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	May 2016	May 2017	May 2016	May 2017	May 2016	May 2017
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	40,693	41,390	19,810	20,132	20,882	21,259
Civilian labor force	26,243	27,315	15,269	15,737	10,973	11,578
Participation rate	64.5	66.0	77.1	78.2	52.5	54.5
Employed	25,274	26,290	14,781	15,258	10,493	11,031
Employment-population ratio	62.1	63.5	74.6	75.8	50.3	51.9
Unemployed	969	1,025	489	479	480	547
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.8	3.2	3.0	4.4	4.7
Not in labor force	14,450	14,075	4,541	4,395	9,909	9,680

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	212,482	213,377	102,506	102,989	109,976	110,388
Civilian labor force	132,557	132,664	69,255	69,271	63,303	63,393
Participation rate	62.4	62.2	67.6	67.3	57.6	57.4
Employed	126,319	127,117	65,892	66,314	60,427	60,804
Employment-population ratio	59.4	59.6	64.3	64.4	54.9	55.1
Unemployed	6,238	5,547	3,362	2,957	2,875	2,590
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.2	4.9	4.3	4.5	4.1
Not in labor force	79,925	80,713	33,251	33,718	46,674	46,995
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.

Last Modified Date: June 02, 2017

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey