Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2009-10 annual averages
Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2009-10 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2009 2010
Civilian labor force Civilian labor force
Characteristic Civilian Civilian
noninsti- Unemployed noninsti- Unemployed
tutional Partici- tutional Partici-
popula- Total pation Employed popula- Total pation Employed
tion rate Unem- tion rate Unem-
Number ploy- Number ploy-
ment ment
rate rate
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over..... 235,801 154,142 65.4 139,877 14,265 9.3 237,830 153,889 64.7 139,064 14,825 9.6
Men............................ 114,136 82,123 72.0 73,670 8,453 10.3 115,174 81,985 71.2 73,359 8,626 10.5
Women.......................... 121,665 72,019 59.2 66,208 5,811 8.1 122,656 71,904 58.6 65,705 6,199 8.6
FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over..... 35,216 23,926 67.9 21,608 2,317 9.7 35,869 24,356 67.9 21,969 2,387 9.8
Men............................ 17,628 14,190 80.5 12,765 1,426 10.0 17,936 14,375 80.1 12,946 1,429 9.9
Women.......................... 17,588 9,735 55.4 8,844 891 9.2 17,934 9,981 55.7 9,023 958 9.6
Age
16 to 24 years................. 3,542 1,986 56.1 1,681 304 15.3 3,533 1,975 55.9 1,661 314 15.9
25 to 34 years................. 7,637 5,907 77.3 5,330 577 9.8 7,714 5,936 77.0 5,387 550 9.3
35 to 44 years................. 8,379 6,847 81.7 6,210 637 9.3 8,470 6,884 81.3 6,265 619 9.0
45 to 54 years................. 6,819 5,588 81.9 5,096 491 8.8 6,949 5,719 82.3 5,172 547 9.6
55 to 64 years................. 4,321 2,838 65.7 2,590 249 8.8 4,528 3,011 66.5 2,727 284 9.4
65 years and over.............. 4,517 760 16.8 701 59 7.8 4,674 831 17.8 757 74 8.9
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity (1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino .. 7,249 4,334 59.8 4,002 332 7.7 7,363 4,470 60.7 4,138 332 7.4
Black non-Hispanic or Latino .. 2,812 2,037 72.4 1,807 231 11.3 2,898 2,162 74.6 1,893 269 12.4
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino .. 7,876 5,332 67.7 4,967 365 6.8 8,073 5,315 65.8 4,928 386 7.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity... 16,933 11,982 70.8 10,612 1,370 11.4 17,162 12,152 70.8 10,776 1,376 11.3
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over..... 31,674 21,940 69.3 19,927 2,013 9.2 32,336 22,381 69.2 20,308 2,073 9.3
Less than a high school diploma 9,542 5,862 61.4 5,122 740 12.6 9,620 5,930 61.6 5,219 712 12.0
High school graduates, no
college (2)................... 7,992 5,371 67.2 4,875 496 9.2 8,284 5,663 68.4 5,087 576 10.2
Some college or associate
degree........................ 5,070 3,735 73.7 3,406 328 8.8 5,200 3,818 73.4 3,463 355 9.3
Bachelor's degree and
higher (3).................... 9,070 6,972 76.9 6,524 448 6.4 9,232 6,970 75.5 6,539 431 6.2
NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over..... 200,585 130,216 64.9 118,269 11,947 9.2 201,960 129,533 64.1 117,095 12,438 9.6
Men............................ 96,508 67,933 70.4 60,905 7,028 10.3 97,238 67,610 69.5 60,414 7,196 10.6
Women.......................... 104,077 62,284 59.8 57,364 4,920 7.9 104,722 61,923 59.1 56,682 5,242 8.5
Age
16 to 24 years................. 34,025 19,375 56.9 15,920 3,455 17.8 34,415 18,960 55.1 15,417 3,543 18.7
25 to 34 years................. 32,643 27,392 83.9 24,684 2,707 9.9 33,189 27,678 83.4 24,842 2,836 10.2
35 to 44 years................. 32,540 27,391 84.2 25,307 2,085 7.6 31,620 26,482 83.8 24,398 2,084 7.9
45 to 54 years................. 37,546 30,617 81.5 28,517 2,101 6.9 37,348 30,242 81.0 28,019 2,223 7.4
55 to 64 years................. 30,349 19,667 64.8 18,429 1,238 6.3 31,357 20,286 64.7 18,909 1,377 6.8
65 years and over.............. 33,481 5,774 17.2 5,413 362 6.3 34,032 5,886 17.3 5,511 375 6.4
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity (1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino .. 153,104 100,525 65.7 92,681 7,844 7.8 153,448 99,478 64.8 91,483 7,994 8.0
Black non-Hispanic or Latino .. 24,466 14,971 61.2 12,700 2,271 15.2 24,691 14,996 60.7 12,529 2,467 16.5
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino .. 2,756 1,681 61.0 1,542 138 8.2 2,900 1,782 61.5 1,641 141 7.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity... 15,958 10,370 65.0 9,034 1,336 12.9 16,551 10,596 64.0 9,130 1,467 13.8
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over..... 166,560 110,842 66.5 102,349 8,492 7.7 167,546 110,573 66.0 101,679 8,895 8.0
Less than a high school diploma 16,587 6,284 37.9 5,249 1,035 16.5 16,046 5,949 37.1 4,896 1,053 17.7
High school graduates, no
college (2). ................ 53,477 32,815 61.4 29,612 3,203 9.8 53,753 32,573 60.6 29,206 3,367 10.3
Some college or associate
degree............. ......... 46,657 33,080 70.9 30,482 2,599 7.9 47,022 33,022 70.2 30,284 2,738 8.3
Bachelor's degree and
higher (3).................... 49,839 38,662 77.6 37,007 1,655 4.3 50,724 39,029 76.9 37,293 1,736 4.4
1 Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
3 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical Note for further
information.
