Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2009-10 annual averages
Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division,
2009-10 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2009 2010
Civilian labor force Civilian labor force
Census region and Civilian Civilian
division noninsti- noninsti-
tutional Unemployed tutional Unemployed
popula- Partici- popula- Partici-
tion Total pation Employed Unem- tion Total pation Employed Unem-
rate Number ploy- rate Number ploy-
ment ment
rate rate
FOREIGN BORN
Northeast........... 7,688 5,079 66.1 4,652 427 8.4 7,740 5,221 67.5 4,782 439 8.4
New England....... 1,421 974 68.5 888 85 8.8 1,465 1,013 69.2 923 90 8.9
Middle Atlantic... 6,266 4,106 65.5 3,764 342 8.3 6,275 4,208 67.1 3,859 349 8.3
South............... 10,934 7,593 69.4 6,914 679 8.9 11,241 7,760 69.0 7,063 697 9.0
South Atlantic.... 6,361 4,432 69.7 3,996 436 9.8 6,556 4,534 69.2 4,075 459 10.1
East South Central 604 444 73.5 395 49 10.9 604 437 72.4 405 31 7.2
West South Central 3,969 2,717 68.5 2,523 194 7.2 4,082 2,789 68.3 2,583 206 7.4
Midwest............. 3,923 2,689 68.6 2,422 268 10.0 3,951 2,691 68.1 2,428 263 9.8
East North Central 2,995 2,016 67.3 1,805 211 10.5 3,018 2,029 67.2 1,827 203 10.0
West North Central 928 674 72.6 617 57 8.5 933 662 70.9 601 61 9.2
West................ 12,671 8,563 67.6 7,620 943 11.0 12,937 8,684 67.1 7,696 988 11.4
Mountain.......... 2,154 1,463 67.9 1,320 143 9.8 2,216 1,463 66.0 1,300 163 11.1
Pacific........... 10,518 7,101 67.5 6,301 800 11.3 10,721 7,221 67.3 6,395 825 11.4
NATIVE BORN
Northeast........... 35,785 23,268 65.0 21,336 1,932 8.3 36,130 23,093 63.9 21,081 2,011 8.7
New England....... 9,965 6,720 67.4 6,172 547 8.1 10,071 6,744 67.0 6,174 570 8.4
Middle Atlantic... 25,820 16,548 64.1 15,163 1,385 8.4 26,059 16,349 62.7 14,907 1,441 8.8
South............... 75,111 47,388 63.1 43,142 4,246 9.0 75,818 47,446 62.6 42,984 4,462 9.4
South Atlantic.... 39,142 24,880 63.6 22,555 2,324 9.3 39,475 24,735 62.7 22,286 2,449 9.9
East South Central 13,416 8,064 60.1 7,211 852 10.6 13,529 8,176 60.4 7,337 839 10.3
West South Central 22,553 14,445 64.0 13,375 1,069 7.4 22,814 14,535 63.7 13,361 1,174 8.1
Midwest............. 47,717 32,077 67.2 29,026 3,050 9.5 47,955 31,840 66.4 28,843 2,996 9.4
East North Central 33,020 21,746 65.9 19,449 2,297 10.6 33,128 21,572 65.1 19,313 2,259 10.5
West North Central 14,696 10,330 70.3 9,578 753 7.3 14,827 10,268 69.2 9,530 737 7.2
West................ 41,972 27,484 65.5 24,765 2,719 9.9 42,058 27,154 64.6 24,187 2,968 10.9
Mountain.......... 14,523 9,674 66.6 8,851 823 8.5 14,628 9,614 65.7 8,699 914 9.5
Pacific........... 27,449 17,810 64.9 15,914 1,896 10.6 27,429 17,541 63.9 15,487 2,053 11.7
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 Division (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. See the Technical Note for further information.
