Table 37. Employment status of the native-born and foreign-born civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2007 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 196,850 129,130 65.6 123,079 62.5 6,051 4.7 67,720

 16 to 24 years.............. 33,204 19,763 59.5 17,608 53.0 2,155 10.9 13,442

 25 to 34 years............ 31,509 26,708 84.8 25,439 80.7 1,270 4.8 4,800

 35 to 44 years............ 34,079 28,745 84.3 27,756 81.4 989 3.4 5,335

 45 to 54 years............ 37,266 30,571 82.0 29,633 79.5 938 3.1 6,695

 55 to 64 years............ 28,683 18,219 63.5 17,684 61.7 535 2.9 10,464

 65 years and over....... 32,109 5,124 16.0 4,959 15.4 165 3.2 26,985

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over........ 35,017 23,994 68.5 22,967 65.6 1,027 4.3 11,023

 16 to 24 years............. 4,205 2,454 58.4 2,266 53.9 188 7.7 1,751

 25 to 34 years.............. 8,243 6,421 77.9 6,147 74.6 274 4.3 1,822

 35 to 44 years.............. 8,322 6,782 81.5 6,546 78.7 236 3.5 1,540

 45 to 54 years............ 6,278 5,126 81.7 4,930 78.5 196 3.8 1,152

 55 to 64 years............. 3,850 2,531 65.7 2,424 63.0 107 4.2 1,319

 65 years and over...... 4,119 680 16.5 655 15.9 25 3.7 3,440

Women

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 102,347 61,464 60.1 58,707 57.4 2,757 4.5 40,883

 16 to 24 years............ 16,538 9,687 58.6 8,762 53.0 924 9.5 6,851

 25 to 34 years............ 16,102 12,554 78.0 11,982 74.4 572 4.6 3,549

 35 to 44 years............ 17,462 13,494 77.3 13,013 74.5 481 3.6 3,968

 45 to 54 years............. 19,146 14,692 76.7 14,232 74.3 460 3.1 4,454

 55 to 64 years.............. 14,851 8,724 58.7 8,480 57.1 243 2.8 6,127

 65 years and over....... 18,248 2,314 12.7 2,238 12.3 76 3.3 15,934

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over........ 17,347 9,524 54.9 9,085 52.4 439 4.6 7,823

 16 to 24 years.............. 1,963 895 45.6 821 41.8 74 8.2 1,068

 25 to 34 years............ 3,791 2,268 59.8 2,152 56.8 116 5.1 1,523

 35 to 44 years............ 4,029 2,733 67.8 2,623 65.1 110 4.0 1,296

 45 to 54 years............. 3,085 2,204 71.5 2,121 68.8 83 3.8 880

 55 to 64 years............ 2,025 1,122 55.4 1,073 53.0 50 4.4 902

 65 years and over...... 2,455 301 12.3 295 12.0 6 1.9 2,154

 See footnotes at end of table.

Country of birth, 

age, and sex

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

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Table 37. Employment status of the native-born and foreign-born civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born1

 16 years and over......... 94,503 67,666 71.6 64,372 68.1 3,294 4.9 26,837

 16 to 24 years............ 16,667 10,076 60.5 8,846 53.1 1,230 12.2 6,591

 25 to 34 years............ 15,406 14,155 91.9 13,457 87.3 698 4.9 1,251

 35 to 44 years............ 16,617 15,251 91.8 14,743 88.7 508 3.3 1,366

 45 to 54 years............. 18,120 15,879 87.6 15,401 85.0 478 3.0 2,241

 55 to 64 years............. 13,832 9,495 68.6 9,204 66.5 291 3.1 4,337

 65 years and over....... 13,861 2,810 20.3 2,721 19.6 89 3.2 11,051

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over......... 17,670 14,470 81.9 13,883 78.6 588 4.1 3,200

 16 to 24 years............. 2,242 1,559 69.6 1,445 64.5 114 7.3 683

 25 to 34 years............ 4,452 4,153 93.3 3,995 89.7 158 3.8 299

 35 to 44 years............ 4,293 4,049 94.3 3,923 91.4 126 3.1 244

 45 to 54 years............ 3,193 2,922 91.5 2,809 88.0 113 3.9 271

 55 to 64 years............. 1,825 1,409 77.2 1,352 74.0 57 4.1 417

 65 years and over....... 1,664 378 22.7 359 21.6 19 5.1 1,286

Country of birth, 

age, and sex

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

1 Native-born persons are those who were born in the United

States or a U.S. Island Area such as Puerto Rico, or born

abroad of a U.S.-citizen parent.

2 Foreign born refers to people residing in the United States

who 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. This group primarily includes

legally admitted immigrants, but also includes refugees,

students, temporary workers, and undocumented aliens.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department

of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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