Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2006-07 annual averages
Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2006-07 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2006 2007
Civilian labor force Civilian labor force
Characteristic Civilian Civilian
noninsti- Unemployed noninsti- Unemployed
tutional Partici- tutional Partici-
popula- Total pation Employed popula- Total pation Employed
tion rate Unem- tion rate Unem-
Number ploy- Number ploy-
ment ment
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over..... 228,815 151,428 66.2 144,427 7,001 4.6 231,867 153,124 66.0 146,047 7,078 4.6
Men............................ 110,605 81,255 73.5 77,502 3,753 4.6 112,173 82,136 73.2 78,254 3,882 4.7
Women.......................... 118,210 70,173 59.4 66,925 3,247 4.6 119,694 70,988 59.3 67,792 3,196 4.5
FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over..... 33,733 23,148 68.6 22,225 923 4.0 35,017 23,994 68.5 22,967 1,027 4.3
Men............................ 16,989 13,885 81.7 13,395 491 3.5 17,670 14,470 81.9 13,883 588 4.1
Women.......................... 16,743 9,263 55.3 8,831 432 4.7 17,347 9,524 54.9 9,085 439 4.6
Age
16 to 24 years................... 4,156 2,501 60.2 2,318 183 7.3 4,205 2,454 58.4 2,266 188 7.7
25 to 34 years................... 7,997 6,267 78.4 6,027 240 3.8 8,243 6,421 77.9 6,147 274 4.3
35 to 44 years................... 8,022 6,552 81.7 6,325 227 3.5 8,322 6,782 81.5 6,546 236 3.5
45 to 54 years................... 5,896 4,740 80.4 4,575 165 3.5 6,278 5,126 81.7 4,930 196 3.8
55 to 64 years................... 3,707 2,428 65.5 2,340 87 3.6 3,850 2,531 65.7 2,424 107 4.2
65 years and over................ 3,955 660 16.7 640 20 3.1 4,119 680 16.5 655 25 3.7
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity (1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino..... 7,329 4,503 61.4 4,344 159 3.5 7,492 4,599 61.4 4,428 171 3.7
Black non-Hispanic or Latino..... 2,450 1,807 73.7 1,708 99 5.5 2,610 1,901 72.8 1,795 106 5.6
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino..... 7,481 5,060 67.6 4,917 142 2.8 7,762 5,264 67.8 5,106 158 3.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..... 16,156 11,549 71.5 11,034 514 4.5 16,817 11,987 71.3 11,405 582 4.9
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over....... 29,576 20,647 69.8 19,908 739 3.6 30,812 21,540 69.9 20,701 839 3.9
Less than a high school
diploma......................... 9,361 5,865 62.7 5,566 299 5.1 9,456 5,893 62.3 5,585 308 5.2
High school graduates, no
college (2)..................... 7,358 5,032 68.4 4,855 177 3.5 7,863 5,400 68.7 5,188 212 3.9
Some college or associate
degree.......................... 4,511 3,346 74.2 3,232 114 3.4 4,780 3,538 74.0 3,387 151 4.3
Bachelor's degree and higher (3). 8,347 6,405 76.7 6,255 149 2.3 8,713 6,709 77.0 6,541 168 2.5
NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over....... 195,082 128,280 65.8 122,202 6,078 4.7 196,850 129,130 65.6 123,079 6,051 4.7
Men.............................. 93,615 67,370 72.0 64,107 3,263 4.8 94,503 67,666 71.6 64,372 3,294 4.9
Women............................ 101,467 60,910 60.0 58,095 2,815 4.6 102,347 61,464 60.1 58,707 2,757 4.5
Age
16 to 24 years................... 32,787 19,893 60.7 17,723 2,170 10.9 33,204 19,763 59.5 17,608 2,155 10.9
25 to 34 years................... 31,233 26,305 84.2 25,024 1,282 4.9 31,509 26,708 84.8 25,439 1,270 4.8
35 to 44 years................... 34,731 29,296 84.3 28,244 1,051 3.6 34,079 28,745 84.3 27,756 989 3.4
45 to 54 years................... 37,005 30,405 82.2 29,477 928 3.1 37,266 30,571 82.0 29,633 938 3.1
55 to 64 years................... 27,668 17,557 63.5 17,049 508 2.9 28,683 18,219 63.5 17,684 535 2.9
65 years and over................ 31,658 4,824 15.2 4,685 139 2.9 32,109 5,124 16.0 4,959 165 3.2
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity (1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino..... 150,979 100,126 66.3 96,262 3,864 3.9 151,596 100,279 66.1 96,411 3,868 3.9
Black non-Hispanic or Latino..... 23,668 14,905 63.0 13,500 1,405 9.4 23,921 14,961 62.5 13,671 1,290 8.6
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino..... 2,522 1,552 61.5 1,493 59 3.8 2,708 1,683 62.2 1,620 63 3.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity..... 13,947 9,145 65.6 8,578 567 6.2 14,566 9,615 66.0 8,977 638 6.6
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over....... 162,295 108,387 66.8 104,479 3,908 3.6 163,645 109,367 66.8 105,471 3,896 3.6
Less than a high school
diploma......................... 18,181 6,893 37.9 6,326 567 8.2 17,177 6,514 37.9 5,936 578 8.9
High school graduates, no
college (2)..................... 53,390 33,322 62.4 31,847 1,475 4.4 53,510 33,139 61.9 31,670 1,470 4.4
Some college or associate
degree.......................... 44,500 32,064 72.1 30,911 1,152 3.6 45,051 32,349 71.8 31,225 1,124 3.5
Bachelor's degree and higher (3). 46,224 36,108 78.1 35,394 714 2.0 47,908 37,365 78.0 36,640 725 1.9
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. See the Technical Note for further
information.
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