Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2015-2016 annual averages

Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census region and division, 2015-2016 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Census region and division	2015						2016
	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	8,664	5,552	64.1	5,266	286	5.1	8,688	5,552	63.9	5,288	263	4.7
New England	1,786	1,169	65.5	1,106	63	5.4	1,882	1,241	65.9	1,184	57	4.6
Middle Atlantic	6,878	4,383	63.7	4,160	223	5.1	6,806	4,310	63.3	4,104	207	4.8
South	13,242	8,846	66.8	8,455	390	4.4	14,023	9,359	66.7	8,997	362	3.9
South Atlantic	7,725	5,159	66.8	4,906	253	4.9	8,213	5,487	66.8	5,268	219	4.0
East South Central	684	442	64.5	420	21	4.8	695	466	67.0	452	13	2.9
West South Central	4,833	3,245	67.2	3,129	116	3.6	5,115	3,406	66.6	3,277	129	3.8
Midwest	4,486	2,992	66.7	2,843	150	5.0	4,465	2,997	67.1	2,875	122	4.1
East North Central	3,375	2,198	65.1	2,086	111	5.1	3,287	2,178	66.3	2,095	84	3.8
West North Central	1,111	795	71.5	757	38	4.8	1,178	818	69.5	780	38	4.6
West	13,865	8,867	64.0	8,399	469	5.3	14,144	9,044	63.9	8,619	424	4.7
Mountain	2,633	1,709	64.9	1,614	95	5.6	2,654	1,743	65.7	1,663	80	4.6
Pacific	11,232	7,158	63.7	6,785	374	5.2	11,491	7,300	63.5	6,956	344	4.7

NATIVE BORN
Northeast	36,465	22,907	62.8	21,700	1,207	5.3	36,630	22,978	62.7	21,870	1,108	4.8
New England	10,137	6,637	65.5	6,318	320	4.8	10,106	6,604	65.3	6,340	264	4.0
Middle Atlantic	26,328	16,269	61.8	15,382	887	5.5	26,523	16,374	61.7	15,530	844	5.2
South	80,368	48,403	60.2	45,771	2,632	5.4	81,021	48,854	60.3	46,381	2,473	5.1
South Atlantic	41,866	25,241	60.3	23,829	1,412	5.6	42,178	25,458	60.4	24,180	1,278	5.0
East South Central	14,019	8,032	57.3	7,557	475	5.9	14,100	8,138	57.7	7,700	438	5.4
West South Central	24,483	15,130	61.8	14,385	745	4.9	24,742	15,257	61.7	14,500	757	5.0
Midwest	48,678	31,539	64.8	30,014	1,525	4.8	48,896	31,875	65.2	30,364	1,511	4.7
East North Central	33,417	21,140	63.3	20,030	1,110	5.2	33,596	21,467	63.9	20,364	1,103	5.1
West North Central	15,262	10,399	68.1	9,985	415	4.0	15,300	10,407	68.0	10,000	408	3.9
West	45,032	28,024	62.2	26,386	1,639	5.8	45,671	28,530	62.5	27,042	1,488	5.2
Mountain	15,337	9,685	63.1	9,200	485	5.0	15,678	9,889	63.1	9,435	454	4.6
Pacific	29,695	18,339	61.8	17,185	1,154	6.3	29,993	18,641	62.2	17,607	1,034	5.5
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, 2017

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, 2015-2016 annual averages

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