Table 2. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by presence and age of youngest child and sex, 2007-08 annual averages
Table 2. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by presence and age of
youngest child and sex, 2007-08 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2007 2008
Characteristic
Total Men Women Total Men Women
FOREIGN BORN
With own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 13,970 6,640 7,329 13,864 6,618 7,245
Civilian labor force........................ 10,667 6,260 4,407 10,626 6,228 4,399
Participation rate........................ 76.4 94.3 60.1 76.6 94.1 60.7
Employed................................... 10,245 6,055 4,190 10,047 5,929 4,118
Employment-population ratio............... 73.3 91.2 57.2 72.5 89.6 56.8
Unemployed................................. 422 205 217 580 299 281
Unemployment rate......................... 4.0 3.3 4.9 5.5 4.8 6.4
With own children 6 to 17, none younger
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 6,974 3,252 3,722 7,173 3,359 3,814
Civilian labor force........................ 5,640 3,029 2,611 5,791 3,123 2,668
Participation rate........................ 80.9 93.1 70.2 80.7 93.0 69.9
Employed................................... 5,431 2,935 2,497 5,505 2,985 2,520
Employment-population ratio............... 77.9 90.2 67.1 76.7 88.9 66.1
Unemployed................................. 209 94 115 286 138 148
Unemployment rate......................... 3.7 3.1 4.4 4.9 4.4 5.5
With own children under 6
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 6,996 3,388 3,608 6,691 3,259 3,431
Civilian labor force........................ 5,027 3,231 1,795 4,835 3,104 1,731
Participation rate........................ 71.9 95.4 49.8 72.3 95.2 50.4
Employed................................... 4,814 3,120 1,693 4,542 2,944 1,598
Employment-population ratio............... 68.8 92.1 46.9 67.9 90.3 46.6
Unemployed................................. 213 111 102 294 161 133
Unemployment rate......................... 4.2 3.4 5.7 6.1 5.2 7.7
With own children under 3
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 4,087 1,982 2,105 3,923 1,927 1,996
Civilian labor force........................ 2,821 1,888 933 2,727 1,837 890
Participation rate........................ 69.0 95.3 44.3 69.5 95.3 44.6
Employed................................... 2,700 1,825 876 2,558 1,745 813
Employment-population ratio............... 66.1 92.1 41.6 65.2 90.6 40.7
Unemployed................................. 120 63 57 169 92 78
Unemployment rate......................... 4.3 3.4 6.1 6.2 5.0 8.7
With no own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 21,047 11,030 10,018 21,453 11,070 10,383
Civilian labor force........................ 13,327 8,210 5,117 13,436 8,173 5,264
Participation rate........................ 63.3 74.4 51.1 62.6 73.8 50.7
Employed................................... 12,722 7,828 4,895 12,613 7,650 4,964
Employment-population ratio............... 60.4 71.0 48.9 58.8 69.1 47.8
Unemployed................................. 605 383 222 823 523 300
Unemployment rate......................... 4.5 4.7 4.3 6.1 6.4 5.7
NATIVE BORN
With own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 52,683 22,996 29,686 51,642 22,467 29,175
Civilian labor force........................ 43,578 21,699 21,879 42,762 21,144 21,617
Participation rate........................ 82.7 94.4 73.7 82.8 94.1 74.1
Employed................................... 42,005 21,119 20,887 40,859 20,403 20,455
Employment-population ratio............... 79.7 91.8 70.4 79.1 90.8 70.1
Unemployed................................. 1,573 581 992 1,903 741 1,162
Unemployment rate......................... 3.6 2.7 4.5 4.5 3.5 5.4
With own children 6 to 17, none younger
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 29,861 13,085 16,775 29,259 12,841 16,418
Civilian labor force........................ 25,413 12,197 13,216 24,936 11,955 12,981
Participation rate........................ 85.1 93.2 78.8 85.2 93.1 79.1
Employed................................... 24,622 11,889 12,733 23,974 11,555 12,419
Employment-population ratio............... 82.5 90.9 75.9 81.9 90.0 75.6
Unemployed................................. 791 308 483 963 400 562
Unemployment rate......................... 3.1 2.5 3.7 3.9 3.3 4.3
With own children under 6
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 22,822 9,911 12,911 22,384 9,627 12,757
Civilian labor force........................ 18,165 9,502 8,663 17,825 9,189 8,636
Participation rate........................ 79.6 95.9 67.1 79.6 95.5 67.7
Employed................................... 17,383 9,230 8,154 16,885 8,849 8,036
Employment-population ratio............... 76.2 93.1 63.2 75.4 91.9 63.0
Unemployed................................. 782 272 509 940 340 600
Unemployment rate......................... 4.3 2.9 5.9 5.3 3.7 6.9
With own children under 3
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 13,406 5,851 7,554 13,358 5,758 7,600
Civilian labor force........................ 10,412 5,624 4,788 10,419 5,517 4,902
Participation rate........................ 77.7 96.1 63.4 78.0 95.8 64.5
Employed................................... 9,935 5,457 4,478 9,841 5,299 4,542
Employment-population ratio............... 74.1 93.3 59.3 73.7 92.0 59.8
Unemployed................................. 477 167 310 578 218 360
Unemployment rate......................... 4.6 3.0 6.5 5.5 3.9 7.4
With no own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 144,167 71,506 72,661 146,829 72,957 73,872
Civilian labor force........................ 85,552 45,967 39,585 87,462 46,975 40,487
Participation rate........................ 59.3 64.3 54.5 59.6 64.4 54.8
Employed................................... 81,074 43,253 37,821 81,844 43,505 38,339
Employment-population ratio............... 56.2 60.5 52.1 55.7 59.6 51.9
Unemployed................................. 4,478 2,714 1,764 5,618 3,470 2,148
Unemployment rate......................... 5.2 5.9 4.5 6.4 7.4 5.3
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical
Note for further information.
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