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Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status and nativity Total Men Women
Jan.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Jan.
2012

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 36,294 37,593 17,884 18,289 18,410 19,305

Civilian labor force

 24,517 25,156 14,256 14,418 10,261 10,738

Participation rate

 67.6 66.9 79.7 78.8 55.7 55.6

Employed

 21,928 22,803 12,677 13,069 9,251 9,734

Employment-population ratio

 60.4 60.7 70.9 71.5 50.3 50.4

Unemployed

 2,589 2,353 1,579 1,350 1,010 1,003

Unemployment rate

 10.6 9.4 11.1 9.4 9.8 9.3

Not in labor force

 11,777 12,437 3,628 3,871 8,148 8,567

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 202,410 204,676 97,944 98,519 104,466 106,157

Civilian labor force

 128,019 128,329 66,847 66,880 61,172 61,450

Participation rate

 63.2 62.7 68.3 67.9 58.6 57.9

Employed

 115,671 117,141 59,630 60,703 56,041 56,438

Employment-population ratio

 57.1 57.2 60.9 61.6 53.6 53.2

Unemployed

 12,348 11,188 7,217 6,176 5,131 5,012

Unemployment rate

 9.6 8.7 10.8 9.2 8.4 8.2

Not in labor force

 74,391 76,347 31,097 31,640 43,294 44,707

NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012