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Table 2. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by presence and age of youngest child and sex, 2021-2022 annual averages

Table 2. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by presence and age of youngest child and sex, 2021-2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2021 2022
Total Men Women Total Men Women

FOREIGN BORN

With own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

14,986 7,039 7,948 15,547 7,295 8,251

Civilian labor force

11,349 6,574 4,775 12,011 6,816 5,196

Participation rate

75.7 93.4 60.1 77.3 93.4 63.0

Employed

10,800 6,306 4,494 11,662 6,651 5,012

Employment-population ratio

72.1 89.6 56.5 75.0 91.2 60.7

Unemployed

549 268 281 349 165 184

Unemployment rate

4.8 4.1 5.9 2.9 2.4 3.5

With own children 6 to 17, none younger

Civilian noninstitutional population

8,850 4,101 4,749 9,210 4,250 4,960

Civilian labor force

6,940 3,809 3,131 7,313 3,933 3,381

Participation rate

78.4 92.9 65.9 79.4 92.5 68.2

Employed

6,621 3,660 2,961 7,103 3,836 3,267

Employment-population ratio

74.8 89.3 62.3 77.1 90.2 65.9

Unemployed

318 149 169 210 97 113

Unemployment rate

4.6 3.9 5.4 2.9 2.5 3.4

With own children under 6

Civilian noninstitutional population

6,136 2,938 3,198 6,337 3,045 3,291

Civilian labor force

4,409 2,765 1,644 4,698 2,883 1,815

Participation rate

71.9 94.1 51.4 74.1 94.7 55.1

Employed

4,179 2,646 1,533 4,559 2,815 1,744

Employment-population ratio

68.1 90.1 47.9 72.0 92.4 53.0

Unemployed

230 119 111 139 68 70

Unemployment rate

5.2 4.3 6.8 3.0 2.4 3.9

With own children under 3

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,216 1,559 1,656 3,298 1,596 1,703

Civilian labor force

2,260 1,459 802 2,412 1,514 897

Participation rate

70.3 93.6 48.4 73.1 94.9 52.7

Employed

2,137 1,394 742 2,336 1,473 864

Employment-population ratio

66.4 89.4 44.8 70.8 92.3 50.7

Unemployed

124 65 59 75 42 34

Unemployment rate

5.5 4.4 7.4 3.1 2.7 3.7

With no own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

28,240 13,883 14,357 29,603 14,703 14,901

Civilian labor force

16,638 9,494 7,143 17,743 10,215 7,528

Participation rate

58.9 68.4 49.8 59.9 69.5 50.5

Employed

15,631 8,939 6,692 17,075 9,825 7,250

Employment-population ratio

55.3 64.4 46.6 57.7 66.8 48.7

Unemployed

1,007 555 452 668 390 278

Unemployment rate

6.1 5.8 6.3 3.8 3.8 3.7

NATIVE BORN

With own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

47,272 20,951 26,321 47,482 21,128 26,354

Civilian labor force

38,959 19,327 19,632 39,624 19,596 20,028

Participation rate

82.4 92.2 74.6 83.5 92.7 76.0

Employed

37,291 18,606 18,685 38,551 19,193 19,358

Employment-population ratio

78.9 88.8 71.0 81.2 90.8 73.5

Unemployed

1,668 721 947 1,073 403 670

Unemployment rate

4.3 3.7 4.8 2.7 2.1 3.3

With own children 6 to 17, none younger

Civilian noninstitutional population

26,277 11,543 14,733 26,646 11,879 14,768

Civilian labor force

22,079 10,500 11,579 22,622 10,877 11,744

Participation rate

84.0 91.0 78.6 84.9 91.6 79.5

Employed

21,201 10,131 11,071 22,064 10,662 11,402

Employment-population ratio

80.7 87.8 75.1 82.8 89.8 77.2

Unemployed

878 370 508 558 215 343

Unemployment rate

4.0 3.5 4.4 2.5 2.0 2.9

With own children under 6

Civilian noninstitutional population

20,995 9,408 11,587 20,836 9,250 11,586

Civilian labor force

16,879 8,827 8,053 17,002 8,719 8,284

Participation rate

80.4 93.8 69.5 81.6 94.3 71.5

Employed

16,090 8,475 7,614 16,487 8,531 7,956

Employment-population ratio

76.6 90.1 65.7 79.1 92.2 68.7

Unemployed

790 351 438 516 188 328

Unemployment rate

4.7 4.0 5.4 3.0 2.2 4.0

With own children under 3

Civilian noninstitutional population

11,949 5,381 6,568 11,893 5,340 6,554

Civilian labor force

9,437 5,052 4,385 9,565 5,050 4,515

Participation rate

79.0 93.9 66.8 80.4 94.6 68.9

Employed

8,996 4,856 4,141 9,268 4,939 4,329

Employment-population ratio

75.3 90.2 63.0 77.9 92.5 66.1

Unemployed

441 197 244 298 111 186

Unemployment rate

4.7 3.9 5.6 3.1 2.2 4.1

With no own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

170,947 84,614 86,333 171,342 85,491 85,850

Civilian labor force

94,258 50,109 44,149 94,909 50,794 44,115

Participation rate

55.1 59.2 51.1 55.4 59.4 51.4

Employed

88,859 46,978 41,881 91,003 48,534 42,469

Employment-population ratio

52.0 55.5 48.5 53.1 56.8 49.5

Unemployed

5,399 3,131 2,268 3,906 2,260 1,646

Unemployment rate

5.7 6.2 5.1 4.1 4.4 3.7

NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: May 18, 2023