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
Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 42,695 42,764 20,671 20,498 22,023 22,266

Civilian labor force

 28,053 28,153 16,140 15,912 11,914 12,241

Participation rate

 65.7 65.8 78.1 77.6 54.1 55.0

Employed

 27,110 27,272 15,716 15,524 11,395 11,747

Employment-population ratio

 63.5 63.8 76.0 75.7 51.7 52.8

Unemployed

 943 881 424 388 519 493

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 4.4 4.0

Not in labor force

 14,642 14,611 4,532 4,586 10,110 10,025

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 215,371 216,668 104,145 104,983 111,226 111,685

Civilian labor force

 133,856 135,866 70,073 71,242 63,783 64,624

Participation rate

 62.2 62.7 67.3 67.9 57.3 57.9

Employed

 128,429 130,545 67,346 68,552 61,082 61,992

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 60.3 64.7 65.3 54.9 55.5

Unemployed

 5,427 5,322 2,726 2,690 2,701 2,632

Unemployment rate

 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.1

Not in labor force

 81,515 80,802 34,072 33,741 47,443 47,061

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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Last Modified Date: September 06, 2019