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	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	49,786	-	24,015	-	25,771
Civilian labor force	-	33,121	-	18,489	-	14,633
Participation rate	-	66.5	-	77.0	-	56.8
Employed	-	32,062	-	17,970	-	14,092
Employment-population ratio	-	64.4	-	74.8	-	54.7
Unemployed	-	1,059	-	519	-	541
Unemployment rate	-	3.2	-	2.8	-	3.7
Not in labor force	-	16,664	-	5,526	-	11,138

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	225,896	-	108,981	-	116,916
Civilian labor force	-	137,785	-	71,007	-	66,778
Participation rate	-	61.0	-	65.2	-	57.1
Employed	-	132,121	-	67,993	-	64,127
Employment-population ratio	-	58.5	-	62.4	-	54.8
Unemployed	-	5,664	-	3,014	-	2,651
Unemployment rate	-	4.1	-	4.2	-	4.0
Not in labor force	-	88,111	-	37,974	-	50,138
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026