Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

Table 34. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by native- and foreign-born status, age and sex, 2009 annual averages (Numbers in thousands)
Native- or foreign-born
status, age, and sex		 Civilian
noninstitutional
population		 Civilian labor force Not in
labor force
Total Percent of
population		 Employed Unemployed
Total Percent of
population		 Total Percent of
labor force
Both sexes

Native born (1)

                

16 years and over

 200,585 130,216 64.9 118,269 59.0 11,947 9.2 70,368

16 to 24 years

 34,025 19,375 56.9 15,920 46.8 3,455 17.8 14,650

25 to 34 years

 32,643 27,392 83.9 24,684 75.6 2,707 9.9 5,252

35 to 44 years

 32,540 27,391 84.2 25,307 77.8 2,085 7.6 5,149

45 to 54 years

 37,546 30,617 81.5 28,517 76.0 2,101 6.9 6,928

55 to 64 years

 30,349 19,667 64.8 18,429 60.7 1,238 6.3 10,682

65 years and over

 33,481 5,774 17.2 5,413 16.2 362 6.3 27,706

Foreign born (2)

                

16 years and over

 35,216 23,926 67.9 21,608 61.4 2,317 9.7 11,290

16 to 24 years

 3,542 1,986 56.1 1,681 47.5 304 15.3 1,557

25 to 34 years

 7,637 5,907 77.3 5,330 69.8 577 9.8 1,731

35 to 44 years

 8,379 6,847 81.7 6,210 74.1 637 9.3 1,532

45 to 54 years

 6,819 5,588 81.9 5,096 74.7 491 8.8 1,231

55 to 64 years

 4,321 2,838 65.7 2,590 59.9 249 8.8 1,483

65 years and over

 4,517 760 16.8 701 15.5 59 7.8 3,757
Women

Native born (1)

                

16 years and over

 104,077 62,284 59.8 57,364 55.1 4,920 7.9 41,793

16 to 24 years

 16,970 9,536 56.2 8,131 47.9 1,404 14.7 7,434

25 to 34 years

 16,545 12,915 78.1 11,831 71.5 1,085 8.4 3,629

35 to 44 years

 16,686 12,974 77.8 12,104 72.5 871 6.7 3,712

45 to 54 years

 19,252 14,766 76.7 13,916 72.3 849 5.8 4,487

55 to 64 years

 15,698 9,476 60.4 8,923 56.8 553 5.8 6,223

65 years and over

 18,925 2,617 13.8 2,459 13.0 158 6.0 16,308

Foreign born (2)

                

16 years and over

 17,588 9,735 55.4 8,844 50.3 891 9.2 7,853

16 to 24 years

 1,671 759 45.4 631 37.8 128 16.9 912

25 to 34 years

 3,569 2,172 60.9 1,960 54.9 212 9.7 1,397

35 to 44 years

 4,034 2,746 68.1 2,495 61.9 251 9.1 1,288

45 to 54 years

 3,381 2,439 72.1 2,254 66.7 185 7.6 942

55 to 64 years

 2,274 1,300 57.1 1,205 53.0 94 7.3 975

65 years and over

 2,658 320 12.0 298 11.2 22 6.8 2,339
Men

Native born (1)

                

16 years and over

 96,508 67,933 70.4 60,905 63.1 7,028 10.3 28,575

16 to 24 years

 17,055 9,839 57.7 7,788 45.7 2,051 20.8 7,216

25 to 34 years

 16,099 14,476 89.9 12,854 79.8 1,623 11.2 1,622

35 to 44 years

 15,854 14,417 90.9 13,203 83.3 1,214 8.4 1,437

45 to 54 years

 18,293 15,852 86.7 14,600 79.8 1,252 7.9 2,442

55 to 64 years

 14,651 10,191 69.6 9,506 64.9 685 6.7 4,460

65 years and over

 14,556 3,158 21.7 2,954 20.3 203 6.4 11,398

Foreign born (2)

                

16 years and over

 17,628 14,190 80.5 12,765 72.4 1,426 10.0 3,438

16 to 24 years

 1,871 1,226 65.5 1,050 56.1 176 14.4 645

25 to 34 years

 4,068 3,735 91.8 3,370 82.8 365 9.8 334

35 to 44 years

 4,345 4,101 94.4 3,715 85.5 386 9.4 244

45 to 54 years

 3,438 3,149 91.6 2,842 82.7 307 9.7 289

55 to 64 years

 2,047 1,539 75.2 1,384 67.6 154 10.0 508

65 years and over

 1,859 440 23.7 403 21.7 37 8.5 1,418

Footnotes:
(1) The native born are people who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen.
(2) The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents who were not U.S. citizens. This group includes legally admitted immigrants, refugees, students, temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants. The survey data, however, do not separately identify the number of people in these categories.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011