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	Feb. 2024	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Feb. 2025
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,810	50,057	24,041	24,631	24,769	25,426
Civilian labor force	32,521	33,241	18,499	18,936	14,022	14,305
Participation rate	66.6	66.4	77.0	76.9	56.6	56.3
Employed	31,002	31,687	17,704	18,073	13,299	13,614
Employment-population ratio	63.5	63.3	73.6	73.4	53.7	53.5
Unemployed	1,519	1,555	796	863	723	691
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.7	4.3	4.6	5.2	4.8
Not in labor force	16,289	16,816	5,541	5,696	10,747	11,120

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	218,901	222,790	106,479	108,458	112,422	114,332
Civilian labor force	134,764	136,874	69,800	70,857	64,964	66,018
Participation rate	61.6	61.4	65.6	65.3	57.8	57.7
Employed	129,313	130,857	66,688	67,446	62,625	63,411
Employment-population ratio	59.1	58.7	62.6	62.2	55.7	55.5
Unemployed	5,451	6,017	3,112	3,410	2,339	2,607
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.4	4.5	4.8	3.6	3.9
Not in labor force	84,137	85,915	36,679	37,601	47,458	48,314
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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