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	Aug. 2021	Aug. 2022	Aug. 2021	Aug. 2022	Aug. 2021	Aug. 2022
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	42,890	44,860	20,760	21,778	22,129	23,082
Civilian labor force	27,916	29,817	16,072	17,034	11,845	12,783
Participation rate	65.1	66.5	77.4	78.2	53.5	55.4
Employed	26,453	28,654	15,285	16,438	11,168	12,216
Employment-population ratio	61.7	63.9	73.6	75.5	50.5	52.9
Unemployed	1,464	1,163	787	596	677	567
Unemployment rate	5.2	3.9	4.9	3.5	5.7	4.4
Not in labor force	14,973	15,043	4,688	4,744	10,285	10,299

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	218,721	219,324	105,810	106,944	112,912	112,380
Civilian labor force	133,872	135,153	70,002	70,616	63,870	64,538
Participation rate	61.2	61.6	66.2	66.0	56.6	57.4
Employed	126,779	130,060	66,385	68,066	60,394	61,994
Employment-population ratio	58.0	59.3	62.7	63.6	53.5	55.2
Unemployed	7,092	5,093	3,617	2,549	3,475	2,544
Unemployment rate	5.3	3.8	5.2	3.6	5.4	3.9
Not in labor force	84,850	84,170	35,808	36,328	49,042	47,842
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.

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