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Table 36. Employment status of the native-born1

 and foreign-born2 civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex,

2004 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born:1

 16 years and over............ 191,594 125,968 65.7 118,997 62.1 6,971 5.5 65,626

 16 to 24 years............... 32,228 19,771 61.3 17,352 53.8 2,419 12.2 12,457

 25 to 34 years................ 31,118 26,219 84.3 24,753 79.5 1,466 5.6 4,899

 35 to 44 years.................. 35,745 30,072 84.1 28,793 80.5 1,280 4.3 5,673

 45 to 54 years................ 35,904 29,452 82.0 28,374 79.0 1,079 3.7 6,451

 55 to 64 years.................. 25,625 15,963 62.3 15,386 60.0 577 3.6 9,661

 65 years and over........... 30,975 4,490 14.5 4,339 14.0 151 3.4 26,484

Foreign born:2

 16 years and over............ 31,763 21,433 67.5 20,255 63.8 1,178 5.5 10,330

 16 to 24 years................ 4,191 2,497 59.6 2,278 54.4 219 8.8 1,694

 25 to 34 years............... 7,821 5,988 76.6 5,670 72.5 318 5.3 1,833

 35 to 44 years............... 7,481 6,085 81.3 5,787 77.4 298 4.9 1,396

 45 to 54 years................ 5,342 4,305 80.6 4,096 76.7 210 4.9 1,036

 55 to 64 years................ 3,294 2,050 62.2 1,945 59.0 105 5.1 1,244

 65 years and over........... 3,634 507 14.0 479 13.2 28 5.5 3,127

Women

Native born:1

 16 years and over............ 99,797 59,893 60.0 56,736 56.9 3,158 5.3 39,904

 16 to 24 years................. 16,123 9,673 60.0 8,600 53.3 1,074 11.1 6,450

 25 to 34 years................ 15,905 12,259 77.1 11,602 72.9 657 5.4 3,646

 35 to 44 years................ 18,326 14,139 77.2 13,544 73.9 595 4.2 4,187

 45 to 54 years................ 18,395 14,222 77.3 13,720 74.6 502 3.5 4,173

 55 to 64 years................. 13,293 7,594 57.1 7,331 55.2 263 3.5 5,699

 65 years and over........... 17,755 2,006 11.3 1,939 10.9 67 3.4 15,749

Foreign born:2

 16 years and over............ 15,849 8,528 53.8 7,992 50.4 536 6.3 7,321

 16 to 24 years................. 1,938 922 47.6 833 43.0 89 9.7 1,016

 25 to 34 years................ 3,676 2,150 58.5 2,003 54.5 147 6.8 1,526

 35 to 44 years................ 3,644 2,480 68.0 2,336 64.1 144 5.8 1,165

 45 to 54 years................ 2,690 1,901 70.7 1,798 66.8 103 5.4 789

 55 to 64 years................ 1,732 872 50.3 826 47.7 46 5.3 861

 65 years and over........... 2,169 204 9.4 196 9.1 8 3.9 1,965

Characteristic

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in labor 

force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

See footnotes at end of table.
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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, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Table 36. Employment status of the native-born1

 and foreign-born2 civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex,

2004 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born:1

 16 years and over............ 91,797 66,075 72.0 62,261 67.8 3,813 5.8 25,722

 16 to 24 years................ 16,105 10,098 62.7 8,753 54.3 1,345 13.3 6,007

 25 to 34 years................ 15,212 13,960 91.8 13,151 86.4 809 5.8 1,253

 35 to 44 years................ 17,419 15,933 91.5 15,249 87.5 685 4.3 1,486

 45 to 54 years................ 17,509 15,230 87.0 14,654 83.7 577 3.8 2,278

 55 to 64 years................ 12,332 8,369 67.9 8,055 65.3 314 3.8 3,963

 65 years and over........... 13,219 2,484 18.8 2,401 18.2 84 3.4 10,735

Foreign born:2

 16 years and over............. 15,913 12,905 81.1 12,263 77.1 642 5.0 3,008

 16 to 24 years................ 2,253 1,575 69.9 1,445 64.2 130 8.2 678

 25 to 34 years................ 4,145 3,838 92.6 3,667 88.4 172 4.5 307

 35 to 44 years................ 3,836 3,606 94.0 3,451 90.0 155 4.3 231

 45 to 54 years................ 2,652 2,405 90.7 2,298 86.6 107 4.5 247

 55 to 64 years................ 1,562 1,178 75.4 1,119 71.7 59 5.0 384

 65 years and over........... 1,465 303 20.7 283 19.3 20 6.6 1,162

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