Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2015-2016 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2015-2016 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2015						2016
	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	250,801	157,130	62.7	148,834	8,296	5.3	253,538	159,187	62.8	151,436	7,751	4.9
Men	121,101	83,620	69.1	79,131	4,490	5.4	122,497	84,755	69.2	80,568	4,187	4.9
Women	129,700	73,510	56.7	69,703	3,807	5.2	131,040	74,432	56.8	70,868	3,564	4.8

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	40,257	26,258	65.2	24,963	1,295	4.9	41,321	26,951	65.2	25,779	1,172	4.3
Men	19,548	15,296	78.2	14,615	681	4.5	20,057	15,595	77.8	15,007	588	3.8
Women	20,709	10,961	52.9	10,348	613	5.6	21,264	11,356	53.4	10,772	584	5.1
Age
16 to 24 years	3,625	1,861	51.3	1,674	187	10.0	3,702	1,886	50.9	1,726	160	8.5
25 to 34 years	7,660	5,657	73.9	5,373	284	5.0	7,785	5,836	75.0	5,589	247	4.2
35 to 44 years	9,153	7,183	78.5	6,880	303	4.2	9,218	7,259	78.8	6,990	269	3.7
45 to 54 years	8,142	6,513	80.0	6,248	265	4.1	8,369	6,690	79.9	6,430	259	3.9
55 to 64 years	5,798	3,891	67.1	3,698	193	5.0	6,019	4,044	67.2	3,863	180	4.5
65 years and over	5,879	1,152	19.6	1,090	62	5.4	6,228	1,235	19.8	1,180	55	4.5
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,495	4,401	58.7	4,224	177	4.0	7,415	4,375	59.0	4,213	162	3.7
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	3,411	2,415	70.8	2,237	179	7.4	3,576	2,508	70.1	2,356	152	6.1
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	10,123	6,335	62.6	6,101	234	3.7	10,697	6,747	63.1	6,516	231	3.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	18,797	12,814	68.2	12,126	687	5.4	19,175	13,014	67.9	12,404	610	4.7
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	36,632	24,397	66.6	23,289	1,108	4.5	37,619	25,064	66.6	24,053	1,011	4.0
Less than a high school diploma	9,968	5,828	58.5	5,500	328	5.6	9,696	5,625	58.0	5,333	291	5.2
High school graduates, no college(2)	9,172	5,951	64.9	5,649	303	5.1	9,509	6,187	65.1	5,911	276	4.5
Some college or associate degree	5,896	4,111	69.7	3,917	193	4.7	6,109	4,259	69.7	4,090	169	4.0
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	11,595	8,507	73.4	8,223	284	3.3	12,305	8,994	73.1	8,718	275	3.1

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	210,544	130,872	62.2	123,871	7,002	5.4	212,217	132,236	62.3	125,657	6,580	5.0
Men	101,553	68,324	67.3	64,516	3,808	5.6	102,441	69,160	67.5	65,561	3,599	5.2
Women	108,991	62,548	57.4	59,355	3,193	5.1	109,776	63,076	57.5	60,096	2,981	4.7
Age
16 to 24 years	34,965	19,362	55.4	17,082	2,280	11.8	34,733	19,316	55.6	17,266	2,050	10.6
25 to 34 years	35,111	28,989	82.6	27,369	1,620	5.6	35,762	29,683	83.0	28,133	1,550	5.2
35 to 44 years	30,548	25,420	83.2	24,373	1,048	4.1	30,599	25,560	83.5	24,572	988	3.9
45 to 54 years	34,495	27,389	79.4	26,395	994	3.6	34,028	27,219	80.0	26,289	929	3.4
55 to 64 years	34,796	22,063	63.4	21,278	785	3.6	35,289	22,422	63.5	21,661	761	3.4
65 years and over	40,630	7,649	18.8	7,374	275	3.6	41,807	8,036	19.2	7,736	300	3.7
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	154,058	96,007	62.3	92,010	3,997	4.2	154,543	96,503	62.4	92,671	3,832	4.0
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	26,306	15,780	60.0	14,219	1,561	9.9	26,538	15,947	60.1	14,536	1,411	8.8
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	3,908	2,437	62.4	2,333	104	4.3	4,004	2,508	62.6	2,401	107	4.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	20,821	13,313	63.9	12,273	1,039	7.8	21,522	13,783	64.0	12,845	938	6.8
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	175,579	111,510	63.5	106,788	4,722	4.2	177,484	112,920	63.6	108,391	4,529	4.0
Less than a high school diploma	14,206	5,143	36.2	4,598	545	10.6	13,672	5,054	37.0	4,551	504	10.0
High school graduates, no college(2)	52,540	29,371	55.9	27,753	1,617	5.5	52,513	29,461	56.1	27,890	1,571	5.3
Some college or associate degree	50,367	33,370	66.3	31,868	1,502	4.5	51,075	33,675	65.9	32,295	1,380	4.1
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	58,466	43,626	74.6	42,569	1,057	2.4	60,224	44,729	74.3	43,655	1,074	2.4
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, 2017

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2015-2016 annual averages

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