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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
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.

Last Modified Date: March 07, 2025