Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2018-2019 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2018-2019 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2018						2019
	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force					Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force
		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Unemployed			Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Unemployed
		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Number	Unem- ployment rate		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Number	Unem- ployment rate
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over	257,791	162,075	62.9	155,761	6,314	3.9	259,175	163,539	63.1	157,538	6,001	3.7
Men	124,678	86,096	69.1	82,698	3,398	3.9	125,353	86,687	69.2	83,460	3,227	3.7
Women	133,112	75,978	57.1	73,063	2,916	3.8	133,822	76,852	57.4	74,078	2,774	3.6

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	42,898	28,202	65.7	27,217	986	3.5	42,990	28,390	66.0	27,502	888	3.1
Men	20,803	16,203	77.9	15,714	488	3.0	20,814	16,234	78.0	15,791	443	2.7
Women	22,095	12,000	54.3	11,502	497	4.1	22,176	12,156	54.8	11,711	446	3.7
Age
16 to 24 years	3,443	1,761	51.2	1,638	124	7.0	3,330	1,735	52.1	1,619	116	6.7
25 to 34 years	7,946	6,092	76.7	5,877	215	3.5	7,665	5,917	77.2	5,726	191	3.2
35 to 44 years	9,499	7,520	79.2	7,302	219	2.9	9,361	7,459	79.7	7,273	187	2.5
45 to 54 years	8,715	7,044	80.8	6,844	200	2.8	8,878	7,219	81.3	7,018	201	2.8
55 to 64 years	6,542	4,425	67.6	4,255	170	3.8	6,699	4,585	68.5	4,450	135	3.0
65 years and over	6,754	1,360	20.1	1,301	58	4.3	7,057	1,475	20.9	1,416	59	4.0
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,837	4,676	59.7	4,517	160	3.4	7,710	4,651	60.3	4,515	136	2.9
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	3,786	2,682	70.8	2,560	122	4.6	3,837	2,716	70.8	2,606	110	4.1
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	11,118	7,082	63.7	6,895	187	2.6	11,180	7,187	64.3	7,013	174	2.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	19,683	13,457	68.4	12,950	507	3.8	19,753	13,506	68.4	13,046	460	3.4
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	39,455	26,441	67.0	25,579	862	3.3	39,660	26,655	67.2	25,883	773	2.9
Less than a high school diploma	9,616	5,607	58.3	5,378	229	4.1	9,494	5,432	57.2	5,217	214	3.9
High school graduates, no college(2)	10,127	6,629	65.5	6,415	214	3.2	9,983	6,632	66.4	6,454	178	2.7
Some college or associate degree	6,366	4,448	69.9	4,301	147	3.3	6,233	4,312	69.2	4,196	116	2.7
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	13,347	9,758	73.1	9,485	273	2.8	13,950	10,280	73.7	10,015	264	2.6

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	214,892	133,872	62.3	128,544	5,328	4.0	216,185	135,148	62.5	130,036	5,112	3.8
Men	103,875	69,894	67.3	66,984	2,910	4.2	104,540	70,453	67.4	67,669	2,784	4.0
Women	111,018	63,979	57.6	61,560	2,418	3.8	111,645	64,696	57.9	62,367	2,328	3.6
Age
16 to 24 years	34,561	19,223	55.6	17,539	1,684	8.8	34,418	19,358	56.2	17,703	1,654	8.5
25 to 34 years	36,635	30,682	83.8	29,447	1,235	4.0	37,211	31,274	84.0	30,081	1,193	3.8
35 to 44 years	31,071	26,099	84.0	25,315	784	3.0	31,599	26,598	84.2	25,854	743	2.8
45 to 54 years	32,525	26,267	80.8	25,529	738	2.8	31,566	25,713	81.5	25,024	689	2.7
55 to 64 years	35,572	22,929	64.5	22,310	619	2.7	35,542	23,018	64.8	22,443	575	2.5
65 years and over	44,529	8,673	19.5	8,404	269	3.1	45,848	9,188	20.0	8,931	257	2.8
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,396	95,991	62.2	92,952	3,038	3.2	154,457	96,132	62.2	93,210	2,922	3.0
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	27,076	16,484	60.9	15,355	1,129	6.8	27,105	16,566	61.1	15,497	1,069	6.5
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	4,408	2,761	62.6	2,657	104	3.8	4,720	2,973	63.0	2,874	99	3.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	23,051	14,879	64.5	14,063	816	5.5	23,754	15,547	65.4	14,759	788	5.1
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	180,332	114,650	63.6	111,005	3,644	3.2	181,767	115,791	63.7	112,333	3,458	3.0
Less than a high school diploma	12,635	4,671	37.0	4,323	347	7.4	12,132	4,544	37.5	4,224	320	7.0
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,465	29,382	56.0	28,135	1,247	4.2	52,476	29,530	56.3	28,383	1,146	3.9
Some college or associate degree	51,038	33,138	64.9	32,036	1,101	3.3	51,280	33,108	64.6	32,086	1,022	3.1
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	64,193	47,459	73.9	46,511	949	2.0	65,878	48,609	73.8	47,640	969	2.0
Footnotes (1) Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. (2) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (3) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: May 15, 2020

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2018-2019 annual averages

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