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	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	45,908	46,936	22,506	22,873	23,402	24,063
Civilian labor force	30,459	31,237	17,657	17,628	12,802	13,610
Participation rate	66.3	66.6	78.5	77.1	54.7	56.6
Employed	29,451	30,056	17,110	16,953	12,340	13,103
Employment-population ratio	64.2	64.0	76.0	74.1	52.7	54.5
Unemployed	1,008	1,182	547	675	461	507
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.8	3.1	3.8	3.6	3.7
Not in labor force	15,450	15,698	4,849	5,245	10,600	10,453

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	218,627	220,706	106,391	107,943	112,236	112,763
Civilian labor force	134,294	136,537	70,028	71,102	64,267	65,435
Participation rate	61.4	61.9	65.8	65.9	57.3	58.0
Employed	129,693	131,621	67,688	68,431	62,005	63,190
Employment-population ratio	59.3	59.6	63.6	63.4	55.2	56.0
Unemployed	4,601	4,916	2,340	2,671	2,261	2,245
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.8	3.5	3.4
Not in labor force	84,333	84,169	36,363	36,841	47,970	47,328
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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