Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2020-2021 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2020-2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2020						2021
	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	260,329	160,742	61.7	147,795	12,947	8.1	261,445	161,204	61.7	152,581	8,623	5.3
Men	125,922	85,204	67.7	78,560	6,644	7.8	126,487	85,505	67.6	80,829	4,676	5.5
Women	134,407	75,538	56.2	69,234	6,304	8.3	134,958	75,699	56.1	71,752	3,948	5.2

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	42,361	27,316	64.5	24,809	2,507	9.2	43,226	27,987	64.7	26,431	1,556	5.6
Men	20,420	15,652	76.6	14,401	1,250	8.0	20,922	16,069	76.8	15,245	823	5.1
Women	21,941	11,664	53.2	10,407	1,257	10.8	22,304	11,918	53.4	11,186	733	6.1
Age
16 to 24 years	3,149	1,604	50.9	1,373	231	14.4	3,174	1,683	53.0	1,521	161	9.6
25 to 34 years	7,208	5,470	75.9	4,966	504	9.2	6,987	5,397	77.2	5,099	298	5.5
35 to 44 years	9,103	7,150	78.5	6,599	551	7.7	9,419	7,472	79.3	7,118	354	4.7
45 to 54 years	8,793	6,993	79.5	6,367	626	8.9	8,949	7,125	79.6	6,762	363	5.1
55 to 64 years	6,831	4,637	67.9	4,191	446	9.6	7,020	4,798	68.3	4,505	292	6.1
65 years and over	7,278	1,461	20.1	1,312	149	10.2	7,678	1,512	19.7	1,425	87	5.8
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,377	4,420	59.9	4,087	333	7.5	7,555	4,545	60.2	4,310	234	5.2
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	3,979	2,757	69.3	2,463	294	10.7	4,000	2,777	69.4	2,579	198	7.1
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	10,966	6,848	62.4	6,252	595	8.7	10,915	6,994	64.1	6,651	344	4.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	19,569	12,978	66.3	11,723	1,255	9.7	20,170	13,308	66.0	12,545	763	5.7
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	39,212	25,712	65.6	23,436	2,276	8.9	40,052	26,304	65.7	24,909	1,395	5.3
Less than a high school diploma	8,762	4,886	55.8	4,328	558	11.4	8,972	5,037	56.1	4,708	330	6.5
High school graduates, no college(2)	10,023	6,302	62.9	5,617	685	10.9	10,497	6,530	62.2	6,115	414	6.3
Some college or associate degree	6,192	4,153	67.1	3,767	386	9.3	6,129	4,071	66.4	3,849	222	5.4
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	14,235	10,371	72.9	9,723	648	6.2	14,455	10,666	73.8	10,237	429	4.0

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	217,968	133,427	61.2	122,986	10,441	7.8	218,219	133,217	61.0	126,150	7,067	5.3
Men	105,502	69,552	65.9	64,159	5,393	7.8	105,565	69,436	65.8	65,584	3,852	5.5
Women	112,466	63,874	56.8	58,827	5,047	7.9	112,654	63,781	56.6	60,566	3,215	5.0
Age
16 to 24 years	34,336	18,603	54.2	15,819	2,784	15.0	34,088	19,005	55.8	17,153	1,851	9.7
25 to 34 years	37,636	31,036	82.5	28,460	2,576	8.3	37,764	31,273	82.8	29,479	1,794	5.7
35 to 44 years	32,227	26,833	83.3	25,208	1,625	6.1	32,423	26,848	82.8	25,616	1,232	4.6
45 to 54 years	31,078	25,148	80.9	23,731	1,416	5.6	30,566	24,752	81.0	23,792	960	3.9
55 to 64 years	35,360	22,656	64.1	21,262	1,393	6.1	34,865	22,252	63.8	21,407	845	3.8
65 years and over	47,330	9,152	19.3	8,506	646	7.1	48,513	9,088	18.7	8,703	385	4.2
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,711	94,284	60.9	88,161	6,123	6.5	154,513	93,561	60.6	89,674	3,886	4.2
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	27,296	16,089	58.9	14,237	1,851	11.5	27,576	16,390	59.4	14,939	1,451	8.9
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	5,021	3,153	62.8	2,889	264	8.4	5,047	3,159	62.6	2,993	166	5.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	24,614	15,992	65.0	14,229	1,763	11.0	24,733	16,115	65.2	14,884	1,232	7.6
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	183,632	114,824	62.5	107,167	7,656	6.7	184,131	114,213	62.0	108,997	5,216	4.6
Less than a high school diploma	11,138	4,043	36.3	3,561	483	11.9	11,031	3,970	36.0	3,556	414	10.4
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,098	28,440	54.6	25,989	2,450	8.6	52,736	28,465	54.0	26,706	1,759	6.2
Some college or associate degree	51,135	32,248	63.1	29,803	2,446	7.6	50,526	31,617	62.6	30,006	1,611	5.1
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	69,260	50,092	72.3	47,815	2,277	4.5	69,838	50,162	71.8	48,729	1,432	2.9
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.

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Last Modified Date: May 18, 2022