Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2017-2018 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2017-2018 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2017						2018
	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	255,079	160,320	62.9	153,337	6,982	4.4	257,791	162,075	62.9	155,761	6,314	3.9
Men	123,275	85,145	69.1	81,402	3,743	4.4	124,678	86,096	69.1	82,698	3,398	3.9
Women	131,804	75,175	57.0	71,936	3,239	4.3	133,112	75,978	57.1	73,063	2,916	3.8

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	41,500	27,373	66.0	26,254	1,119	4.1	42,898	28,202	65.7	27,217	986	3.5
Men	20,135	15,735	78.1	15,171	564	3.6	20,803	16,203	77.9	15,714	488	3.0
Women	21,365	11,638	54.5	11,083	555	4.8	22,095	12,000	54.3	11,502	497	4.1
Age
16 to 24 years	3,547	1,886	53.2	1,727	159	8.4	3,443	1,761	51.2	1,638	124	7.0
25 to 34 years	7,820	5,898	75.4	5,656	242	4.1	7,946	6,092	76.7	5,877	215	3.5
35 to 44 years	9,189	7,299	79.4	7,043	256	3.5	9,499	7,520	79.2	7,302	219	2.9
45 to 54 years	8,481	6,826	80.5	6,592	234	3.4	8,715	7,044	80.8	6,844	200	2.8
55 to 64 years	6,146	4,209	68.5	4,040	169	4.0	6,542	4,425	67.6	4,255	170	3.8
65 years and over	6,317	1,256	19.9	1,196	60	4.8	6,754	1,360	20.1	1,301	58	4.3
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,524	4,503	59.9	4,324	179	4.0	7,837	4,676	59.7	4,517	160	3.4
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	3,599	2,575	71.5	2,430	145	5.6	3,786	2,682	70.8	2,560	122	4.6
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	10,738	6,903	64.3	6,684	220	3.2	11,118	7,082	63.7	6,895	187	2.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	19,174	13,098	68.3	12,540	558	4.3	19,683	13,457	68.4	12,950	507	3.8
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	37,953	25,488	67.2	24,527	961	3.8	39,455	26,441	67.0	25,579	862	3.3
Less than a high school diploma	9,510	5,566	58.5	5,309	257	4.6	9,616	5,607	58.3	5,378	229	4.1
High school graduates, no college(2)	9,697	6,412	66.1	6,160	252	3.9	10,127	6,629	65.5	6,415	214	3.2
Some college or associate degree	6,070	4,273	70.4	4,116	156	3.7	6,366	4,448	69.9	4,301	147	3.3
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	12,677	9,237	72.9	8,942	294	3.2	13,347	9,758	73.1	9,485	273	2.8

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	213,579	132,946	62.2	127,083	5,863	4.4	214,892	133,872	62.3	128,544	5,328	4.0
Men	103,140	69,410	67.3	66,231	3,179	4.6	103,875	69,894	67.3	66,984	2,910	4.2
Women	110,439	63,536	57.5	60,852	2,684	4.2	111,018	63,979	57.6	61,560	2,418	3.8
Age
16 to 24 years	34,603	19,275	55.7	17,479	1,796	9.3	34,561	19,223	55.6	17,539	1,684	8.8
25 to 34 years	36,138	30,187	83.5	28,782	1,405	4.7	36,635	30,682	83.8	29,447	1,235	4.0
35 to 44 years	30,763	25,735	83.7	24,849	886	3.4	31,071	26,099	84.0	25,315	784	3.0
45 to 54 years	33,306	26,737	80.3	25,911	827	3.1	32,525	26,267	80.8	25,529	738	2.8
55 to 64 years	35,544	22,690	63.8	22,024	666	2.9	35,572	22,929	64.5	22,310	619	2.7
65 years and over	43,225	8,321	19.3	8,038	283	3.4	44,529	8,673	19.5	8,404	269	3.1
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,598	96,148	62.2	92,779	3,369	3.5	154,396	95,991	62.2	92,952	3,038	3.2
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	26,764	16,239	60.7	14,965	1,274	7.8	27,076	16,484	60.9	15,355	1,129	6.8
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	4,219	2,614	62.0	2,515	99	3.8	4,408	2,761	62.6	2,657	104	3.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	22,197	14,242	64.2	13,398	843	5.9	23,051	14,879	64.5	14,063	816	5.5
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	178,976	113,672	63.5	109,604	4,067	3.6	180,332	114,650	63.6	111,005	3,644	3.2
Less than a high school diploma	13,128	4,776	36.4	4,359	417	8.7	12,635	4,671	37.0	4,323	347	7.4
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,496	29,462	56.1	28,050	1,412	4.8	52,465	29,382	56.0	28,135	1,247	4.2
Some college or associate degree	51,191	33,424	65.3	32,166	1,257	3.8	51,038	33,138	64.9	32,036	1,101	3.3
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	62,161	46,009	74.0	45,029	981	2.1	64,193	47,459	73.9	46,511	949	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 16, 2019

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2017-2018 annual averages

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