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Table 37. Employment status of the native-born1

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

2003 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born:1

 16 years and over............ 189,837 125,393 66.1 118,005 62.2 7,389 5.9 64,444

 16 to 24 years............... 31,762 19,642 61.8 17,148 54.0 2,494 12.7 12,120

 25 to 34 years................ 31,237 26,418 84.6 24,832 79.5 1,585 6.0 4,819

 35 to 44 years.................. 36,296 30,669 84.5 29,207 80.5 1,462 4.8 5,626

 45 to 54 years................ 35,277 29,071 82.4 27,979 79.3 1,092 3.8 6,207

 55 to 64 years.................. 24,533 15,296 62.3 14,696 59.9 600 3.9 9,237

 65 years and over........... 30,733 4,298 14.0 4,143 13.5 155 3.6 26,435

Foreign born:2

 16 years and over............ 31,331 21,117 67.4 19,731 63.0 1,385 6.6 10,214

 16 to 24 years................ 4,135 2,456 59.4 2,203 53.3 252 10.3 1,680

 25 to 34 years............... 7,784 5,925 76.1 5,551 71.3 375 6.3 1,859

 35 to 44 years............... 7,450 6,026 80.9 5,673 76.1 353 5.9 1,424

 45 to 54 years................ 5,245 4,200 80.1 3,935 75.0 264 6.3 1,045

 55 to 64 years................ 3,195 2,016 63.1 1,903 59.6 113 5.6 1,180

 65 years and over........... 3,521 494 14.0 465 13.2 28 5.8 3,027

Women

Native born:1

 16 years and over............ 99,072 59,790 60.4 56,523 57.1 3,267 5.5 39,282

 16 to 24 years................. 15,944 9,672 60.7 8,564 53.7 1,108 11.5 6,273

 25 to 34 years................ 15,972 12,405 77.7 11,710 73.3 695 5.6 3,567

 35 to 44 years................ 18,649 14,459 77.5 13,797 74.0 662 4.6 4,190

 45 to 54 years................ 18,090 14,058 77.7 13,579 75.1 480 3.4 4,032

 55 to 64 years................. 12,739 7,300 57.3 7,045 55.3 255 3.5 5,438

 65 years and over........... 17,677 1,896 10.7 1,829 10.3 66 3.5 15,781

Foreign born:2

 16 years and over............ 15,662 8,482 54.2 7,881 50.3 601 7.1 7,179

 16 to 24 years................. 1,913 905 47.3 805 42.1 100 11.1 1,008

 25 to 34 years................ 3,702 2,171 58.7 2,004 54.1 167 7.7 1,531

 35 to 44 years................ 3,633 2,475 68.1 2,309 63.6 165 6.7 1,159

 45 to 54 years................ 2,648 1,860 70.3 1,748 66.0 113 6.1 788

 55 to 64 years................ 1,684 867 51.5 821 48.7 46 5.4 817

 65 years and over........... 2,081 204 9.8 194 9.3 10 4.7 1,877

 Percent of 

population 

 Not in labor 

force 

 Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

Country of birth, 

age, and sex

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Total 

See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 37. Employment status of the native-born1

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

2003 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born:1

 16 years and over............ 90,766 65,603 72.3 61,481 67.7 4,122 6.3 25,162

 16 to 24 years................ 15,818 9,970 63.0 8,584 54.3 1,387 13.9 5,848

 25 to 34 years................ 15,264 14,013 91.8 13,123 86.0 890 6.3 1,252

 35 to 44 years................ 17,646 16,210 91.9 15,410 87.3 800 4.9 1,436

 45 to 54 years................ 17,187 15,012 87.3 14,400 83.8 612 4.1 2,175

 55 to 64 years................ 11,794 7,996 67.8 7,651 64.9 345 4.3 3,798

 65 years and over........... 13,056 2,402 18.4 2,314 17.7 89 3.7 10,654

Foreign born:2

 16 years and over............. 15,669 12,634 80.6 11,850 75.6 784 6.2 3,035

 16 to 24 years................ 2,222 1,550 69.8 1,398 62.9 152 9.8 672

 25 to 34 years................ 4,082 3,754 92.0 3,547 86.9 207 5.5 328

 35 to 44 years................ 3,817 3,552 93.0 3,364 88.1 188 5.3 265

 45 to 54 years................ 2,597 2,340 90.1 2,188 84.3 152 6.5 257

 55 to 64 years................ 1,511 1,149 76.0 1,082 71.6 67 5.8 362

 65 years and over........... 1,440 290 20.1 271 18.8 19 6.5 1,150

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.