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
		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	Number	Unem- ployment rate		Total	Participa- tion rate	Employed	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.

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Last Modified Date: May 21, 2024