Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2022-2023 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2022-2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and division	2022						2023
	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force					Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force
		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Unemployed			Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Unemployed
		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Number	Unem- ployment rate		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Number	Unem- ployment rate
FOREIGN BORN
Northeast	9,443	6,201	65.7	5,962	240	3.9	9,882	6,564	66.4	6,300	264	4.0
New England	2,111	1,440	68.2	1,390	49	3.4	2,217	1,524	68.7	1,469	55	3.6
Middle Atlantic	7,332	4,762	64.9	4,571	190	4.0	7,665	5,040	65.7	4,831	209	4.1
South	16,072	10,774	67.0	10,449	325	3.0	16,885	11,451	67.8	11,097	354	3.1
South Atlantic	9,343	6,318	67.6	6,147	171	2.7	9,981	6,773	67.9	6,605	168	2.5
East South Central	926	617	66.6	599	18	3.0	867	591	68.2	568	23	3.9
West South Central	5,802	3,839	66.2	3,703	136	3.5	6,037	4,088	67.7	3,925	163	4.0
Midwest	5,164	3,552	68.8	3,437	116	3.3	5,149	3,547	68.9	3,422	125	3.5
East North Central	3,899	2,641	67.7	2,552	89	3.4	3,859	2,617	67.8	2,520	97	3.7
West North Central	1,265	911	72.0	885	26	2.9	1,290	930	72.1	902	28	3.0
West	14,471	9,227	63.8	8,890	337	3.7	14,735	9,489	64.4	9,113	376	4.0
Mountain	2,776	1,799	64.8	1,743	56	3.1	2,842	1,876	66.0	1,803	73	3.9
Pacific	11,695	7,429	63.5	7,148	281	3.8	11,893	7,613	64.0	7,310	303	4.0

NATIVE BORN
Northeast	36,639	22,502	61.4	21,594	908	4.0	36,458	22,522	61.8	21,679	844	3.7
New England	10,318	6,556	63.5	6,326	230	3.5	10,287	6,498	63.2	6,291	207	3.2
Middle Atlantic	26,321	15,945	60.6	15,268	677	4.2	26,171	16,024	61.2	15,388	636	4.0
South	84,813	50,751	59.8	49,000	1,751	3.5	85,967	51,755	60.2	50,007	1,748	3.4
South Atlantic	44,238	26,303	59.5	25,445	858	3.3	44,751	26,805	59.9	25,965	840	3.1
East South Central	14,498	8,320	57.4	8,037	283	3.4	14,705	8,381	57.0	8,111	270	3.2
West South Central	26,077	16,128	61.8	15,518	609	3.8	26,511	16,569	62.5	15,931	638	3.9
Midwest	49,363	31,264	63.3	30,174	1,090	3.5	49,588	31,633	63.8	30,548	1,085	3.4
East North Central	33,634	20,861	62.0	20,035	826	4.0	33,771	21,165	62.7	20,371	794	3.8
West North Central	15,730	10,403	66.1	10,139	264	2.5	15,817	10,468	66.2	10,177	290	2.8
West	48,008	30,016	62.5	28,787	1,230	4.1	48,278	30,155	62.5	28,870	1,285	4.3
Mountain	17,403	11,080	63.7	10,677	403	3.6	17,633	11,279	64.0	10,880	399	3.5
Pacific	30,604	18,937	61.9	18,110	826	4.4	30,645	18,876	61.6	17,990	886	4.7
NOTE: The states (plus the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont); Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania); South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia); East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee); West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas); East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin); West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota); Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming); Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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