Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status and nativity	Total		Men		Women
Employment status and nativity	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	46,707	48,800	22,753	24,105	23,953	24,695
Civilian labor force	31,336	32,781	17,769	18,766	13,567	14,015
Participation rate	67.1	67.2	78.1	77.9	56.6	56.8
Employed	30,213	31,414	17,154	18,142	13,059	13,272
Employment-population ratio	64.7	64.4	75.4	75.3	54.5	53.7
Unemployed	1,123	1,368	615	624	508	744
Unemployment rate	3.6	4.2	3.5	3.3	3.7	5.3
Not in labor force	15,371	16,018	4,985	5,339	10,386	10,680

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	220,721	220,280	107,959	107,081	112,762	113,199
Civilian labor force	136,382	135,788	71,391	70,442	64,992	65,346
Participation rate	61.8	61.6	66.1	65.8	57.6	57.7
Employed	131,457	130,632	68,591	67,612	62,865	63,020
Employment-population ratio	59.6	59.3	63.5	63.1	55.8	55.7
Unemployed	4,926	5,156	2,799	2,831	2,126	2,325
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.8	3.9	4.0	3.3	3.6
Not in labor force	84,339	84,492	36,569	36,639	47,770	47,853
NOTE: 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 neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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