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Data Retrieval: Labor Force Statistics (CPS)
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HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status and nativity Total Men Women
Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

Civilian labor force

Participation rate

Employed

Employment-population ratio

Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Not in labor force

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

Civilian labor force

Participation rate

Employed

Employment-population ratio

Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Not in labor force

NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey

 

Last Modified Date: February 19, 2020