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	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,707	48,558	23,897	23,579	24,810	24,979
Civilian labor force	32,272	32,205	18,429	18,000	13,843	14,206
Participation rate	66.3	66.3	77.1	76.3	55.8	56.9
Employed	30,823	30,802	17,698	17,315	13,126	13,487
Employment-population ratio	63.3	63.4	74.1	73.4	52.9	54.0
Unemployed	1,449	1,403	732	685	717	719
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.4	4.0	3.8	5.2	5.1
Not in labor force	16,435	16,353	5,468	5,579	10,967	10,773

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	220,756	226,075	107,474	110,378	113,282	115,696
Civilian labor force	135,892	139,262	70,492	72,525	65,399	66,737
Participation rate	61.6	61.6	65.6	65.7	57.7	57.7
Employed	130,633	133,264	67,598	69,267	63,035	63,997
Employment-population ratio	59.2	58.9	62.9	62.8	55.6	55.3
Unemployed	5,259	5,998	2,895	3,258	2,364	2,740
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.3	4.1	4.5	3.6	4.1
Not in labor force	84,864	86,813	36,982	37,853	47,882	48,959
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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