Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2007-08 annual averages
Table 1. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations by selected characteristics, 2007-08 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2007 2008
Civilian labor force Civilian labor force
Civilian Civilian
Characteristic non- non-
insti- Unemployed insti- Unemployed
tutional Partici- tutional Partici-
popula- Total pa- Employed popula- Total pa- Employed
tion tion Unem- tion tion Unem-
rate Number ployment rate Number ployment
rate rate
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over..... 231,867 153,124 66.0 146,047 7,078 4.6 233,788 154,287 66.0 145,362 8,924 5.8
Men............................ 112,173 82,136 73.2 78,254 3,882 4.7 113,113 82,520 73.0 77,486 5,033 6.1
Women.......................... 119,694 70,988 59.3 67,792 3,196 4.5 120,675 71,767 59.5 67,876 3,891 5.4
FOREIGN BORN
Total, 16 years and over..... 35,017 23,994 68.5 22,967 1,027 4.3 35,317 24,063 68.1 22,660 1,403 5.8
Men............................ 17,670 14,470 81.9 13,883 588 4.1 17,688 14,400 81.4 13,578 822 5.7
Women.......................... 17,347 9,524 54.9 9,085 439 4.6 17,629 9,663 54.8 9,082 581 6.0
Age
16 to 24 years................. 4,205 2,454 58.4 2,266 188 7.7 3,845 2,211 57.5 1,979 232 10.5
25 to 34 years................. 8,243 6,421 77.9 6,147 274 4.3 7,992 6,236 78.0 5,866 371 5.9
35 to 44 years................. 8,322 6,782 81.5 6,546 236 3.5 8,327 6,814 81.8 6,473 341 5.0
45 to 54 years................. 6,278 5,126 81.7 4,930 196 3.8 6,602 5,380 81.5 5,083 297 5.5
55 to 64 years................. 3,850 2,531 65.7 2,424 107 4.2 4,126 2,700 65.4 2,580 120 4.5
65 years and over.............. 4,119 680 16.5 655 25 3.7 4,424 721 16.3 679 42 5.9
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity (1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino .. 7,492 4,599 61.4 4,428 171 3.7 7,517 4,531 60.3 4,305 226 5.0
Black non-Hispanic or Latino .. 2,610 1,901 72.8 1,795 106 5.6 2,743 2,007 73.2 1,863 144 7.2
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino .. 7,762 5,264 67.8 5,106 158 3.0 7,894 5,382 68.2 5,185 197 3.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity... 16,817 11,987 71.3 11,405 582 4.9 16,816 11,889 70.7 11,067 822 6.9
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over..... 30,812 21,540 69.9 20,701 839 3.9 31,472 21,852 69.4 20,681 1,171 5.4
Less than a high school diploma 9,456 5,893 62.3 5,585 308 5.2 9,420 5,759 61.1 5,316 443 7.7
High school graduates, no
college (2)................... 7,863 5,400 68.7 5,188 212 3.9 8,098 5,514 68.1 5,201 312 5.7
Some college or associate
degree........................ 4,780 3,538 74.0 3,387 151 4.3 4,951 3,648 73.7 3,457 190 5.2
Bachelor's degree and
higher (3) ................... 8,713 6,709 77.0 6,541 168 2.5 9,003 6,931 77.0 6,705 226 3.3
NATIVE BORN
Total, 16 years and over..... 196,850 129,130 65.6 123,079 6,051 4.7 198,471 130,224 65.6 122,703 7,521 5.8
Men............................ 94,503 67,666 71.6 64,372 3,294 4.9 95,424 68,119 71.4 63,908 4,211 6.2
Women.......................... 102,347 61,464 60.1 58,707 2,757 4.5 103,047 62,104 60.3 58,795 3,310 5.3
Age
16 to 24 years................. 33,204 19,763 59.5 17,608 2,155 10.9 33,639 19,821 58.9 17,223 2,599 13.1
25 to 34 years................. 31,509 26,708 84.8 25,439 1,270 4.8 32,001 27,096 84.7 25,517 1,579 5.8
35 to 44 years................. 34,079 28,745 84.3 27,756 989 3.4 33,372 28,247 84.6 26,984 1,264 4.5
45 to 54 years................. 37,266 30,571 82.0 29,633 938 3.1 37,357 30,623 82.0 29,446 1,177 3.8
55 to 64 years................. 28,683 18,219 63.5 17,684 535 2.9 29,364 18,915 64.4 18,232 682 3.6
65 years and over.............. 32,109 5,124 16.0 4,959 165 3.2 32,737 5,522 16.9 5,300 222 4.0
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity (1)
White non-Hispanic or Latino .. 151,596 100,279 66.1 96,411 3,868 3.9 152,157 100,679 66.2 95,909 4,770 4.7
Black non-Hispanic or Latino .. 23,921 14,961 62.5 13,671 1,290 8.6 24,157 15,101 62.5 13,524 1,577 10.4
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino .. 2,708 1,683 62.2 1,620 63 3.7 2,669 1,674 62.7 1,600 74 4.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity... 14,566 9,615 66.0 8,977 638 6.6 15,325 10,135 66.1 9,279 856 8.4
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over..... 163,645 109,367 66.8 105,471 3,896 3.6 164,832 110,403 67.0 105,480 4,923 4.5
Less than a high school diploma 17,177 6,514 37.9 5,936 578 8.9 16,702 6,406 38.4 5,757 649 10.1
High school graduates, no
college (2)................... 53,510 33,139 61.9 31,670 1,470 4.4 53,017 32,749 61.8 30,896 1,854 5.7
Some college or associate
degree........................ 45,051 32,349 71.8 31,225 1,124 3.5 46,153 33,070 71.7 31,582 1,488 4.5
Bachelor's degree and
higher (3) ................... 47,908 37,365 78.0 36,640 725 1.9 48,959 38,177 78.0 37,245 932 2.4
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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