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	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,543	48,504	23,536	23,066	25,007	25,438
Civilian labor force	32,239	31,860	18,362	17,622	13,876	14,238
Participation rate	66.4	65.7	78.0	76.4	55.5	56.0
Employed	30,814	30,780	17,602	17,100	13,212	13,680
Employment-population ratio	63.5	63.5	74.8	74.1	52.8	53.8
Unemployed	1,424	1,081	760	522	664	558
Unemployment rate	4.4	3.4	4.1	3.0	4.8	3.9
Not in labor force	16,305	16,644	5,174	5,444	11,131	11,200

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	225,458	226,911	110,115	109,809	115,343	117,101
Civilian labor force	138,796	138,188	72,751	71,982	66,045	66,206
Participation rate	61.6	60.9	66.1	65.6	57.3	56.5
Employed	132,474	131,887	69,592	68,634	62,882	63,253
Employment-population ratio	58.8	58.1	63.2	62.5	54.5	54.0
Unemployed	6,322	6,301	3,159	3,347	3,163	2,953
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.6	4.3	4.7	4.8	4.5
Not in labor force	86,662	88,723	37,364	37,828	49,298	50,896
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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