Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2017-2018 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2017-2018 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and division	2017						2018
	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
FOREIGN BORN
Northeast	8,623	5,586	64.8	5,326	260	4.7	8,914	5,787	64.9	5,576	212	3.7
New England	1,939	1,311	67.6	1,247	64	4.9	1,976	1,372	69.4	1,318	54	3.9
Middle Atlantic	6,684	4,275	64.0	4,079	196	4.6	6,938	4,416	63.6	4,258	158	3.6
South	14,232	9,554	67.1	9,214	340	3.6	14,562	9,719	66.7	9,405	314	3.2
South Atlantic	8,400	5,669	67.5	5,452	217	3.8	8,633	5,766	66.8	5,583	183	3.2
East South Central	716	494	68.9	476	17	3.5	748	510	68.2	492	18	3.6
West South Central	5,116	3,391	66.3	3,285	106	3.1	5,181	3,443	66.5	3,330	113	3.3
Midwest	4,451	3,051	68.5	2,929	122	4.0	4,907	3,289	67.0	3,178	111	3.4
East North Central	3,239	2,180	67.3	2,102	78	3.6	3,584	2,351	65.6	2,273	78	3.3
West North Central	1,212	871	71.9	827	44	5.0	1,323	938	70.9	905	33	3.5
West	14,194	9,183	64.7	8,785	397	4.3	14,515	9,407	64.8	9,058	349	3.7
Mountain	2,688	1,793	66.7	1,710	83	4.6	2,766	1,850	66.9	1,788	62	3.3
Pacific	11,506	7,390	64.2	7,075	315	4.3	11,749	7,558	64.3	7,270	287	3.8

NATIVE BORN
Northeast	36,630	22,924	62.6	21,905	1,019	4.4	36,657	22,937	62.6	21,996	941	4.1
New England	10,074	6,614	65.7	6,364	250	3.8	10,143	6,721	66.3	6,488	232	3.5
Middle Atlantic	26,557	16,310	61.4	15,541	769	4.7	26,513	16,217	61.2	15,508	709	4.4
South	81,780	49,496	60.5	47,274	2,222	4.5	82,746	50,181	60.6	48,209	1,972	3.9
South Atlantic	42,584	25,865	60.7	24,727	1,138	4.4	43,140	26,161	60.6	25,162	999	3.8
East South Central	14,160	8,217	58.0	7,848	369	4.5	14,224	8,289	58.3	7,954	335	4.0
West South Central	25,036	15,414	61.6	14,698	716	4.6	25,382	15,731	62.0	15,093	638	4.1
Midwest	48,973	31,679	64.7	30,369	1,310	4.1	48,821	31,589	64.7	30,415	1,174	3.7
East North Central	33,663	21,403	63.6	20,431	972	4.5	33,510	21,324	63.6	20,452	872	4.1
West North Central	15,310	10,277	67.1	9,938	339	3.3	15,311	10,265	67.0	9,963	301	2.9
West	46,196	28,847	62.4	27,536	1,311	4.5	46,669	29,164	62.5	27,923	1,241	4.3
Mountain	15,968	10,121	63.4	9,718	404	4.0	16,220	10,341	63.8	9,920	421	4.1
Pacific	30,229	18,726	61.9	17,818	908	4.8	30,449	18,824	61.8	18,003	820	4.4
NOTE: The states (plus the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont); Middle Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania); South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia); East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee); West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas); East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin); West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota); Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming); Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: May 16, 2019

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2017-2018 annual averages

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