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, 2007-08 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, 2007-08 annual averages (Numbers in thousands) 2007 2008 Characteristic Less than High Some Less than High Some a high school college Bachelor's a high school college Bachelor's school graduates, or degree and school graduates, or degree and diploma no college associate higher (2) diploma no college associate higher (2) (1) degree (1) degree FOREIGN BORN White non-Hispanic or Latino Civilian noninstitutional population.... 895 1,850 1,338 2,701 891 1,884 1,360 2,744 Civilian labor force................... 306 1,035 882 1,991 276 990 885 2,024 Participation rate................... 34.1 55.9 65.9 73.7 30.9 52.5 65.1 73.7 Employed.............................. 292 993 850 1,937 253 939 838 1,952 Employment-population ratio.......... 32.7 53.7 63.5 71.7 28.4 49.9 61.6 71.2 Unemployed............................ 13 42 32 53 22 50 48 71 Unemployment rate.................... 4.3 4.1 3.6 2.7 8.1 5.1 5.4 3.5 Black non-Hispanic or Latino Civilian noninstitutional population.... 318 712 570 654 334 758 629 677 Civilian labor force................... 193 515 474 566 192 561 501 582 Participation rate................... 60.7 72.2 83.2 86.6 57.4 74.0 79.7 86.0 Employed.............................. 177 491 445 549 176 516 466 559 Employment-population ratio.......... 55.6 68.9 78.1 84.1 52.9 68.1 74.0 82.5 Unemployed............................ 16 24 29 17 15 45 36 24 Unemployment rate.................... 8.4 4.7 6.1 3.0 7.9 8.0 7.1 4.1 Asian non-Hispanic or Latino Civilian noninstitutional population.... 836 1,428 1,066 3,754 864 1,453 1,033 3,880 Civilian labor force................... 370 924 769 2,889 402 951 758 2,979 Participation rate................... 44.3 64.7 72.1 77.0 46.6 65.5 73.4 76.8 Employed.............................. 359 892 736 2,828 375 913 725 2,898 Employment-population ratio.......... 43.0 62.5 69.0 75.3 43.4 62.8 70.2 74.7 Unemployed............................ 11 32 33 61 27 39 33 81 Unemployment rate.................... 3.0 3.5 4.3 2.1 6.8 4.1 4.4 2.7 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Civilian noninstitutional population.... 7,368 3,801 1,726 1,508 7,292 3,940 1,852 1,579 Civilian labor force................... 5,001 2,877 1,352 1,189 4,871 2,967 1,439 1,245 Participation rate................... 67.9 75.7 78.3 78.9 66.8 75.3 77.7 78.9 Employed.............................. 4,736 2,764 1,297 1,155 4,495 2,790 1,368 1,198 Employment-population ratio.......... 64.3 72.7 75.1 76.6 61.6 70.8 73.9 75.9 Unemployed............................ 266 112 56 34 376 177 71 47 Unemployment rate.................... 5.3 3.9 4.1 2.9 7.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 NATIVE BORN White non-Hispanic or Latino Civilian noninstitutional population.... 11,099 41,790 35,413 41,067 10,723 41,180 35,972 41,982 Civilian labor force................... 4,092 25,333 25,048 31,725 3,975 24,863 25,386 32,458 Participation rate................... 36.9 60.6 70.7 77.3 37.1 60.4 70.6 77.3 Employed.............................. 3,783 24,377 24,281 31,150 3,644 23,659 24,397 31,727 Employment-population ratio.......... 34.1 58.3 68.6 75.9 34.0 57.5 67.8 75.6 Unemployed............................ 309 955 767 575 331 1,204 990 731 Unemployment rate.................... 7.5 3.8 3.1 1.8 8.3 4.8 3.9 2.3 Black non-Hispanic or Latino Civilian noninstitutional population.... 3,215 6,938 5,306 3,496 3,128 6,923 5,533 3,582 Civilian labor force................... 1,154 4,481 3,948 2,872 1,167 4,467 4,125 2,881 Participation rate................... 35.9 64.6 74.4 82.1 37.3 64.5 74.6 80.4 Employed.............................. 1,003 4,138 3,731 2,788 979 4,046 3,815 2,769 Employment-population ratio.......... 31.2 59.6 70.3 79.7 31.3 58.4 69.0 77.3 Unemployed............................ 151 343 216 84 187 420 310 113 Unemployment rate.................... 13.1 7.7 5.5 2.9 16.0 9.4 7.5 3.9 Asian non-Hispanic or Latino Civilian noninstitutional population.... 143 397 399 953 147 360 442 929 Civilian labor force................... 58 223 287 757 57 210 308 737 Participation rate................... 40.6 56.0 72.0 79.4 38.9 58.2 69.6 79.3 Employed.............................. 56 218 281 734 55 200 301 715 Employment-population ratio.......... 39.4 54.8 70.3 77.0 37.7 55.4 68.2 76.9 Unemployed............................ 2 5 7 23 2 10 6 23 Unemployment rate.................... 2.9 2.2 2.3 3.0 2.9 4.9 2.1 3.1 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Civilian noninstitutional population.... 2,275 3,390 2,939 1,784 2,264 3,587 3,131 1,835 Civilian labor force................... 1,039 2,468 2,340 1,517 1,040 2,609 2,476 1,588 Participation rate................... 45.7 72.8 79.6 85.1 45.9 72.8 79.1 86.5 Employed.............................. 942 2,345 2,245 1,489 931 2,442 2,353 1,537 Employment-population ratio.......... 41.4 69.2 76.4 83.5 41.1 68.1 75.2 83.8 Unemployed............................ 97 122 94 29 109 167 123 50 Unemployment rate.................... 9.4 5.0 4.0 1.9 10.4 6.4 5.0 3.2 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. See the Technical Note for further information.
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