Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2016-2017 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2016-2017 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2016						2017
	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	253,538	159,187	62.8	151,436	7,751	4.9	255,079	160,320	62.9	153,337	6,982	4.4
Men	122,497	84,755	69.2	80,568	4,187	4.9	123,275	85,145	69.1	81,402	3,743	4.4
Women	131,040	74,432	56.8	70,868	3,564	4.8	131,804	75,175	57.0	71,936	3,239	4.3

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	41,321	26,951	65.2	25,779	1,172	4.3	41,500	27,373	66.0	26,254	1,119	4.1
Men	20,057	15,595	77.8	15,007	588	3.8	20,135	15,735	78.1	15,171	564	3.6
Women	21,264	11,356	53.4	10,772	584	5.1	21,365	11,638	54.5	11,083	555	4.8
Age
16 to 24 years	3,702	1,886	50.9	1,726	160	8.5	3,547	1,886	53.2	1,727	159	8.4
25 to 34 years	7,785	5,836	75.0	5,589	247	4.2	7,820	5,898	75.4	5,656	242	4.1
35 to 44 years	9,218	7,259	78.8	6,990	269	3.7	9,189	7,299	79.4	7,043	256	3.5
45 to 54 years	8,369	6,690	79.9	6,430	259	3.9	8,481	6,826	80.5	6,592	234	3.4
55 to 64 years	6,019	4,044	67.2	3,863	180	4.5	6,146	4,209	68.5	4,040	169	4.0
65 years and over	6,228	1,235	19.8	1,180	55	4.5	6,317	1,256	19.9	1,196	60	4.8
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,415	4,375	59.0	4,213	162	3.7	7,524	4,503	59.9	4,324	179	4.0
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	3,576	2,508	70.1	2,356	152	6.1	3,599	2,575	71.5	2,430	145	5.6
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	10,697	6,747	63.1	6,516	231	3.4	10,738	6,903	64.3	6,684	220	3.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	19,175	13,014	67.9	12,404	610	4.7	19,174	13,098	68.3	12,540	558	4.3
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	37,619	25,064	66.6	24,053	1,011	4.0	37,953	25,488	67.2	24,527	961	3.8
Less than a high school diploma	9,696	5,625	58.0	5,333	291	5.2	9,510	5,566	58.5	5,309	257	4.6
High school graduates, no college(2)	9,509	6,187	65.1	5,911	276	4.5	9,697	6,412	66.1	6,160	252	3.9
Some college or associate degree	6,109	4,259	69.7	4,090	169	4.0	6,070	4,273	70.4	4,116	156	3.7
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	12,305	8,994	73.1	8,718	275	3.1	12,677	9,237	72.9	8,942	294	3.2

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	212,217	132,236	62.3	125,657	6,580	5.0	213,579	132,946	62.2	127,083	5,863	4.4
Men	102,441	69,160	67.5	65,561	3,599	5.2	103,140	69,410	67.3	66,231	3,179	4.6
Women	109,776	63,076	57.5	60,096	2,981	4.7	110,439	63,536	57.5	60,852	2,684	4.2
Age
16 to 24 years	34,733	19,316	55.6	17,266	2,050	10.6	34,603	19,275	55.7	17,479	1,796	9.3
25 to 34 years	35,762	29,683	83.0	28,133	1,550	5.2	36,138	30,187	83.5	28,782	1,405	4.7
35 to 44 years	30,599	25,560	83.5	24,572	988	3.9	30,763	25,735	83.7	24,849	886	3.4
45 to 54 years	34,028	27,219	80.0	26,289	929	3.4	33,306	26,737	80.3	25,911	827	3.1
55 to 64 years	35,289	22,422	63.5	21,661	761	3.4	35,544	22,690	63.8	22,024	666	2.9
65 years and over	41,807	8,036	19.2	7,736	300	3.7	43,225	8,321	19.3	8,038	283	3.4
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,543	96,503	62.4	92,671	3,832	4.0	154,598	96,148	62.2	92,779	3,369	3.5
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	26,538	15,947	60.1	14,536	1,411	8.8	26,764	16,239	60.7	14,965	1,274	7.8
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	4,004	2,508	62.6	2,401	107	4.2	4,219	2,614	62.0	2,515	99	3.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	21,522	13,783	64.0	12,845	938	6.8	22,197	14,242	64.2	13,398	843	5.9
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	177,484	112,920	63.6	108,391	4,529	4.0	178,976	113,672	63.5	109,604	4,067	3.6
Less than a high school diploma	13,672	5,054	37.0	4,551	504	10.0	13,128	4,776	36.4	4,359	417	8.7
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,513	29,461	56.1	27,890	1,571	5.3	52,496	29,462	56.1	28,050	1,412	4.8
Some college or associate degree	51,075	33,675	65.9	32,295	1,380	4.1	51,191	33,424	65.3	32,166	1,257	3.8
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	60,224	44,729	74.3	43,655	1,074	2.4	62,161	46,009	74.0	45,029	981	2.1
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 17, 2018

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2016-2017 annual averages

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