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	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,447	49,725	24,989	23,529	25,458	26,196
Civilian labor force	33,719	33,401	19,259	18,169	14,459	15,232
Participation rate	66.8	67.2	77.1	77.2	56.8	58.1
Employed	32,225	31,974	18,398	17,462	13,827	14,512
Employment-population ratio	63.9	64.3	73.6	74.2	54.3	55.4
Unemployed	1,494	1,428	861	707	633	720
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.3	4.5	3.9	4.4	4.7
Not in labor force	16,728	16,324	5,730	5,360	10,998	10,964

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	222,576	225,133	108,186	109,097	114,390	116,036
Civilian labor force	136,935	136,700	71,059	70,658	65,876	66,042
Participation rate	61.5	60.7	65.7	64.8	57.6	56.9
Employed	131,186	130,791	67,818	67,390	63,368	63,401
Employment-population ratio	58.9	58.1	62.7	61.8	55.4	54.6
Unemployed	5,748	5,910	3,241	3,268	2,508	2,642
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.3	4.6	4.6	3.8	4.0
Not in labor force	85,641	88,433	37,127	38,439	48,514	49,993
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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