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Table 2. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by presence and age of youngest child and sex, 2010-2011 annual averages

Table 2. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by presence and age of youngest child and sex, 2010-2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2010 2011
Total Men Women Total Men Women

FOREIGN BORN

With own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

14,385 6,896 7,490 14,472 6,965 7,508

Civilian labor force

11,032 6,480 4,552 11,024 6,533 4,490

Participation rate

76.7 94.0 60.8 76.2 93.8 59.8

Employed

10,008 5,913 4,095 10,062 6,032 4,030

Employment-population ratio

69.6 85.7 54.7 69.5 86.6 53.7

Unemployed

1,025 568 457 961 501 460

Unemployment rate

9.3 8.8 10.0 8.7 7.7 10.2

With own children 6 to 17, none younger

Civilian noninstitutional population

7,338 3,423 3,915 7,484 3,474 4,010

Civilian labor force

5,908 3,184 2,725 5,941 3,215 2,725

Participation rate

80.5 93.0 69.6 79.4 92.6 68.0

Employed

5,373 2,903 2,470 5,437 2,969 2,468

Employment-population ratio

73.2 84.8 63.1 72.6 85.5 61.5

Unemployed

536 281 255 504 247 257

Unemployment rate

9.1 8.8 9.4 8.5 7.7 9.4

With own children under 6

Civilian noninstitutional population

7,047 3,473 3,574 6,989 3,491 3,497

Civilian labor force

5,124 3,296 1,827 5,083 3,318 1,765

Participation rate

72.7 94.9 51.1 72.7 95.0 50.5

Employed

4,635 3,010 1,625 4,625 3,063 1,562

Employment-population ratio

65.8 86.7 45.5 66.2 87.7 44.7

Unemployed

489 287 202 457 255 203

Unemployment rate

9.5 8.7 11.1 9.0 7.7 11.5

With own children under 3

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,074 2,022 2,053 3,961 2,019 1,942

Civilian labor force

2,871 1,916 955 2,802 1,925 877

Participation rate

70.5 94.8 46.5 70.8 95.4 45.2

Employed

2,585 1,748 837 2,547 1,784 762

Employment-population ratio

63.4 86.4 40.8 64.3 88.4 39.3

Unemployed

286 168 118 256 141 115

Unemployment rate

10.0 8.8 12.3 9.1 7.3 13.1

With no own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

21,484 11,040 10,444 21,948 11,125 10,823

Civilian labor force

13,323 7,895 5,429 13,368 7,846 5,521

Participation rate

62.0 71.5 52.0 60.9 70.5 51.0

Employed

11,961 7,033 4,928 12,121 7,088 5,033

Employment-population ratio

55.7 63.7 47.2 55.2 63.7 46.5

Unemployed

1,362 862 501 1,247 758 489

Unemployment rate

10.2 10.9 9.2 9.3 9.7 8.9

NATIVE BORN

With own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

51,801 22,530 29,270 51,190 22,218 28,972

Civilian labor force

42,459 21,018 21,441 41,879 20,675 21,204

Participation rate

82.0 93.3 73.2 81.8 93.1 73.2

Employed

38,981 19,430 19,551 38,703 19,357 19,346

Employment-population ratio

75.3 86.2 66.8 75.6 87.1 66.8

Unemployed

3,478 1,588 1,890 3,176 1,318 1,858

Unemployment rate

8.2 7.6 8.8 7.6 6.4 8.8

With own children 6 to 17, none younger

Civilian noninstitutional population

28,468 12,426 16,042 27,961 12,194 15,767

Civilian labor force

24,033 11,503 12,530 23,584 11,271 12,314

Participation rate

84.4 92.6 78.1 84.3 92.4 78.1

Employed

22,337 10,735 11,601 22,037 10,627 11,410

Employment-population ratio

78.5 86.4 72.3 78.8 87.1 72.4

Unemployed

1,697 768 929 1,548 644 903

Unemployment rate

7.1 6.7 7.4 6.6 5.7 7.3

With own children under 6

Civilian noninstitutional population

23,333 10,104 13,229 23,229 10,024 13,205

Civilian labor force

18,426 9,515 8,911 18,295 9,404 8,891

Participation rate

79.0 94.2 67.4 78.8 93.8 67.3

Employed

16,644 8,695 7,949 16,666 8,730 7,936

Employment-population ratio

71.3 86.1 60.1 71.7 87.1 60.1

Unemployed

1,781 820 961 1,629 674 955

Unemployment rate

9.7 8.6 10.8 8.9 7.2 10.7

With own children under 3

Civilian noninstitutional population

13,859 6,006 7,853 13,655 5,932 7,723

Civilian labor force

10,725 5,658 5,067 10,536 5,567 4,969

Participation rate

77.4 94.2 64.5 77.2 93.8 64.3

Employed

9,638 5,146 4,492 9,577 5,160 4,418

Employment-population ratio

69.5 85.7 57.2 70.1 87.0 57.2

Unemployed

1,087 511 575 958 407 551

Unemployment rate

10.1 9.0 11.4 9.1 7.3 11.1

With no own children under 18

Civilian noninstitutional population

150,159 74,708 75,452 152,007 76,010 75,998

Civilian labor force

87,074 46,591 40,483 87,346 46,920 40,426

Participation rate

58.0 62.4 53.7 57.5 61.7 53.2

Employed

78,115 40,983 37,131 78,983 41,814 37,170

Employment-population ratio

52.0 54.9 49.2 52.0 55.0 48.9

Unemployed

8,960 5,608 3,352 8,363 5,107 3,256

Unemployment rate

10.3 12.0 8.3 9.6 10.9 8.1

NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 24, 2012
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