Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2018-2019 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2018-2019 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and division	2018						2019
	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	8,914	5,787	64.9	5,576	212	3.7	8,882	5,778	65.1	5,601	177	3.1
New England	1,976	1,372	69.4	1,318	54	3.9	1,976	1,379	69.8	1,335	44	3.2
Middle Atlantic	6,938	4,416	63.6	4,258	158	3.6	6,906	4,399	63.7	4,266	133	3.0
South	14,562	9,719	66.7	9,405	314	3.2	14,887	10,036	67.4	9,750	286	2.8
South Atlantic	8,633	5,766	66.8	5,583	183	3.2	8,913	6,016	67.5	5,836	181	3.0
East South Central	748	510	68.2	492	18	3.6	733	496	67.7	483	13	2.6
West South Central	5,181	3,443	66.5	3,330	113	3.3	5,242	3,523	67.2	3,431	92	2.6
Midwest	4,907	3,289	67.0	3,178	111	3.4	4,967	3,400	68.5	3,298	102	3.0
East North Central	3,584	2,351	65.6	2,273	78	3.3	3,695	2,485	67.3	2,412	73	2.9
West North Central	1,323	938	70.9	905	33	3.5	1,272	915	71.9	886	29	3.2
West	14,515	9,407	64.8	9,058	349	3.7	14,254	9,176	64.4	8,853	323	3.5
Mountain	2,766	1,850	66.9	1,788	62	3.3	2,683	1,795	66.9	1,738	58	3.2
Pacific	11,749	7,558	64.3	7,270	287	3.8	11,571	7,381	63.8	7,115	266	3.6

NATIVE BORN
Northeast	36,657	22,937	62.6	21,996	941	4.1	36,371	22,881	62.9	21,993	888	3.9
New England	10,143	6,721	66.3	6,488	232	3.5	10,195	6,740	66.1	6,530	210	3.1
Middle Atlantic	26,513	16,217	61.2	15,508	709	4.4	26,175	16,141	61.7	15,463	679	4.2
South	82,746	50,181	60.6	48,209	1,972	3.9	83,418	50,697	60.8	48,848	1,849	3.6
South Atlantic	43,140	26,161	60.6	25,162	999	3.8	43,404	26,361	60.7	25,449	912	3.5
East South Central	14,224	8,289	58.3	7,954	335	4.0	14,317	8,475	59.2	8,148	327	3.9
West South Central	25,382	15,731	62.0	15,093	638	4.1	25,697	15,861	61.7	15,251	610	3.8
Midwest	48,821	31,589	64.7	30,415	1,174	3.7	48,918	31,707	64.8	30,548	1,159	3.7
East North Central	33,510	21,324	63.6	20,452	872	4.1	33,484	21,273	63.5	20,440	833	3.9
West North Central	15,311	10,265	67.0	9,963	301	2.9	15,433	10,435	67.6	10,109	326	3.1
West	46,669	29,164	62.5	27,923	1,241	4.3	47,478	29,863	62.9	28,648	1,215	4.1
Mountain	16,220	10,341	63.8	9,920	421	4.1	16,701	10,734	64.3	10,334	400	3.7
Pacific	30,449	18,824	61.8	18,003	820	4.4	30,777	19,129	62.2	18,314	815	4.3
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 15, 2020

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, 2018-2019 annual averages

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