Bureau of Labor Statistics
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, 2006-07 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, 2006-07 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2006 2007
Characteristic
Total Men Women Total Men Women
FOREIGN BORN
With own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 13,239 6,283 6,956 13,970 6,640 7,329
Civilian labor force........................ 10,068 5,912 4,155 10,667 6,260 4,407
Participation rate........................ 76.0 94.1 59.7 76.4 94.3 60.1
Employed................................... 9,674 5,731 3,943 10,245 6,055 4,190
Employment-population ratio............... 73.1 91.2 56.7 73.3 91.2 57.2
Unemployed................................. 394 182 212 422 205 217
Unemployment rate......................... 3.9 3.1 5.1 4.0 3.3 4.9
With own children 6 to 17, none younger
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 6,604 3,050 3,554 6,974 3,252 3,722
Civilian labor force........................ 5,256 2,828 2,428 5,640 3,029 2,611
Participation rate........................ 79.6 92.7 68.3 80.9 93.1 70.2
Employed................................... 5,052 2,737 2,315 5,431 2,935 2,497
Employment-population ratio............... 76.5 89.7 65.1 77.9 90.2 67.1
Unemployed................................. 204 91 113 209 94 115
Unemployment rate......................... 3.9 3.2 4.6 3.7 3.1 4.4
With own children under 6
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 6,635 3,233 3,402 6,996 3,388 3,608
Civilian labor force........................ 4,812 3,084 1,727 5,027 3,231 1,795
Participation rate........................ 72.5 95.4 50.8 71.9 95.4 49.8
Employed................................... 4,622 2,994 1,628 4,814 3,120 1,693
Employment-population ratio............... 69.7 92.6 47.8 68.8 92.1 46.9
Unemployed................................. 190 90 100 213 111 102
Unemployment rate......................... 3.9 2.9 5.8 4.2 3.4 5.7
With own children under 3
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 3,805 1,845 1,961 4,087 1,982 2,105
Civilian labor force........................ 2,658 1,758 900 2,821 1,888 933
Participation rate........................ 69.8 95.3 45.9 69.0 95.3 44.3
Employed................................... 2,552 1,706 846 2,700 1,825 876
Employment-population ratio............... 67.1 92.5 43.1 66.1 92.1 41.6
Unemployed................................. 105 51 54 120 63 57
Unemployment rate......................... 4.0 2.9 6.0 4.3 3.4 6.1
With no own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 20,493 10,706 9,787 21,047 11,030 10,018
Civilian labor force........................ 13,080 7,973 5,107 13,327 8,210 5,117
Participation rate........................ 63.8 74.5 52.2 63.3 74.4 51.1
Employed................................... 12,552 7,664 4,888 12,722 7,828 4,895
Employment-population ratio............... 61.2 71.6 49.9 60.4 71.0 48.9
Unemployed................................. 529 309 220 605 383 222
Unemployment rate......................... 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.3
NATIVE BORN
With own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 52,551 23,118 29,433 52,683 22,996 29,686
Civilian labor force........................ 43,400 21,774 21,626 43,578 21,699 21,879
Participation rate........................ 82.6 94.2 73.5 82.7 94.4 73.7
Employed................................... 41,768 21,176 20,592 42,005 21,119 20,887
Employment-population ratio............... 79.5 91.6 70.0 79.7 91.8 70.4
Unemployed................................. 1,632 598 1,034 1,573 581 992
Unemployment rate......................... 3.8 2.7 4.8 3.6 2.7 4.5
With own children 6 to 17, none younger
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 29,775 13,114 16,662 29,861 13,085 16,775
Civilian labor force........................ 25,296 12,219 13,077 25,413 12,197 13,216
Participation rate........................ 85.0 93.2 78.5 85.1 93.2 78.8
Employed................................... 24,471 11,912 12,559 24,622 11,889 12,733
Employment-population ratio............... 82.2 90.8 75.4 82.5 90.9 75.9
Unemployed................................. 825 307 518 791 308 483
Unemployment rate......................... 3.3 2.5 4.0 3.1 2.5 3.7
With own children under 6
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 22,776 10,004 12,772 22,822 9,911 12,911
Civilian labor force........................ 18,104 9,555 8,549 18,165 9,502 8,663
Participation rate........................ 79.5 95.5 66.9 79.6 95.9 67.1
Employed................................... 17,297 9,264 8,033 17,383 9,230 8,154
Employment-population ratio............... 75.9 92.6 62.9 76.2 93.1 63.2
Unemployed................................. 807 291 516 782 272 509
Unemployment rate......................... 4.5 3.0 6.0 4.3 2.9 5.9
With own children under 3
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 13,433 5,963 7,470 13,406 5,851 7,554
Civilian labor force........................ 10,481 5,706 4,775 10,412 5,624 4,788
Participation rate........................ 78.0 95.7 63.9 77.7 96.1 63.4
Employed................................... 9,992 5,523 4,469 9,935 5,457 4,478
Employment-population ratio............... 74.4 92.6 59.8 74.1 93.3 59.3
Unemployed................................. 489 183 306 477 167 310
Unemployment rate......................... 4.7 3.2 6.4 4.6 3.0 6.5
With no own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 142,531 70,497 72,034 144,167 71,506 72,661
Civilian labor force........................ 84,880 45,596 39,284 85,552 45,967 39,585
Participation rate........................ 59.6 64.7 54.5 59.3 64.3 54.5
Employed................................... 80,434 42,931 37,503 81,074 43,253 37,821
Employment-population ratio............... 56.4 60.9 52.1 56.2 60.5 52.1
Unemployed................................. 4,446 2,665 1,781 4,478 2,714 1,764
Unemployment rate......................... 5.2 5.8 4.5 5.2 5.9 4.5
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical
Note for further information.
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