Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

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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	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,409	48,875	23,525	23,456	24,884	25,420
Civilian labor force	32,073	32,279	18,134	18,075	13,939	14,204
Participation rate	66.3	66.0	77.1	77.1	56.0	55.9
Employed	30,744	31,253	17,556	17,566	13,188	13,688
Employment-population ratio	63.5	63.9	74.6	74.9	53.0	53.8
Unemployed	1,329	1,025	578	509	751	516
Unemployment rate	4.1	3.2	3.2	2.8	5.4	3.6
Not in labor force	16,336	16,597	5,390	5,381	10,945	11,216

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	225,817	226,678	110,235	109,482	115,582	117,196
Civilian labor force	139,144	138,019	72,481	71,281	66,663	66,738
Participation rate	61.6	60.9	65.8	65.1	57.7	56.9
Employed	133,150	132,185	69,293	68,163	63,856	64,022
Employment-population ratio	59.0	58.3	62.9	62.3	55.2	54.6
Unemployed	5,995	5,834	3,188	3,118	2,806	2,716
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.1
Not in labor force	86,673	88,659	37,754	38,201	48,919	50,458
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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