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. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,853	48,543	23,792	23,536	25,061	25,007
Civilian labor force	33,049	32,239	18,724	18,362	14,325	13,876
Participation rate	67.6	66.4	78.7	78.0	57.2	55.5
Employed	31,636	30,814	18,075	17,602	13,561	13,212
Employment-population ratio	64.8	63.5	76.0	74.8	54.1	52.8
Unemployed	1,413	1,424	649	760	764	664
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.4	3.5	4.1	5.3	4.8
Not in labor force	15,804	16,305	5,068	5,174	10,736	11,131

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	220,003	225,458	107,285	110,115	112,718	115,343
Civilian labor force	135,714	138,796	70,414	72,751	65,301	66,045
Participation rate	61.7	61.6	65.6	66.1	57.9	57.3
Employed	129,712	132,474	67,304	69,592	62,408	62,882
Employment-population ratio	59.0	58.8	62.7	63.2	55.4	54.5
Unemployed	6,002	6,322	3,110	3,159	2,892	3,163
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.8
Not in labor force	84,288	86,662	36,871	37,364	47,417	49,298
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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