Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2010-2011 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2010-2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2010						2011
	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
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over	237,830	153,889	64.7	139,064	14,825	9.6	239,618	153,617	64.1	139,869	13,747	8.9
Men	115,174	81,985	71.2	73,359	8,626	10.5	116,317	81,975	70.5	74,290	7,684	9.4
Women	122,656	71,904	58.6	65,705	6,199	8.6	123,300	71,642	58.1	65,579	6,063	8.5

FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over	35,869	24,356	67.9	21,969	2,387	9.8	36,420	24,391	67.0	22,183	2,208	9.1
Men	17,936	14,375	80.1	12,946	1,429	9.9	18,090	14,379	79.5	13,120	1,260	8.8
Women	17,934	9,981	55.7	9,023	958	9.6	18,331	10,012	54.6	9,063	949	9.5
Age
16 to 24 years	3,533	1,975	55.9	1,661	314	15.9	3,631	1,971	54.3	1,695	276	14.0
25 to 34 years	7,714	5,936	77.0	5,387	550	9.3	7,562	5,758	76.1	5,255	503	8.7
35 to 44 years	8,470	6,884	81.3	6,265	619	9.0	8,492	6,843	80.6	6,301	542	7.9
45 to 54 years	6,949	5,719	82.3	5,172	547	9.6	7,089	5,799	81.8	5,274	525	9.1
55 to 64 years	4,528	3,011	66.5	2,727	284	9.4	4,737	3,161	66.7	2,870	290	9.2
65 years and over	4,674	831	17.8	757	74	8.9	4,909	860	17.5	788	72	8.3
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	7,363	4,470	60.7	4,138	332	7.4	7,617	4,583	60.2	4,237	346	7.6
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	2,898	2,162	74.6	1,893	269	12.4	3,002	2,137	71.2	1,870	267	12.5
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	8,073	5,315	65.8	4,928	386	7.3	8,306	5,449	65.6	5,086	363	6.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	17,162	12,152	70.8	10,776	1,376	11.3	17,132	11,963	69.8	10,751	1,212	10.1
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	32,336	22,381	69.2	20,308	2,073	9.3	32,790	22,420	68.4	20,488	1,932	8.6
Less than a high school diploma	9,620	5,930	61.6	5,219	712	12.0	9,532	5,721	60.0	5,086	634	11.1
High school graduates, no college(2)	8,284	5,663	68.4	5,087	576	10.2	8,488	5,674	66.8	5,145	529	9.3
Some college or associate degree	5,200	3,818	73.4	3,463	355	9.3	5,389	3,927	72.9	3,584	343	8.7
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	9,232	6,970	75.5	6,539	431	6.2	9,381	7,098	75.7	6,673	425	6.0

NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over	201,960	129,533	64.1	117,095	12,438	9.6	203,197	129,226	63.6	117,686	11,539	8.9
Men	97,238	67,610	69.5	60,414	7,196	10.6	98,228	67,595	68.8	61,170	6,425	9.5
Women	104,722	61,923	59.1	56,682	5,242	8.5	104,970	61,630	58.7	56,516	5,115	8.3
Age
16 to 24 years	34,415	18,960	55.1	15,417	3,543	18.7	34,567	19,026	55.0	15,668	3,358	17.7
25 to 34 years	33,189	27,678	83.4	24,842	2,836	10.2	33,801	27,967	82.7	25,282	2,685	9.6
35 to 44 years	31,620	26,482	83.8	24,398	2,084	7.9	31,006	25,817	83.3	23,970	1,847	7.2
45 to 54 years	37,348	30,242	81.0	28,019	2,223	7.4	36,753	29,560	80.4	27,593	1,967	6.7
55 to 64 years	31,357	20,286	64.7	18,909	1,377	6.8	32,250	20,604	63.9	19,315	1,289	6.3
65 years and over	34,032	5,886	17.3	5,511	375	6.4	34,819	6,252	18.0	5,858	393	6.3
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino	153,448	99,478	64.8	91,483	7,994	8.0	153,541	98,751	64.3	91,609	7,142	7.2
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	24,691	14,996	60.7	12,529	2,467	16.5	24,911	14,973	60.1	12,526	2,447	16.3
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	2,900	1,782	61.5	1,641	141	7.9	2,917	1,793	61.5	1,647	147	8.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	16,551	10,596	64.0	9,130	1,467	13.8	17,306	10,934	63.2	9,518	1,417	13.0
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	167,546	110,573	66.0	101,679	8,895	8.0	168,630	110,200	65.4	102,019	8,181	7.4
Less than a high school diploma	16,046	5,949	37.1	4,896	1,053	17.7	15,590	5,878	37.7	4,881	998	17.0
High school graduates, no college(2)	53,753	32,573	60.6	29,206	3,367	10.3	53,444	31,670	59.3	28,679	2,992	9.4
Some college or associate degree	47,022	33,022	70.2	30,284	2,738	8.3	47,700	32,904	69.0	30,310	2,594	7.9
Bachelor's degree and higher(3)	50,724	39,029	76.9	37,293	1,736	4.4	51,896	39,747	76.6	38,149	1,598	4.0
Footnotes (1) Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. (2) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (3) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2010-2011 annual averages

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