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

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
Characteristic	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.

Last Modified Date: May 15, 2020

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

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