Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2011-2012 annual averages

Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2011-2012 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2011				2012
Characteristic	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Some college or associate degree	Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Some college or associate degree	Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
FOREIGN BORN
White non-Hispanic or Latino
Civilian noninstitutional population	815	1,884	1,407	2,935	789	1,778	1,434	3,019
Civilian labor force	274	978	899	2,144	256	932	879	2,200
Participation rate	33.6	51.9	63.9	73.0	32.4	52.4	61.3	72.9
Employed	243	897	832	2,019	233	864	818	2,078
Employment-population ratio	29.9	47.6	59.1	68.8	29.6	48.6	57.0	68.8
Unemployed	30	81	67	125	23	68	61	122
Unemployment rate	11.1	8.3	7.4	5.8	8.9	7.3	6.9	5.5
Black non-Hispanic or Latino
Civilian noninstitutional population	391	810	709	752	368	812	693	813
Civilian labor force	204	594	578	614	182	591	544	680
Participation rate	52.1	73.3	81.5	81.6	49.5	72.7	78.5	83.7
Employed	163	516	512	556	153	520	488	631
Employment-population ratio	41.7	63.7	72.2	74.0	41.6	64.0	70.4	77.7
Unemployed	41	78	66	57	29	71	56	49
Unemployment rate	19.9	13.2	11.4	9.3	16.0	12.0	10.3	7.2
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino
Civilian noninstitutional population	955	1,628	1,149	3,892	978	1,658	1,306	4,364
Civilian labor force	404	1,014	807	2,936	438	1,011	894	3,251
Participation rate	42.3	62.3	70.3	75.4	44.8	61.0	68.5	74.5
Employed	366	935	749	2,785	407	949	837	3,104
Employment-population ratio	38.3	57.4	65.2	71.6	41.6	57.2	64.1	71.1
Unemployed	39	79	58	150	31	62	57	147
Unemployment rate	9.6	7.8	7.2	5.1	7.1	6.2	6.4	4.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	7,331	4,072	2,052	1,687	7,319	4,360	2,147	1,798
Civilian labor force	4,815	3,032	1,586	1,309	4,789	3,175	1,642	1,386
Participation rate	65.7	74.4	77.3	77.6	65.4	72.8	76.5	77.1
Employed	4,294	2,746	1,437	1,221	4,312	2,911	1,507	1,308
Employment-population ratio	58.6	67.4	70.0	72.4	58.9	66.8	70.2	72.8
Unemployed	521	286	149	88	476	263	134	78
Unemployment rate	10.8	9.4	9.4	6.7	9.9	8.3	8.2	5.6

NATIVE BORN
White non-Hispanic or Latino
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,841	41,003	36,755	44,100	9,533	40,294	36,922	44,806
Civilian labor force	3,609	23,710	24,997	33,543	3,372	22,863	24,868	33,777
Participation rate	36.7	57.8	68.0	76.1	35.4	56.7	67.4	75.4
Employed	3,103	21,813	23,315	32,316	2,946	21,234	23,363	32,596
Employment-population ratio	31.5	53.2	63.4	73.3	30.9	52.7	63.3	72.7
Unemployed	506	1,897	1,682	1,226	426	1,629	1,505	1,182
Unemployment rate	14.0	8.0	6.7	3.7	12.6	7.1	6.1	3.5
Black non-Hispanic or Latino
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,924	7,075	5,924	3,866	2,799	7,000	6,097	4,068
Civilian labor force	1,015	4,297	4,188	3,013	910	4,204	4,275	3,157
Participation rate	34.7	60.7	70.7	77.9	32.5	60.1	70.1	77.6
Employed	745	3,613	3,635	2,810	703	3,626	3,793	2,966
Employment-population ratio	25.5	51.1	61.4	72.7	25.1	51.8	62.2	72.9
Unemployed	270	684	553	203	207	578	482	191
Unemployment rate	26.6	15.9	13.2	6.7	22.7	13.7	11.3	6.1
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino
Civilian noninstitutional population	119	397	451	1,090	135	397	474	1,237
Civilian labor force	46	221	317	862	52	222	350	979
Participation rate	39.0	55.8	70.3	79.1	38.6	56.0	73.8	79.1
Employed	41	207	292	814	49	210	323	944
Employment-population ratio	34.9	52.1	64.8	74.7	36.6	52.8	68.2	76.3
Unemployed	5	15	25	48	3	13	27	34
Unemployment rate	10.4	6.7	7.8	5.6	5.0	5.7	7.6	3.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,281	3,927	3,414	2,074	2,461	4,273	3,831	2,413
Civilian labor force	1,043	2,781	2,628	1,722	1,131	2,993	2,942	1,998
Participation rate	45.7	70.8	77.0	83.0	46.0	70.0	76.8	82.8
Employed	862	2,470	2,393	1,636	957	2,702	2,708	1,902
Employment-population ratio	37.8	62.9	70.1	78.9	38.9	63.2	70.7	78.8
Unemployed	181	311	235	86	174	291	234	96
Unemployment rate	17.4	11.2	8.9	5.0	15.4	9.7	8.0	4.8
Footnotes (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2011-2012 annual averages

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