Table 37. Employment status of the native‐born and foreign‐born civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 37. Employment status of the native-born and foreign-born civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2008 annual averages
Country of birth, 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 population	Total	Percent of labor force
Both sexes
Native born (1)
16 years and over	198,471	130,224	65.6	122,703	61.8	7,521	5.8	68,247
16 to 24 years	33,639	19,821	58.9	17,223	51.2	2,599	13.1	13,818
25 to 34 years	32,001	27,096	84.7	25,517	79.7	1,579	5.8	4,905
35 to 44 years	33,372	28,247	84.6	26,984	80.9	1,264	4.5	5,125
45 to 54 years	37,357	30,623	82.0	29,446	78.8	1,177	3.8	6,734
55 to 64 years	29,364	18,915	64.4	18,232	62.1	682	3.6	10,450
65 years and over	32,737	5,522	16.9	5,300	16.2	222	4.0	27,215
Foreign born (2)
16 years and over	35,317	24,063	68.1	22,660	64.2	1,403	5.8	11,254
16 to 24 years	3,845	2,211	57.5	1,979	51.5	232	10.5	1,634
25 to 34 years	7,992	6,236	78.0	5,866	73.4	371	5.9	1,756
35 to 44 years	8,327	6,814	81.8	6,473	77.7	341	5.0	1,513
45 to 54 years	6,602	5,380	81.5	5,083	77.0	297	5.5	1,222
55 to 64 years	4,126	2,700	65.4	2,580	62.5	120	4.5	1,426
65 years and over	4,424	721	16.3	679	15.3	42	5.9	3,703
Women
Native born (1)
16 years and over	103,047	62,104	60.3	58,795	57.1	3,310	5.3	40,942
16 to 24 years	16,772	9,676	57.7	8,587	51.2	1,089	11.3	7,096
25 to 34 years	16,305	12,790	78.4	12,104	74.2	686	5.4	3,515
35 to 44 years	17,099	13,335	78.0	12,758	74.6	577	4.3	3,765
45 to 54 years	19,187	14,758	76.9	14,223	74.1	535	3.6	4,429
55 to 64 years	15,172	9,050	59.7	8,725	57.5	325	3.6	6,122
65 years and over	18,511	2,495	13.5	2,397	13.0	98	3.9	16,016
Foreign born (2)
16 years and over	17,629	9,663	54.8	9,082	51.5	581	6.0	7,966
16 to 24 years	1,803	819	45.4	734	40.7	85	10.4	984
25 to 34 years	3,689	2,240	60.7	2,096	56.8	145	6.5	1,449
35 to 44 years	4,033	2,755	68.3	2,602	64.5	153	5.6	1,278
45 to 54 years	3,260	2,317	71.1	2,183	67.0	134	5.8	943
55 to 64 years	2,195	1,220	55.6	1,168	53.2	52	4.3	975
65 years and over	2,648	312	11.8	300	11.3	13	4.0	2,336
Men
Native born(1)
16 years and over	95,424	68,119	71.4	63,908	67.0	4,211	6.2	27,305
16 to 24 years	16,867	10,145	60.1	8,635	51.2	1,510	14.9	6,722
25 to 34 years	15,696	14,306	91.1	13,413	85.5	893	6.2	1,390
35 to 44 years	16,273	14,913	91.6	14,226	87.4	687	4.6	1,360
45 to 54 years	18,170	15,864	87.3	15,223	83.8	641	4.0	2,305
55 to 64 years	14,192	9,865	69.5	9,507	67.0	357	3.6	4,328
65 years and over	14,226	3,027	21.3	2,903	20.4	123	4.1	11,199
Foreign born (2)
16 years and over	17,688	14,400	81.4	13,578	76.8	822	5.7	3,288
16 to 24 years	2,042	1,392	68.2	1,245	61.0	147	10.5	650
25 to 34 years	4,303	3,996	92.9	3,770	87.6	226	5.7	307
35 to 44 years	4,294	4,059	94.5	3,872	90.2	188	4.6	235
45 to 54 years	3,342	3,063	91.7	2,901	86.8	163	5.3	279
55 to 64 years	1,931	1,480	76.6	1,412	73.1	68	4.6	451
65 years and over	1,776	409	23.0	379	21.4	30	7.3	1,367
Footnotes: (1) Native-born persons are those who were born in the United States or a U.S. Island Area such as Puerto Rico, or born abroad of a U.S.-citizen parent. (2) Foreign born refers to people residing in the United States who were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas, such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. This group includes legally admitted immigrants, refugees, students, temporary workers, and undocumented aliens.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.