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Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2022-2023 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2022-2023 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2022 2023
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
Number Unem-
ployment
rate
Number Unem-
ployment
rate

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over

263,973 164,287 62.2 158,291 5,996 3.6 266,942 167,116 62.6 161,037 6,080 3.6

Men

128,617 87,421 68.0 84,203 3,218 3.7 130,476 88,877 68.1 85,500 3,377 3.8

Women

135,356 76,866 56.8 74,089 2,778 3.6 136,466 78,239 57.3 75,537 2,702 3.5

FOREIGN BORN

Total, 16 years and over

45,150 29,755 65.9 28,737 1,017 3.4 46,651 31,051 66.6 29,932 1,119 3.6

Men

21,998 17,031 77.4 16,475 556 3.3 22,840 17,704 77.5 17,091 613 3.5

Women

23,152 12,724 55.0 12,262 462 3.6 23,811 13,347 56.1 12,841 506 3.8

Age

16 to 24 years

3,409 1,846 54.2 1,691 155 8.4 3,698 2,037 55.1 1,880 157 7.7

25 to 34 years

7,255 5,671 78.2 5,484 187 3.3 7,432 5,905 79.5 5,655 250 4.2

35 to 44 years

9,898 7,918 80.0 7,678 240 3.0 10,014 8,097 80.9 7,841 257 3.2

45 to 54 years

9,353 7,570 80.9 7,358 212 2.8 9,545 7,817 81.9 7,589 228 2.9

55 to 64 years

7,338 5,128 69.9 4,963 166 3.2 7,678 5,412 70.5 5,245 167 3.1

65 years and over

7,897 1,621 20.5 1,564 58 3.6 8,283 1,783 21.5 1,722 61 3.4

Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity(1)

White non-Hispanic or Latino

7,915 4,768 60.2 4,608 160 3.4 7,850 4,766 60.7 4,612 155 3.2

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

4,245 3,086 72.7 2,939 147 4.8 4,562 3,324 72.9 3,197 126 3.8

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

11,354 7,345 64.7 7,168 178 2.4 11,930 7,789 65.3 7,575 214 2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

21,048 14,168 67.3 13,650 519 3.7 21,696 14,790 68.2 14,180 610 4.1

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

41,741 27,908 66.9 27,047 862 3.1 42,953 29,015 67.5 28,052 962 3.3

Less than a high school diploma

9,076 5,100 56.2 4,878 222 4.4 9,315 5,371 57.7 5,129 241 4.5

High school graduates, no college(2)

10,990 7,109 64.7 6,874 235 3.3 11,299 7,338 64.9 7,067 271 3.7

Some college or associate degree

6,391 4,328 67.7 4,189 139 3.2 6,441 4,378 68.0 4,250 127 2.9

Bachelor's degree and higher(3)

15,284 11,371 74.4 11,105 266 2.3 15,897 11,928 75.0 11,606 322 2.7

NATIVE BORN

Total, 16 years and over

218,823 134,533 61.5 129,554 4,979 3.7 220,291 136,065 61.8 131,104 4,961 3.6

Men

106,619 70,390 66.0 67,727 2,663 3.8 107,636 71,173 66.1 68,409 2,764 3.9

Women

112,204 64,143 57.2 61,827 2,316 3.6 112,655 64,892 57.6 62,695 2,197 3.4

Age

16 to 24 years

34,548 19,246 55.7 17,687 1,559 8.1 35,641 20,092 56.4 18,492 1,600 8.0

25 to 34 years

36,913 31,054 84.1 29,816 1,238 4.0 37,095 31,398 84.6 30,182 1,216 3.9

35 to 44 years

33,101 27,753 83.8 26,946 806 2.9 33,440 28,333 84.7 27,559 775 2.7

45 to 54 years

30,641 24,871 81.2 24,295 576 2.3 30,414 24,990 82.2 24,397 593 2.4

55 to 64 years

34,807 22,332 64.2 21,798 534 2.4 33,724 21,839 64.8 21,317 522 2.4

65 years and over

48,813 9,276 19.0 9,011 266 2.9 49,977 9,412 18.8 9,157 255 2.7

Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity(1)

White non-Hispanic or Latino

154,438 94,061 60.9 91,292 2,769 2.9 154,634 94,343 61.0 91,617 2,726 2.9

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

27,612 16,698 60.5 15,636 1,062 6.4 27,814 17,045 61.3 16,039 1,006 5.9

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

5,019 3,207 63.9 3,091 116 3.6 5,181 3,343 64.5 3,232 111 3.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

25,123 16,433 65.4 15,650 783 4.8 25,836 17,027 65.9 16,162 865 5.1

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

184,275 115,286 62.6 111,866 3,420 3.0 184,650 115,973 62.8 112,612 3,361 2.9

Less than a high school diploma

10,713 3,888 36.3 3,620 268 6.9 10,166 3,810 37.5 3,540 270 7.1

High school graduates, no college(2)

52,717 28,810 54.6 27,623 1,186 4.1 52,120 28,590 54.9 27,462 1,127 3.9

Some college or associate degree

50,149 31,316 62.4 30,334 982 3.1 50,485 31,425 62.2 30,463 962 3.1

Bachelor's degree and higher(3)

70,697 51,273 72.5 50,289 984 1.9 71,880 52,149 72.5 51,147 1,002 1.9

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.

Last Modified Date: May 21, 2024