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

age, and sex, 2009 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 200,585 130,216 64.9 118,269 59.0 11,947 9.2 70,368

 16 to 24 years.............. 34,025 19,375 56.9 15,920 46.8 3,455 17.8 14,650

 25 to 34 years............ 32,643 27,392 83.9 24,684 75.6 2,707 9.9 5,252

 35 to 44 years............ 32,540 27,391 84.2 25,307 77.8 2,085 7.6 5,149

 45 to 54 years............ 37,546 30,617 81.5 28,517 76.0 2,101 6.9 6,928

 55 to 64 years............ 30,349 19,667 64.8 18,429 60.7 1,238 6.3 10,682

 65 years and over...... 33,481 5,774 17.2 5,413 16.2 362 6.3 27,706

Foreign born2

 16 years and over........ 35,216 23,926 67.9 21,608 61.4 2,317 9.7 11,290

 16 to 24 years............. 3,542 1,986 56.1 1,681 47.5 304 15.3 1,557

 25 to 34 years.............. 7,637 5,907 77.3 5,330 69.8 577 9.8 1,731

 35 to 44 years.............. 8,379 6,847 81.7 6,210 74.1 637 9.3 1,532

 45 to 54 years............ 6,819 5,588 81.9 5,096 74.7 491 8.8 1,231

 55 to 64 years............. 4,321 2,838 65.7 2,590 59.9 249 8.8 1,483

 65 years and over...... 4,517 760 16.8 701 15.5 59 7.8 3,757

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 

Women

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 104,077 62,284 59.8 57,364 55.1 4,920 7.9 41,793

 16 to 24 years............ 16,970 9,536 56.2 8,131 47.9 1,404 14.7 7,434

 25 to 34 years............ 16,545 12,915 78.1 11,831 71.5 1,085 8.4 3,629

 35 to 44 years............ 16,686 12,974 77.8 12,104 72.5 871 6.7 3,712

 45 to 54 years............. 19,252 14,766 76.7 13,916 72.3 849 5.8 4,487

 55 to 64 years.............. 15,698 9,476 60.4 8,923 56.8 553 5.8 6,223

 65 years and over...... 18,925 2,617 13.8 2,459 13.0 158 6.0 16,308

Foreign born2

 16 years and over........ 17,588 9,735 55.4 8,844 50.3 891 9.2 7,853

 16 to 24 years.............. 1,671 759 45.4 631 37.8 128 16.9 912

 25 to 34 years............ 3,569 2,172 60.9 1,960 54.9 212 9.7 1,397

 35 to 44 years............ 4,034 2,746 68.1 2,495 61.9 251 9.1 1,288

 45 to 54 years............. 3,381 2,439 72.1 2,254 66.7 185 7.6 942

 55 to 64 years............ 2,274 1,300 57.1 1,205 53.0 94 7.3 975

 65 years and over...... 2,658 320 12.0 298 11.2 22 6.8 2,339

 See footnotes at end of table.

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

age, and sex, 2009 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born1

 16 years and over......... 96,508 67,933 70.4 60,905 63.1 7,028 10.3 28,575

 16 to 24 years............ 17,055 9,839 57.7 7,788 45.7 2,051 20.8 7,216

 25 to 34 years............ 16,099 14,476 89.9 12,854 79.8 1,623 11.2 1,622

 35 to 44 years............ 15,854 14,417 90.9 13,203 83.3 1,214 8.4 1,437

 45 to 54 years............. 18,293 15,852 86.7 14,600 79.8 1,252 7.9 2,442

 55 to 64 years............. 14,651 10,191 69.6 9,506 64.9 685 6.7 4,460

 65 years and over...... 14,556 3,158 21.7 2,954 20.3 203 6.4 11,398

Foreign born2

 16 years and over......... 17,628 14,190 80.5 12,765 72.4 1,426 10.0 3,438

 16 to 24 years............. 1,871 1,226 65.5 1,050 56.1 176 14.4 645

 25 to 34 years............ 4,068 3,735 91.8 3,370 82.8 365 9.8 334

 35 to 44 years............ 4,345 4,101 94.4 3,715 85.5 386 9.4 244

 45 to 54 years............ 3,438 3,149 91.6 2,842 82.7 307 9.7 289

 55 to 64 years............. 2,047 1,539 75.2 1,384 67.6 154 10.0 508

 65 years and over...... 1,859 440 23.7 403 21.7 37 8.5 1,418

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

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