Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,442	49,735	24,765	24,121	25,677	25,614
Civilian labor force	33,307	33,185	18,920	18,526	14,386	14,659
Participation rate	66.0	66.7	76.4	76.8	56.0	57.2
Employed	31,774	31,677	18,049	17,711	13,725	13,966
Employment-population ratio	63.0	63.7	72.9	73.4	53.5	54.5
Unemployed	1,533	1,508	871	815	662	693
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.7
Not in labor force	17,135	16,551	5,844	5,595	11,291	10,955

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	222,243	225,247	108,246	110,004	113,997	115,243
Civilian labor force	136,507	137,847	70,924	71,816	65,583	66,031
Participation rate	61.4	61.2	65.5	65.3	57.5	57.3
Employed	130,573	131,413	67,562	68,210	63,011	63,203
Employment-population ratio	58.8	58.3	62.4	62.0	55.3	54.8
Unemployed	5,934	6,434	3,362	3,606	2,572	2,828
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.7	4.7	5.0	3.9	4.3
Not in labor force	85,736	87,401	37,322	38,189	48,414	49,212
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.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026