Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2020-2021 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2020-2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and division	2020						2021
	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	9,087	5,800	63.8	5,177	622	10.7	8,878	5,680	64.0	5,288	392	6.9
New England	2,019	1,352	66.9	1,212	139	10.3	1,996	1,345	67.4	1,263	83	6.2
Middle Atlantic	7,068	4,448	62.9	3,965	483	10.9	6,882	4,335	63.0	4,025	309	7.1
South	14,686	9,727	66.2	8,943	783	8.1	15,471	10,230	66.1	9,753	477	4.7
South Atlantic	8,649	5,732	66.3	5,246	486	8.5	9,010	5,944	66.0	5,684	260	4.4
East South Central	725	477	65.8	450	27	5.6	892	598	67.0	574	24	4.0
West South Central	5,312	3,518	66.2	3,247	271	7.7	5,570	3,689	66.2	3,496	193	5.2
Midwest	4,702	3,166	67.3	2,913	253	8.0	4,852	3,324	68.5	3,184	140	4.2
East North Central	3,456	2,270	65.7	2,073	197	8.7	3,654	2,453	67.1	2,347	106	4.3
West North Central	1,247	896	71.9	840	56	6.2	1,198	871	72.7	838	34	3.9
West	13,886	8,623	62.1	7,775	848	9.8	14,025	8,752	62.4	8,205	547	6.2
Mountain	2,709	1,770	65.3	1,612	157	8.9	2,781	1,788	64.3	1,693	95	5.3
Pacific	11,177	6,854	61.3	6,163	691	10.1	11,244	6,964	61.9	6,512	452	6.5

NATIVE BORN
Northeast	36,080	22,252	61.7	20,298	1,954	8.8	36,101	22,034	61.0	20,664	1,370	6.2
New England	10,156	6,502	64.0	5,997	505	7.8	10,167	6,453	63.5	6,106	347	5.4
Middle Atlantic	25,924	15,749	60.8	14,301	1,448	9.2	25,934	15,581	60.1	14,558	1,023	6.6
South	84,419	50,053	59.3	46,535	3,518	7.0	84,604	50,224	59.4	47,824	2,400	4.8
South Atlantic	44,082	25,978	58.9	24,211	1,767	6.8	44,216	26,171	59.2	24,992	1,179	4.5
East South Central	14,384	8,314	57.8	7,719	595	7.2	14,306	8,190	57.2	7,836	354	4.3
West South Central	25,954	15,762	60.7	14,605	1,156	7.3	26,082	15,863	60.8	14,996	867	5.5
Midwest	49,249	31,298	63.6	28,964	2,334	7.5	49,100	30,896	62.9	29,457	1,439	4.7
East North Central	33,738	20,996	62.2	19,237	1,759	8.4	33,488	20,624	61.6	19,565	1,059	5.1
West North Central	15,511	10,302	66.4	9,727	575	5.6	15,612	10,272	65.8	9,892	379	3.7
West	48,219	29,824	61.9	27,190	2,634	8.8	48,414	30,064	62.1	28,205	1,858	6.2
Mountain	16,983	10,745	63.3	9,944	802	7.5	17,295	10,936	63.2	10,387	549	5.0
Pacific	31,237	19,079	61.1	17,246	1,833	9.6	31,120	19,128	61.5	17,819	1,309	6.8
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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