937	107,368	107,167	112,481	112,770
Civilian labor force	135,453	135,587	70,938	70,353	64,516	65,234
Participation rate	61.6	61.6	66.1	65.6	57.4	57.8
Employed	130,744	130,445	68,410	67,495	62,333	62,950
Employment-population ratio	59.5	59.3	63.7	63.0	55.4	55.8
Unemployed	4,710	5,141	2,527	2,857	2,182	2,284
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.8	3.6	4.1	3.4	3.5
Not in labor force	84,396	84,350	36,430	36,814	47,966	47,536
NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2024