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, 2007-08 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, 2007-08 annual averages

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                                                                2007                                2008               
                 Characteristic                                                                                        
                                                                                                                       
                                                   Total        Men        Women       Total        Men        Women   
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                  FOREIGN BORN                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
           With own children under 18                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........    13,970       6,640       7,329      13,864       6,618       7,245  
   Civilian labor force........................    10,667       6,260       4,407      10,626       6,228       4,399  
     Participation rate........................      76.4        94.3        60.1        76.6        94.1        60.7  
    Employed...................................    10,245       6,055       4,190      10,047       5,929       4,118  
     Employment-population ratio...............      73.3        91.2        57.2        72.5        89.6        56.8  
    Unemployed.................................       422         205         217         580         299         281  
     Unemployment rate.........................       4.0         3.3         4.9         5.5         4.8         6.4  
                                                                                                                       
     With own children 6 to 17, none younger                                                                           
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........     6,974       3,252       3,722       7,173       3,359       3,814  
   Civilian labor force........................     5,640       3,029       2,611       5,791       3,123       2,668  
     Participation rate........................      80.9        93.1        70.2        80.7        93.0        69.9  
    Employed...................................     5,431       2,935       2,497       5,505       2,985       2,520  
     Employment-population ratio...............      77.9        90.2        67.1        76.7        88.9        66.1  
    Unemployed.................................       209          94         115         286         138         148  
     Unemployment rate.........................       3.7         3.1         4.4         4.9         4.4         5.5  
                                                                                                                       
            With own children under 6                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........     6,996       3,388       3,608       6,691       3,259       3,431  
   Civilian labor force........................     5,027       3,231       1,795       4,835       3,104       1,731  
     Participation rate........................      71.9        95.4        49.8        72.3        95.2        50.4  
    Employed...................................     4,814       3,120       1,693       4,542       2,944       1,598  
     Employment-population ratio...............      68.8        92.1        46.9        67.9        90.3        46.6  
    Unemployed.................................       213         111         102         294         161         133  
     Unemployment rate.........................       4.2         3.4         5.7         6.1         5.2         7.7  
                                                                                                                       
            With own children under 3                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........     4,087       1,982       2,105       3,923       1,927       1,996  
   Civilian labor force........................     2,821       1,888         933       2,727       1,837         890  
     Participation rate........................      69.0        95.3        44.3        69.5        95.3        44.6  
    Employed...................................     2,700       1,825         876       2,558       1,745         813  
     Employment-population ratio...............      66.1        92.1        41.6        65.2        90.6        40.7  
    Unemployed.................................       120          63          57         169          92          78  
     Unemployment rate.........................       4.3         3.4         6.1         6.2         5.0         8.7  
                                                                                                                       
          With no own children under 18                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........    21,047      11,030      10,018      21,453      11,070      10,383  
   Civilian labor force........................    13,327       8,210       5,117      13,436       8,173       5,264  
     Participation rate........................      63.3        74.4        51.1        62.6        73.8        50.7  
    Employed...................................    12,722       7,828       4,895      12,613       7,650       4,964  
     Employment-population ratio...............      60.4        71.0        48.9        58.8        69.1        47.8  
    Unemployed.................................       605         383         222         823         523         300  
     Unemployment rate.........................       4.5         4.7         4.3         6.1         6.4         5.7  
                                                                                                                       
                   NATIVE BORN                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
           With own children under 18                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........    52,683      22,996      29,686      51,642      22,467      29,175  
   Civilian labor force........................    43,578      21,699      21,879      42,762      21,144      21,617  
     Participation rate........................      82.7        94.4        73.7        82.8        94.1        74.1  
    Employed...................................    42,005      21,119      20,887      40,859      20,403      20,455  
     Employment-population ratio...............      79.7        91.8        70.4        79.1        90.8        70.1  
    Unemployed.................................     1,573         581         992       1,903         741       1,162  
     Unemployment rate.........................       3.6         2.7         4.5         4.5         3.5         5.4  
                                                                                                                       
     With own children 6 to 17, none younger                                                                           
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........    29,861      13,085      16,775      29,259      12,841      16,418  
   Civilian labor force........................    25,413      12,197      13,216      24,936      11,955      12,981  
     Participation rate........................      85.1        93.2        78.8        85.2        93.1        79.1  
    Employed...................................    24,622      11,889      12,733      23,974      11,555      12,419  
     Employment-population ratio...............      82.5        90.9        75.9        81.9        90.0        75.6  
    Unemployed.................................       791         308         483         963         400         562  
     Unemployment rate.........................       3.1         2.5         3.7         3.9         3.3         4.3  
                                                                                                                       
            With own children under 6                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........    22,822       9,911      12,911      22,384       9,627      12,757  
   Civilian labor force........................    18,165       9,502       8,663      17,825       9,189       8,636  
     Participation rate........................      79.6        95.9        67.1        79.6        95.5        67.7  
    Employed...................................    17,383       9,230       8,154      16,885       8,849       8,036  
     Employment-population ratio...............      76.2        93.1        63.2        75.4        91.9        63.0  
    Unemployed.................................       782         272         509         940         340         600  
     Unemployment rate.........................       4.3         2.9         5.9         5.3         3.7         6.9  
                                                                                                                       
            With own children under 3                                                                                  
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........    13,406       5,851       7,554      13,358       5,758       7,600  
   Civilian labor force........................    10,412       5,624       4,788      10,419       5,517       4,902  
     Participation rate........................      77.7        96.1        63.4        78.0        95.8        64.5  
    Employed...................................     9,935       5,457       4,478       9,841       5,299       4,542  
     Employment-population ratio...............      74.1        93.3        59.3        73.7        92.0        59.8  
    Unemployed.................................       477         167         310         578         218         360  
     Unemployment rate.........................       4.6         3.0         6.5         5.5         3.9         7.4  
                                                                                                                       
          With no own children under 18                                                                                
                                                                                                                       
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   144,167      71,506      72,661     146,829      72,957      73,872  
   Civilian labor force........................    85,552      45,967      39,585      87,462      46,975      40,487  
     Participation rate........................      59.3        64.3        54.5        59.6        64.4        54.8  
    Employed...................................    81,074      43,253      37,821      81,844      43,505      38,339  
     Employment-population ratio...............      56.2        60.5        52.1        55.7        59.6        51.9  
    Unemployed.................................     4,478       2,714       1,764       5,618       3,470       2,148  
     Unemployment rate.........................       5.2         5.9         4.5         6.4         7.4         5.3  

     NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical
  Note for further information. 



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