Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2023-2024 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2023-2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and division	2023						2024
	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	9,882	6,564	66.4	6,300	264	4.0	9,967	6,634	66.6	6,346	288	4.3
New England	2,217	1,524	68.7	1,469	55	3.6	2,181	1,524	69.9	1,459	65	4.3
Middle Atlantic	7,665	5,040	65.7	4,831	209	4.1	7,786	5,110	65.6	4,887	223	4.4
South	16,885	11,451	67.8	11,097	354	3.1	17,847	12,117	67.9	11,679	438	3.6
South Atlantic	9,981	6,773	67.9	6,605	168	2.5	10,391	6,999	67.4	6,785	214	3.1
East South Central	867	591	68.2	568	23	3.9	985	682	69.2	650	32	4.7
West South Central	6,037	4,088	67.7	3,925	163	4.0	6,472	4,437	68.6	4,245	192	4.3
Midwest	5,149	3,547	68.9	3,422	125	3.5	5,459	3,789	69.4	3,592	197	5.2
East North Central	3,859	2,617	67.8	2,520	97	3.7	3,971	2,679	67.5	2,527	152	5.7
West North Central	1,290	930	72.1	902	28	3.0	1,489	1,110	74.5	1,065	45	4.0
West	14,735	9,489	64.4	9,113	376	4.0	15,223	9,722	63.9	9,291	431	4.4
Mountain	2,842	1,876	66.0	1,803	73	3.9	3,015	2,012	66.7	1,926	85	4.2
Pacific	11,893	7,613	64.0	7,310	303	4.0	12,208	7,711	63.2	7,365	346	4.5

NATIVE BORN
Northeast	36,458	22,522	61.8	21,679	844	3.7	36,430	22,553	61.9	21,683	869	3.9
New England	10,287	6,498	63.2	6,291	207	3.2	10,374	6,669	64.3	6,435	234	3.5
Middle Atlantic	26,171	16,024	61.2	15,388	636	4.0	26,056	15,883	61.0	15,248	635	4.0
South	85,967	51,755	60.2	50,007	1,748	3.4	86,063	51,582	59.9	49,691	1,891	3.7
South Atlantic	44,751	26,805	59.9	25,965	840	3.1	44,903	26,607	59.3	25,673	933	3.5
East South Central	14,705	8,381	57.0	8,111	270	3.2	14,673	8,425	57.4	8,126	299	3.5
West South Central	26,511	16,569	62.5	15,931	638	3.9	26,488	16,550	62.5	15,892	659	4.0
Midwest	49,588	31,633	63.8	30,548	1,085	3.4	49,484	31,652	64.0	30,429	1,223	3.9
East North Central	33,771	21,165	62.7	20,371	794	3.8	33,796	21,333	63.1	20,438	895	4.2
West North Central	15,817	10,468	66.2	10,177	290	2.8	15,688	10,319	65.8	9,990	329	3.2
West	48,278	30,155	62.5	28,870	1,285	4.3	48,097	30,057	62.5	28,634	1,423	4.7
Mountain	17,633	11,279	64.0	10,880	399	3.5	17,637	11,208	63.5	10,767	441	3.9
Pacific	30,645	18,876	61.6	17,990	886	4.7	30,460	18,849	61.9	17,867	982	5.2
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.

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