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	Feb. 2022	Feb. 2023	Feb. 2022	Feb. 2023	Feb. 2022	Feb. 2023
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	44,718	46,470	21,761	22,743	22,957	23,727
Civilian labor force	29,229	30,827	16,758	17,464	12,471	13,363
Participation rate	65.4	66.3	77.0	76.8	54.3	56.3
Employed	28,138	29,518	16,173	16,705	11,965	12,813
Employment-population ratio	62.9	63.5	74.3	73.4	52.1	54.0
Unemployed	1,092	1,309	585	759	506	550
Unemployment rate	3.7	4.2	3.5	4.3	4.1	4.1
Not in labor force	15,489	15,643	5,003	5,279	10,486	10,364

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	218,606	219,642	106,534	107,328	112,071	112,314
Civilian labor force	134,495	135,351	70,513	70,919	63,982	64,433
Participation rate	61.5	61.6	66.2	66.1	57.1	57.4
Employed	128,805	130,194	67,287	67,961	61,518	62,234
Employment-population ratio	58.9	59.3	63.2	63.3	54.9	55.4
Unemployed	5,691	5,157	3,226	2,958	2,464	2,199
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.8	4.6	4.2	3.9	3.4
Not in labor force	84,110	84,291	36,021	36,410	48,089	47,881
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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