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	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,844	48,905	24,012	23,741	24,832	25,164
Civilian labor force	32,101	32,426	18,318	18,166	13,783	14,260
Participation rate	65.7	66.3	76.3	76.5	55.5	56.7
Employed	30,729	31,112	17,639	17,459	13,090	13,653
Employment-population ratio	62.9	63.6	73.5	73.5	52.7	54.3
Unemployed	1,372	1,314	679	707	693	607
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.1	3.7	3.9	5.0	4.3
Not in labor force	16,744	16,479	5,694	5,575	11,050	10,904

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	220,793	225,911	107,443	110,305	113,351	115,606
Civilian labor force	135,645	138,297	70,394	72,033	65,251	66,264
Participation rate	61.4	61.2	65.5	65.3	57.6	57.3
Employed	130,565	132,608	67,499	68,913	63,066	63,696
Employment-population ratio	59.1	58.7	62.8	62.5	55.6	55.1
Unemployed	5,081	5,688	2,895	3,120	2,186	2,569
Unemployment rate	3.7	4.1	4.1	4.3	3.3	3.9
Not in labor force	85,148	87,615	37,049	38,272	48,099	49,342
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.

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