Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census regions and divisions, 2007-08 annual averages
Table 6. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 16 years and over by census regions and divisions,
2007-08 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2007 2008
Civilian labor force Civilian labor force
Census regions and Civilian Civilian
divisions noninsti- noninsti-
tutional Unemployed tutional Unemployed
popula- Par- popula- Par-
tion Total ticipa- Employed tion Total ticipa- Employed
tion rate Number Unemploy- tion rate Number Unemploy-
ment rate ment rate
FOREIGN BORN
Northeast........... 7,742 5,113 66.0 4,887 225 4.4 7,652 5,044 65.9 4,793 251 5.0
New England....... 1,540 1,062 68.9 1,018 43 4.1 1,491 1,023 68.6 963 60 5.8
Middle Atlantic... 6,202 4,051 65.3 3,869 182 4.5 6,162 4,021 65.3 3,830 192 4.8
South............... 10,711 7,536 70.4 7,265 272 3.6 10,912 7,610 69.7 7,198 412 5.4
South Atlantic.... 6,434 4,602 71.5 4,431 171 3.7 6,474 4,577 70.7 4,301 276 6.0
East South Central 567 424 74.8 412 12 2.9 583 434 74.5 413 21 4.9
West South Central 3,709 2,510 67.7 2,422 88 3.5 3,855 2,599 67.4 2,484 115 4.4
Midwest............. 3,791 2,626 69.3 2,506 120 4.6 3,931 2,708 68.9 2,547 161 5.9
East North Central 2,923 1,996 68.3 1,906 90 4.5 3,015 2,047 67.9 1,927 120 5.9
West North Central 868 630 72.6 600 30 4.8 916 661 72.2 620 41 6.2
West................ 12,773 8,719 68.3 8,309 410 4.7 12,822 8,701 67.9 8,122 579 6.7
Mountain.......... 2,178 1,513 69.5 1,453 61 4.0 2,195 1,529 69.6 1,445 83 5.5
Pacific........... 10,595 7,206 68.0 6,857 349 4.8 10,627 7,172 67.5 6,677 495 6.9
NATIVE BORN
Northeast........... 35,327 22,881 64.8 21,863 1,018 4.4 35,527 23,186 65.3 21,903 1,283 5.5
New England....... 9,770 6,623 67.8 6,322 301 4.5 9,839 6,659 67.7 6,299 360 5.4
Middle Atlantic... 25,556 16,257 63.6 15,541 717 4.4 25,688 16,527 64.3 15,604 923 5.6
South............... 73,484 47,086 64.1 44,994 2,092 4.4 74,203 47,437 63.9 44,826 2,611 5.5
South Atlantic.... 38,242 24,749 64.7 23,708 1,041 4.2 38,649 24,989 64.7 23,584 1,406 5.6
East South Central 13,223 8,199 62.0 7,792 407 5.0 13,316 8,134 61.1 7,619 515 6.3
West South Central 22,019 14,139 64.2 13,494 645 4.6 22,238 14,314 64.4 13,624 691 4.8
Midwest............. 47,517 32,377 68.1 30,697 1,680 5.2 47,526 32,231 67.8 30,279 1,953 6.1
East North Central 32,930 22,073 67.0 20,827 1,245 5.6 32,903 21,939 66.7 20,483 1,456 6.6
West North Central 14,587 10,305 70.6 9,870 435 4.2 14,623 10,293 70.4 9,796 497 4.8
West................ 40,522 26,786 66.1 25,525 1,261 4.7 41,215 27,369 66.4 25,694 1,675 6.1
Mountain.......... 13,893 9,417 67.8 9,080 337 3.6 14,227 9,635 67.7 9,148 487 5.1
Pacific........... 26,629 17,368 65.2 16,445 923 5.3 26,988 17,734 65.7 16,546 1,188 6.7
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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