Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2019-2020 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2019-2020 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2019-2020 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2019						2020
	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	259,175	163,539	63.1	157,538	6,001	3.7	260,329	160,742	61.7	147,795	12,947	8.1
Men	125,353	86,687	69.2	83,460	3,227	3.7	125,922	85,204	67.7	78,560	6,644	7.8
Women	133,822	76,852	57.4	74,078	2,774	3.6	134,407	75,538	56.2	69,234	6,304	8.3

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	42,990	28,390	66.0	27,502	888	3.1	42,361	27,316	64.5	24,809	2,507	9.2
Men	20,814	16,234	78.0	15,791	443	2.7	20,420	15,652	76.6	14,401	1,250	8.0
Women	22,176	12,156	54.8	11,711	446	3.7	21,941	11,664	53.2	10,407	1,257	10.8
Age
16 to 24 years	3,330	1,735	52.1	1,619	116	6.7	3,149	1,604	50.9	1,373	231	14.4
25 to 34 years	7,665	5,917	77.2	5,726	191	3.2	7,208	5,470	75.9	4,966	504	9.2
35 to 44 years	9,361	7,459	79.7	7,273	187	2.5	9,103	7,150	78.5	6,599	551	7.7
45 to 54 years	8,878	7,219	81.3	7,018	201	2.8	8,793	6,993	79.5	6,367	626	8.9
55 to 64 years	6,699	4,585	68.5	4,450	135	3.0	6,831	4,637	67.9	4,191	446	9.6
65 years and over	7,057	1,475	20.9	1,416	59	4.0	7,278	1,461	20.1	1,312	149	10.2
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,710	4,651	60.3	4,515	136	2.9	7,377	4,420	59.9	4,087	333	7.5
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	3,837	2,716	70.8	2,606	110	4.1	3,979	2,757	69.3	2,463	294	10.7
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	11,180	7,187	64.3	7,013	174	2.4	10,966	6,848	62.4	6,252	595	8.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	19,753	13,506	68.4	13,046	460	3.4	19,569	12,978	66.3	11,723	1,255	9.7
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	39,660	26,655	67.2	25,883	773	2.9	39,212	25,712	65.6	23,436	2,276	8.9
Less than a high school diploma	9,494	5,432	57.2	5,217	214	3.9	8,762	4,886	55.8	4,328	558	11.4
High school graduates, no college(2)	9,983	6,632	66.4	6,454	178	2.7	10,023	6,302	62.9	5,617	685	10.9
Some college or associate degree	6,233	4,312	69.2	4,196	116	2.7	6,192	4,153	67.1	3,767	386	9.3
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	13,950	10,280	73.7	10,015	264	2.6	14,235	10,371	72.9	9,723	648	6.2

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	216,185	135,148	62.5	130,036	5,112	3.8	217,968	133,427	61.2	122,986	10,441	7.8
Men	104,540	70,453	67.4	67,669	2,784	4.0	105,502	69,552	65.9	64,159	5,393	7.8
Women	111,645	64,696	57.9	62,367	2,328	3.6	112,466	63,874	56.8	58,827	5,047	7.9
Age
16 to 24 years	34,418	19,358	56.2	17,703	1,654	8.5	34,336	18,603	54.2	15,819	2,784	15.0
25 to 34 years	37,211	31,274	84.0	30,081	1,193	3.8	37,636	31,036	82.5	28,460	2,576	8.3
35 to 44 years	31,599	26,598	84.2	25,854	743	2.8	32,227	26,833	83.3	25,208	1,625	6.1
45 to 54 years	31,566	25,713	81.5	25,024	689	2.7	31,078	25,148	80.9	23,731	1,416	5.6
55 to 64 years	35,542	23,018	64.8	22,443	575	2.5	35,360	22,656	64.1	21,262	1,393	6.1
65 years and over	45,848	9,188	20.0	8,931	257	2.8	47,330	9,152	19.3	8,506	646	7.1
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,457	96,132	62.2	93,210	2,922	3.0	154,711	94,284	60.9	88,161	6,123	6.5
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	27,105	16,566	61.1	15,497	1,069	6.5	27,296	16,089	58.9	14,237	1,851	11.5
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	4,720	2,973	63.0	2,874	99	3.3	5,021	3,153	62.8	2,889	264	8.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	23,754	15,547	65.4	14,759	788	5.1	24,614	15,992	65.0	14,229	1,763	11.0
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	181,767	115,791	63.7	112,333	3,458	3.0	183,632	114,824	62.5	107,167	7,656	6.7
Less than a high school diploma	12,132	4,544	37.5	4,224	320	7.0	11,138	4,043	36.3	3,561	483	11.9
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,476	29,530	56.3	28,383	1,146	3.9	52,098	28,440	54.6	25,989	2,450	8.6
Some college or associate degree	51,280	33,108	64.6	32,086	1,022	3.1	51,135	32,248	63.1	29,803	2,446	7.6
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	65,878	48,609	73.8	47,640	969	2.0	69,260	50,092	72.3	47,815	2,277	4.5
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 18, 2021

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2019-2020 annual averages

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