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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, 2018-2019 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, 2018-2019 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2018 2019
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

 644 1,708 1,361 3,617 563 1,686 1,369 3,610

Civilian labor force

 250 849 817 2,515 186 897 794 2,523

Participation rate

 38.9 49.7 60.0 69.5 33.0 53.2 58.0 69.9

Employed

 238 823 791 2,440 179 871 771 2,456

Employment-population ratio

 36.9 48.2 58.1 67.5 31.9 51.7 56.3 68.0

Unemployed

 12 26 27 75 6 25 22 67

Unemployment rate

 4.9 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.7

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 391 946 908 1,156 374 967 838 1,240

Civilian labor force

 196 666 684 950 199 663 638 1,011

Participation rate

 50.3 70.4 75.3 82.1 53.2 68.5 76.2 81.5

Employed

 187 637 653 911 187 637 614 976

Employment-population ratio

 47.8 67.4 71.9 78.8 49.9 65.9 73.3 78.7

Unemployed

 10 28 31 38 12 26 24 36

Unemployment rate

 4.9 4.2 4.5 4.0 6.1 3.9 3.8 3.5

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 1,015 1,955 1,402 5,844 1,079 1,829 1,318 6,096

Civilian labor force

 403 1,145 934 4,257 410 1,062 878 4,478

Participation rate

 39.7 58.6 66.7 72.8 38.0 58.1 66.6 73.5

Employed

 393 1,121 910 4,152 399 1,044 857 4,378

Employment-population ratio

 38.7 57.3 64.9 71.0 37.0 57.1 65.0 71.8

Unemployed

 10 24 24 106 11 17 21 100

Unemployment rate

 2.5 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.6 1.6 2.4 2.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 7,514 5,410 2,577 2,585 7,436 5,392 2,572 2,834

Civilian labor force

 4,730 3,908 1,930 1,923 4,618 3,941 1,910 2,142

Participation rate

 62.9 72.2 74.9 74.4 62.1 73.1 74.2 75.6

Employed

 4,534 3,777 1,867 1,870 4,433 3,835 1,863 2,082

Employment-population ratio

 60.3 69.8 72.4 72.4 59.6 71.1 72.4 73.5

Unemployed

 196 131 63 53 184 106 47 59

Unemployment rate

 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.7 4.0 2.7 2.5 2.8

NATIVE BORN

White non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 7,423 37,857 37,328 52,012 7,075 37,579 37,225 53,021

Civilian labor force

 2,641 20,379 23,507 37,817 2,550 20,377 23,175 38,437

Participation rate

 35.6 53.8 63.0 72.7 36.0 54.2 62.3 72.5

Employed

 2,479 19,670 22,855 37,117 2,399 19,725 22,570 37,726

Employment-population ratio

 33.4 52.0 61.2 71.4 33.9 52.5 60.6 71.2

Unemployed

 162 708 652 700 151 652 606 711

Unemployment rate

 6.1 3.5 2.8 1.9 5.9 3.2 2.6 1.8

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,427 7,487 6,713 5,555 2,315 7,571 6,820 5,708

Civilian labor force

 782 4,340 4,571 4,259 759 4,326 4,632 4,373

Participation rate

 32.2 58.0 68.1 76.7 32.8 57.1 67.9 76.6

Employed

 684 4,029 4,324 4,146 668 4,035 4,427 4,256

Employment-population ratio

 28.2 53.8 64.4 74.6 28.9 53.3 64.9 74.6

Unemployed

 98 311 247 112 91 291 205 118

Unemployment rate

 12.6 7.2 5.4 2.6 12.0 6.7 4.4 2.7

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 164 516 602 1,854 145 509 685 2,035

Civilian labor force

 69 309 414 1,468 55 294 471 1,637

Participation rate

 41.8 60.0 68.7 79.2 38.1 57.8 68.7 80.4

Employed

 65 299 400 1,440 53 285 455 1,598

Employment-population ratio

 39.7 58.0 66.4 77.7 36.3 56.0 66.5 78.5

Unemployed

 4 10 14 28 3 9 15 39

Unemployment rate

 5.1 3.4 3.3 1.9 4.9 3.2 3.3 2.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,223 5,227 4,903 3,613 2,215 5,446 5,004 3,858

Civilian labor force

 1,023 3,531 3,624 2,989 1,042 3,698 3,790 3,157

Participation rate

 46.0 67.6 73.9 82.7 47.0 67.9 75.7 81.8

Employed

 954 3,369 3,487 2,900 978 3,559 3,646 3,081

Employment-population ratio

 42.9 64.5 71.1 80.3 44.2 65.4 72.9 79.9

Unemployed

 69 162 137 88 64 139 144 76

Unemployment rate

 6.8 4.6 3.8 3.0 6.1 3.8 3.8 2.4

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 15, 2020