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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
July
2024
July
2025
July
2024
July
2025
July
2024
July
2025

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

48,327 48,510 23,491 23,595 24,836 24,915

Civilian labor force

32,518 32,066 18,389 18,294 14,129 13,772

Participation rate

67.3 66.1 78.3 77.5 56.9 55.3

Employed

31,001 30,764 17,696 17,597 13,305 13,167

Employment-population ratio

64.1 63.4 75.3 74.6 53.6 52.8

Unemployed

1,517 1,302 693 698 824 604

Unemployment rate

4.7 4.1 3.8 3.8 5.8 4.4

Not in labor force

15,809 16,444 5,101 5,300 10,708 11,143

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

220,317 225,276 107,484 109,952 112,833 115,324

Civilian labor force

137,205 139,580 71,867 73,040 65,338 66,540

Participation rate

62.3 62.0 66.9 66.4 57.9 57.7

Employed

131,037 133,035 68,671 69,720 62,365 63,315

Employment-population ratio

59.5 59.1 63.9 63.4 55.3 54.9

Unemployed

6,168 6,545 3,196 3,320 2,973 3,225

Unemployment rate

4.5 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.8

Not in labor force

83,112 85,696 35,617 36,912 47,495 48,784

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 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: August 01, 2025