Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census regions and divisions, 2006-07 annual averages
Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census regions and divisions, 2006-07 annual
averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2006 2007
Civilian labor force Civilian labor force
Census region and Civilian Civilian
division noninsti- noninsti-
tutional Unemployed tutional Unemployed
popula- Partici- popula- Partici-
tion Total pation Employed Unem- tion Total pation Employed Unem-
rate Number ploy- rate Number ploy-
ment ment
rate rate
FOREIGN BORN
Northeast........... 7,494 4,992 66.6 4,775 217 4.3 7,742 5,113 66.0 4,887 225 4.4
New England....... 1,481 1,017 68.7 968 49 4.8 1,540 1,062 68.9 1,018 43 4.1
Middle Atlantic... 6,012 3,974 66.1 3,807 168 4.2 6,202 4,051 65.3 3,869 182 4.5
South............... 10,289 7,304 71.0 7,061 243 3.3 10,711 7,536 70.4 7,265 272 3.6
South Atlantic.... 6,263 4,462 71.2 4,322 140 3.1 6,434 4,602 71.5 4,431 171 3.7
East South
Central.......... 531 388 73.1 373 15 3.8 567 424 74.8 412 12 2.9
West South
Central.......... 3,495 2,454 70.2 2,366 88 3.6 3,709 2,510 67.7 2,422 88 3.5
Midwest............. 3,659 2,542 69.5 2,434 107 4.2 3,791 2,626 69.3 2,506 120 4.6
East North
Central.......... 2,797 1,914 68.4 1,832 82 4.3 2,923 1,996 68.3 1,906 90 4.5
West North
Central.......... 862 628 72.9 602 26 4.1 868 630 72.6 600 30 4.8
West................ 12,291 8,310 67.6 7,955 356 4.3 12,773 8,719 68.3 8,309 410 4.7
Mountain.......... 2,115 1,479 70.0 1,424 56 3.8 2,178 1,513 69.5 1,453 61 4.0
Pacific........... 10,176 6,831 67.1 6,531 300 4.4 10,595 7,206 68.0 6,857 349 4.8
NATIVE BORN
Northeast........... 35,260 22,895 64.9 21,829 1,066 4.7 35,327 22,881 64.8 21,863 1,018 4.4
New England....... 9,749 6,608 67.8 6,306 302 4.6 9,770 6,623 67.8 6,322 301 4.5
Middle Atlantic... 25,512 16,288 63.8 15,524 764 4.7 25,556 16,257 63.6 15,541 717 4.4
South............... 72,469 46,624 64.3 44,473 2,151 4.6 73,484 47,086 64.1 44,994 2,092 4.4
South Atlantic.... 37,577 24,360 64.8 23,332 1,028 4.2 38,242 24,749 64.7 23,708 1,041 4.2
East South
Central.......... 13,155 8,188 62.2 7,757 431 5.3 13,223 8,199 62.0 7,792 407 5.0
West South
Central.......... 21,737 14,077 64.8 13,384 692 4.9 22,019 14,139 64.2 13,494 645 4.6
Midwest............. 47,428 32,401 68.3 30,778 1,623 5.0 47,517 32,377 68.1 30,697 1,680 5.2
East North
Central.......... 32,840 22,063 67.2 20,863 1,200 5.4 32,930 22,073 67.0 20,827 1,245 5.6
West North
Central.......... 14,588 10,339 70.9 9,916 423 4.1 14,587 10,305 70.6 9,870 435 4.2
West................ 39,925 26,358 66.0 25,121 1,238 4.7 40,522 26,786 66.1 25,525 1,261 4.7
Mountain.......... 13,523 9,199 68.0 8,832 367 4.0 13,893 9,417 67.8 9,080 337 3.6
Pacific........... 26,402 17,159 65.0 16,288 871 5.1 26,629 17,368 65.2 16,445 923 5.3
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 Division (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. See the Technical Note for further information.
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