Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2021-2022 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2021-2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2021						2022
	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
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over	261,445	161,204	61.7	152,581	8,623	5.3	263,973	164,287	62.2	158,291	5,996	3.6
Men	126,487	85,505	67.6	80,829	4,676	5.5	128,617	87,421	68.0	84,203	3,218	3.7
Women	134,958	75,699	56.1	71,752	3,948	5.2	135,356	76,866	56.8	74,089	2,778	3.6

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	43,226	27,987	64.7	26,431	1,556	5.6	45,150	29,755	65.9	28,737	1,017	3.4
Men	20,922	16,069	76.8	15,245	823	5.1	21,998	17,031	77.4	16,475	556	3.3
Women	22,304	11,918	53.4	11,186	733	6.1	23,152	12,724	55.0	12,262	462	3.6
Age
16 to 24 years	3,174	1,683	53.0	1,521	161	9.6	3,409	1,846	54.2	1,691	155	8.4
25 to 34 years	6,987	5,397	77.2	5,099	298	5.5	7,255	5,671	78.2	5,484	187	3.3
35 to 44 years	9,419	7,472	79.3	7,118	354	4.7	9,898	7,918	80.0	7,678	240	3.0
45 to 54 years	8,949	7,125	79.6	6,762	363	5.1	9,353	7,570	80.9	7,358	212	2.8
55 to 64 years	7,020	4,798	68.3	4,505	292	6.1	7,338	5,128	69.9	4,963	166	3.2
65 years and over	7,678	1,512	19.7	1,425	87	5.8	7,897	1,621	20.5	1,564	58	3.6
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,555	4,545	60.2	4,310	234	5.2	7,915	4,768	60.2	4,608	160	3.4
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	4,000	2,777	69.4	2,579	198	7.1	4,245	3,086	72.7	2,939	147	4.8
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	10,915	6,994	64.1	6,651	344	4.9	11,354	7,345	64.7	7,168	178	2.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	20,170	13,308	66.0	12,545	763	5.7	21,048	14,168	67.3	13,650	519	3.7
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	40,052	26,304	65.7	24,909	1,395	5.3	41,741	27,908	66.9	27,047	862	3.1
Less than a high school diploma	8,972	5,037	56.1	4,708	330	6.5	9,076	5,100	56.2	4,878	222	4.4
High school graduates, no college(2)	10,497	6,530	62.2	6,115	414	6.3	10,990	7,109	64.7	6,874	235	3.3
Some college or associate degree	6,129	4,071	66.4	3,849	222	5.4	6,391	4,328	67.7	4,189	139	3.2
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	14,455	10,666	73.8	10,237	429	4.0	15,284	11,371	74.4	11,105	266	2.3

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	218,219	133,217	61.0	126,150	7,067	5.3	218,823	134,533	61.5	129,554	4,979	3.7
Men	105,565	69,436	65.8	65,584	3,852	5.5	106,619	70,390	66.0	67,727	2,663	3.8
Women	112,654	63,781	56.6	60,566	3,215	5.0	112,204	64,143	57.2	61,827	2,316	3.6
Age
16 to 24 years	34,088	19,005	55.8	17,153	1,851	9.7	34,548	19,246	55.7	17,687	1,559	8.1
25 to 34 years	37,764	31,273	82.8	29,479	1,794	5.7	36,913	31,054	84.1	29,816	1,238	4.0
35 to 44 years	32,423	26,848	82.8	25,616	1,232	4.6	33,101	27,753	83.8	26,946	806	2.9
45 to 54 years	30,566	24,752	81.0	23,792	960	3.9	30,641	24,871	81.2	24,295	576	2.3
55 to 64 years	34,865	22,252	63.8	21,407	845	3.8	34,807	22,332	64.2	21,798	534	2.4
65 years and over	48,513	9,088	18.7	8,703	385	4.2	48,813	9,276	19.0	9,011	266	2.9
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,513	93,561	60.6	89,674	3,886	4.2	154,438	94,061	60.9	91,292	2,769	2.9
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	27,576	16,390	59.4	14,939	1,451	8.9	27,612	16,698	60.5	15,636	1,062	6.4
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	5,047	3,159	62.6	2,993	166	5.2	5,019	3,207	63.9	3,091	116	3.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	24,733	16,115	65.2	14,884	1,232	7.6	25,123	16,433	65.4	15,650	783	4.8
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	184,131	114,213	62.0	108,997	5,216	4.6	184,275	115,286	62.6	111,866	3,420	3.0
Less than a high school diploma	11,031	3,970	36.0	3,556	414	10.4	10,713	3,888	36.3	3,620	268	6.9
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,736	28,465	54.0	26,706	1,759	6.2	52,717	28,810	54.6	27,623	1,186	4.1
Some college or associate degree	50,526	31,617	62.6	30,006	1,611	5.1	50,149	31,316	62.4	30,334	982	3.1
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	69,838	50,162	71.8	48,729	1,432	2.9	70,697	51,273	72.5	50,289	984	1.9
Footnotes (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.

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Last Modified Date: May 18, 2023