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.
2016		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2016		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2016		 Aug.
2017

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 41,768 41,630 20,210 20,232 21,558 21,398

Civilian labor force

 27,336 27,673 15,888 15,798 11,449 11,875

Participation rate

 65.4 66.5 78.6 78.1 53.1 55.5

Employed

 26,134 26,520 15,367 15,190 10,766 11,330

Employment-population ratio

 62.6 63.7 76.0 75.1 49.9 52.9

Unemployed

 1,203 1,153 520 607 683 545

Unemployment rate

 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.8 6.0 4.6

Not in labor force

 14,432 13,957 4,323 4,434 10,109 9,523

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 212,086 213,726 102,446 103,182 109,640 110,545

Civilian labor force

 132,464 133,190 69,529 69,836 62,935 63,355

Participation rate

 62.5 62.3 67.9 67.7 57.4 57.3

Employed

 125,670 127,056 65,997 66,784 59,673 60,271

Employment-population ratio

 59.3 59.4 64.4 64.7 54.4 54.5

Unemployed

 6,793 6,134 3,531 3,051 3,262 3,083

Unemployment rate

 5.1 4.6 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.9

Not in labor force

 79,622 80,536 32,917 33,346 46,705 47,190

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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