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Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2021-2022 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2021-2022 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and
division
2021 2022
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
Number Unem-
ployment
rate
Number Unem-
ployment
rate

FOREIGN BORN

Northeast

8,878 5,680 64.0 5,288 392 6.9 9,443 6,201 65.7 5,962 240 3.9

New England

1,996 1,345 67.4 1,263 83 6.2 2,111 1,440 68.2 1,390 49 3.4

Middle Atlantic

6,882 4,335 63.0 4,025 309 7.1 7,332 4,762 64.9 4,571 190 4.0

South

15,471 10,230 66.1 9,753 477 4.7 16,072 10,774 67.0 10,449 325 3.0

South Atlantic

9,010 5,944 66.0 5,684 260 4.4 9,343 6,318 67.6 6,147 171 2.7

East South Central

892 598 67.0 574 24 4.0 926 617 66.6 599 18 3.0

West South Central

5,570 3,689 66.2 3,496 193 5.2 5,802 3,839 66.2 3,703 136 3.5

Midwest

4,852 3,324 68.5 3,184 140 4.2 5,164 3,552 68.8 3,437 116 3.3

East North Central

3,654 2,453 67.1 2,347 106 4.3 3,899 2,641 67.7 2,552 89 3.4

West North Central

1,198 871 72.7 838 34 3.9 1,265 911 72.0 885 26 2.9

West

14,025 8,752 62.4 8,205 547 6.2 14,471 9,227 63.8 8,890 337 3.7

Mountain

2,781 1,788 64.3 1,693 95 5.3 2,776 1,799 64.8 1,743 56 3.1

Pacific

11,244 6,964 61.9 6,512 452 6.5 11,695 7,429 63.5 7,148 281 3.8

NATIVE BORN

Northeast

36,101 22,034 61.0 20,664 1,370 6.2 36,639 22,502 61.4 21,594 908 4.0

New England

10,167 6,453 63.5 6,106 347 5.4 10,318 6,556 63.5 6,326 230 3.5

Middle Atlantic

25,934 15,581 60.1 14,558 1,023 6.6 26,321 15,945 60.6 15,268 677 4.2

South

84,604 50,224 59.4 47,824 2,400 4.8 84,813 50,751 59.8 49,000 1,751 3.5

South Atlantic

44,216 26,171 59.2 24,992 1,179 4.5 44,238 26,303 59.5 25,445 858 3.3

East South Central

14,306 8,190 57.2 7,836 354 4.3 14,498 8,320 57.4 8,037 283 3.4

West South Central

26,082 15,863 60.8 14,996 867 5.5 26,077 16,128 61.8 15,518 609 3.8

Midwest

49,100 30,896 62.9 29,457 1,439 4.7 49,363 31,264 63.3 30,174 1,090 3.5

East North Central

33,488 20,624 61.6 19,565 1,059 5.1 33,634 20,861 62.0 20,035 826 4.0

West North Central

15,612 10,272 65.8 9,892 379 3.7 15,730 10,403 66.1 10,139 264 2.5

West

48,414 30,064 62.1 28,205 1,858 6.2 48,008 30,016 62.5 28,787 1,230 4.1

Mountain

17,295 10,936 63.2 10,387 549 5.0 17,403 11,080 63.7 10,677 403 3.6

Pacific

31,120 19,128 61.5 17,819 1,309 6.8 30,604 18,937 61.9 18,110 826 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 18, 2023