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	May 2017	May 2018	May 2017	May 2018	May 2017	May 2018
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	41,390	42,732	20,132	20,682	21,259	22,050
Civilian labor force	27,315	27,923	15,737	16,088	11,578	11,835
Participation rate	66.0	65.3	78.2	77.8	54.5	53.7
Employed	26,290	27,086	15,258	15,674	11,031	11,412
Employment-population ratio	63.5	63.4	75.8	75.8	51.9	51.8
Unemployed	1,025	837	479	414	547	423
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.0	3.0	2.6	4.7	3.6
Not in labor force	14,075	14,809	4,395	4,594	9,680	10,215

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	213,377	214,722	102,989	103,827	110,388	110,895
Civilian labor force	132,664	133,842	69,271	70,221	63,393	63,621
Participation rate	62.2	62.3	67.3	67.6	57.4	57.4
Employed	127,117	128,924	66,314	67,428	60,804	61,495
Employment-population ratio	59.6	60.0	64.4	64.9	55.1	55.5
Unemployed	5,547	4,919	2,957	2,792	2,590	2,126
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.7	4.3	4.0	4.1	3.3
Not in labor force	80,713	80,880	33,718	33,606	46,995	47,273
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.

Last Modified Date: June 01, 2018

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey