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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
June
2025
June
2026
June
2025
June
2026
June
2025
June
2026

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

49,135 48,564 23,924 22,786 25,210 25,778

Civilian labor force

32,572 31,872 18,458 17,488 14,113 14,384

Participation rate

66.3 65.6 77.2 76.7 56.0 55.8

Employed

31,231 30,725 17,742 16,930 13,489 13,794

Employment-population ratio

63.6 63.3 74.2 74.3 53.5 53.5

Unemployed

1,340 1,147 716 557 624 590

Unemployment rate

4.1 3.6 3.9 3.2 4.4 4.1

Not in labor force

16,563 16,692 5,466 5,298 11,097 11,394

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

224,450 226,602 109,525 109,977 114,926 116,625

Civilian labor force

138,771 138,326 72,789 71,896 65,982 66,430

Participation rate

61.8 61.0 66.5 65.4 57.4 57.0

Employed

132,652 131,997 69,530 68,568 63,122 63,430

Employment-population ratio

59.1 58.3 63.5 62.3 54.9 54.4

Unemployed

6,119 6,329 3,259 3,329 2,860 3,000

Unemployment rate

4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.5

Not in labor force

85,680 88,276 36,736 38,081 48,944 50,195

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.

Last Modified Date: July 02, 2026