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Table 34. Employment status of the native-born and foreign-born civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2010 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born1

 16 years and over............201,960 129,533 64.1 117,095 58.0 12,438 9.6 72,427

 16 to 24 years...............34,415 18,960 55.1 15,417 44.8 3,543 18.7 15,455

 25 to 34 years................33,189 27,678 83.4 24,842 74.9 2,836 10.2 5,511

 35 to 44 years..................31,620 26,482 83.8 24,398 77.2 2,084 7.9 5,138

 45 to 54 years................37,348 30,242 81.0 28,019 75.0 2,223 7.4 7,106

 55 to 64 years..................31,357 20,286 64.7 18,909 60.3 1,377 6.8 11,072

 65 years and over............34,032 5,886 17.3 5,511 16.2 375 6.4 28,145

Foreign born2

 16 years and over............35,869 24,356 67.9 21,969 61.2 2,387 9.8 11,514

 16 to 24 years................ 3,533 1,975 55.9 1,661 47.0 314 15.9 1,559

 25 to 34 years............... 7,714 5,936 77.0 5,387 69.8 550 9.3 1,778

 35 to 44 years............... 8,470 6,884 81.3 6,265 74.0 619 9.0 1,586

 45 to 54 years................ 6,949 5,719 82.3 5,172 74.4 547 9.6 1,231

 55 to 64 years................ 4,528 3,011 66.5 2,727 60.2 284 9.4 1,517

 65 years and over.............4,674 831 17.8 757 16.2 74 8.9 3,843

Women

Native born1

 16 years and over............104,722 61,923 59.1 56,682 54.1 5,242 8.5 42,799

 16 to 24 years.................17,153 9,312 54.3 7,839 45.7 1,473 15.8 7,841

 25 to 34 years................16,793 13,062 77.8 11,886 70.8 1,175 9.0 3,731

 35 to 44 years................16,188 12,465 77.0 11,545 71.3 919 7.4 3,723

 45 to 54 years................19,127 14,573 76.2 13,647 71.3 926 6.4 4,554

 55 to 64 years.................16,235 9,834 60.6 9,244 56.9 590 6.0 6,402

 65 years and over...........19,226 2,679 13.9 2,521 13.1 158 5.9 16,548

Foreign born2

 16 years and over............17,934 9,981 55.7 9,023 50.3 958 9.6 7,953

 16 to 24 years.................1,667 767 46.0 644 38.6 123 16.0 900

 25 to 34 years................ 3,645 2,201 60.4 1,984 54.4 217 9.9 1,444

 35 to 44 years................ 4,095 2,782 67.9 2,532 61.8 250 9.0 1,313

 45 to 54 years................ 3,457 2,531 73.2 2,302 66.6 230 9.1 926

 55 to 64 years................ 2,359 1,360 57.7 1,252 53.1 109 8.0 998

 65 years and over............2,711 338 12.5 309 11.4 30 8.7 2,372

 See footnotes at end of table.

Native- or foreign-born 

status, 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 34. Employment status of the native-born and foreign-born civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2010 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born1

 16 years and over............97,238 67,610 69.5 60,414 62.1 7,196 10.6 29,628

 16 to 24 years................17,262 9,648 55.9 7,578 43.9 2,070 21.5 7,614

 25 to 34 years................16,396 14,616 89.1 12,956 79.0 1,661 11.4 1,780

 35 to 44 years................15,432 14,017 90.8 12,852 83.3 1,165 8.3 1,415

 45 to 54 years................18,221 15,669 86.0 14,372 78.9 1,297 8.3 2,553

 55 to 64 years................15,122 10,452 69.1 9,665 63.9 787 7.5 4,670

 65 years and over...........14,805 3,208 21.7 2,990 20.2 217 6.8 11,598

Foreign born2

 16 years and over.............17,936 14,375 80.1 12,946 72.2 1,429 9.9 3,561

 16 to 24 years................ 1,866 1,207 64.7 1,016 54.5 191 15.8 659

 25 to 34 years................ 4,069 3,735 91.8 3,403 83.6 333 8.9 334

 35 to 44 years................ 4,375 4,101 93.7 3,733 85.3 369 9.0 274

 45 to 54 years................ 3,492 3,187 91.3 2,870 82.2 317 9.9 305

 55 to 64 years................ 2,169 1,651 76.1 1,475 68.0 175 10.6 519

 65 years and over........... 1,964 493 25.1 448 22.8 45 9.1 1,470

Native- or foreign-born 

status, age, and sex

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

 1 The native born are people 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.

 2 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 who were not U.S. citizens. This group

includes legally admitted immigrants, refugees, students, temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants. The survey data,

however, do not separately identify the number of people in these categories.

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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