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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
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.

Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023