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Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2019-2020 annual averages

Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2019-2020 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2019 2020
Less than
a high
school
diploma		 High school
graduates,
no college(1)		 Some
college or
associate
degree		 Bachelor's
degree and
higher(2)		 Less than
a high
school
diploma		 High school
graduates,
no college(1)		 Some
college or
associate
degree		 Bachelor's
degree and
higher(2)

FOREIGN BORN

White non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 563 1,686 1,369 3,610 498 1,567 1,249 3,610

Civilian labor force

 186 897 794 2,523 161 782 718 2,548

Participation rate

 33.0 53.2 58.0 69.9 32.3 49.9 57.5 70.6

Employed

 179 871 771 2,456 144 710 652 2,398

Employment-population ratio

 31.9 51.7 56.3 68.0 28.9 45.3 52.2 66.4

Unemployed

 6 25 22 67 17 73 66 150

Unemployment rate

 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.7 10.3 9.3 9.2 5.9

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 374 967 838 1,240 374 1,016 866 1,313

Civilian labor force

 199 663 638 1,011 190 671 656 1,062

Participation rate

 53.2 68.5 76.2 81.5 50.9 66.1 75.8 80.9

Employed

 187 637 614 976 160 585 588 984

Employment-population ratio

 49.9 65.9 73.3 78.7 42.8 57.6 67.9 75.0

Unemployed

 12 26 24 36 30 87 68 78

Unemployment rate

 6.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 16.0 12.9 10.4 7.4

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 1,079 1,829 1,318 6,096 900 1,877 1,234 6,186

Civilian labor force

 410 1,062 878 4,478 353 995 766 4,422

Participation rate

 38.0 58.1 66.6 73.5 39.3 53.0 62.1 71.5

Employed

 399 1,044 857 4,378 297 844 687 4,167

Employment-population ratio

 37.0 57.1 65.0 71.8 33.0 45.0 55.6 67.4

Unemployed

 11 17 21 100 57 151 79 255

Unemployment rate

 2.6 1.6 2.4 2.2 16.1 15.2 10.4 5.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 7,436 5,392 2,572 2,834 6,952 5,472 2,717 2,956

Civilian labor force

 4,618 3,941 1,910 2,142 4,156 3,794 1,929 2,220

Participation rate

 62.1 73.1 74.2 75.6 59.8 69.3 71.0 75.1

Employed

 4,433 3,835 1,863 2,082 3,705 3,425 1,764 2,066

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 71.1 72.4 73.5 53.3 62.6 64.9 69.9

Unemployed

 184 106 47 59 451 369 165 154

Unemployment rate

 4.0 2.7 2.5 2.8 10.9 9.7 8.5 6.9

NATIVE BORN

White non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 7,075 37,579 37,225 53,021 6,386 37,005 36,937 55,058

Civilian labor force

 2,550 20,377 23,175 38,437 2,216 19,488 22,495 39,028

Participation rate

 36.0 54.2 62.3 72.5 34.7 52.7 60.9 70.9

Employed

 2,399 19,725 22,570 37,726 2,004 18,085 20,992 37,378

Employment-population ratio

 33.9 52.5 60.6 71.2 31.4 48.9 56.8 67.9

Unemployed

 151 652 606 711 212 1,403 1,503 1,650

Unemployment rate

 5.9 3.2 2.6 1.8 9.6 7.2 6.7 4.2

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,315 7,571 6,820 5,708 2,235 7,609 6,751 6,045

Civilian labor force

 759 4,326 4,632 4,373 687 4,130 4,382 4,560

Participation rate

 32.8 57.1 67.9 76.6 30.7 54.3 64.9 75.4

Employed

 668 4,035 4,427 4,256 565 3,588 3,944 4,313

Employment-population ratio

 28.9 53.3 64.9 74.6 25.3 47.2 58.4 71.3

Unemployed

 91 291 205 118 123 542 438 247

Unemployment rate

 12.0 6.7 4.4 2.7 17.8 13.1 10.0 5.4

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 145 509 685 2,035 128 541 629 2,320

Civilian labor force

 55 294 471 1,637 66 319 408 1,823

Participation rate

 38.1 57.8 68.7 80.4 51.6 58.9 64.8 78.6

Employed

 53 285 455 1,598 58 285 365 1,731

Employment-population ratio

 36.3 56.0 66.5 78.5 45.3 52.7 58.1 74.6

Unemployed

 3 9 15 39 8 33 42 92

Unemployment rate

 4.9 3.2 3.3 2.4 12.4 10.5 10.3 5.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,215 5,446 5,004 3,858 2,014 5,545 5,274 4,446

Civilian labor force

 1,042 3,698 3,790 3,157 951 3,683 3,928 3,588

Participation rate

 47.0 67.9 75.7 81.8 47.2 66.4 74.5 80.7

Employed

 978 3,559 3,646 3,081 831 3,299 3,571 3,361

Employment-population ratio

 44.2 65.4 72.9 79.9 41.2 59.5 67.7 75.6

Unemployed

 64 139 144 76 120 384 358 227

Unemployment rate

 6.1 3.8 3.8 2.4 12.6 10.4 9.1 6.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 18, 2021