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Table 37. Employment status of the native-born1 and foreign-born 2 civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2006 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 195,082 128,280 65.8 122,202 62.6 6,078 4.7 66,803

 16 to 24 years.............. 32,787 19,893 60.7 17,723 54.1 2,170 10.9 12,894

 25 to 34 years............ 31,233 26,305 84.2 25,024 80.1 1,282 4.9 4,928

 35 to 44 years............ 34,731 29,296 84.3 28,244 81.3 1,051 3.6 5,436

 45 to 54 years............ 37,005 30,405 82.2 29,477 79.7 928 3.1 6,600

 55 to 64 years............ 27,668 17,557 63.5 17,049 61.6 508 2.9 10,111

 65 years and over....... 31,658 4,824 15.2 4,685 14.8 139 2.9 26,834

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over........ 33,733 23,148 68.6 22,225 65.9 923 4.0 10,585

 16 to 24 years............. 4,156 2,501 60.2 2,318 55.8 183 7.3 1,655

 25 to 34 years.............. 7,997 6,267 78.4 6,027 75.4 240 3.8 1,730

 35 to 44 years.............. 8,022 6,552 81.7 6,325 78.9 227 3.5 1,469

 45 to 54 years............ 5,896 4,740 80.4 4,575 77.6 165 3.5 1,155

 55 to 64 years............. 3,707 2,428 65.5 2,340 63.1 87 3.6 1,279

 65 years and over...... 3,955 660 16.7 640 16.2 20 3.1 3,295

Women

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 101,467 60,910 60.0 58,095 57.3 2,815 4.6 40,557

 16 to 24 years............ 16,379 9,680 59.1 8,730 53.3 950 9.8 6,700

 25 to 34 years............ 15,936 12,364 77.6 11,767 73.8 597 4.8 3,572

 35 to 44 years............ 17,782 13,795 77.6 13,279 74.7 516 3.7 3,987

 45 to 54 years............. 18,955 14,571 76.9 14,119 74.5 452 3.1 4,385

 55 to 64 years.............. 14,328 8,388 58.5 8,152 56.9 236 2.8 5,940

 65 years and over....... 18,086 2,112 11.7 2,049 11.3 63 3.0 15,974

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over........ 16,743 9,263 55.3 8,831 52.7 432 4.7 7,480

 16 to 24 years.............. 1,913 904 47.3 828 43.3 76 8.4 1,009

 25 to 34 years............ 3,725 2,264 60.8 2,150 57.7 113 5.0 1,462

 35 to 44 years............ 3,890 2,646 68.0 2,525 64.9 121 4.6 1,243

 45 to 54 years............. 2,955 2,085 70.6 2,013 68.1 72 3.5 870

 55 to 64 years............ 1,952 1,087 55.7 1,046 53.6 41 3.8 865

 65 years and over...... 2,308 276 12.0 268 11.6 8 3.0 2,032

 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-born1 and foreign-born 2 civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born1

 16 years and over......... 93,615 67,370 72.0 64,107 68.5 3,263 4.8 26,246

 16 to 24 years............ 16,407 10,213 62.2 8,994 54.8 1,219 11.9 6,194

 25 to 34 years............ 15,297 13,941 91.1 13,257 86.7 684 4.9 1,356

 35 to 44 years............ 16,949 15,501 91.5 14,965 88.3 536 3.5 1,449

 45 to 54 years............. 18,050 15,834 87.7 15,358 85.1 476 3.0 2,215

 55 to 64 years............. 13,340 9,169 68.7 8,897 66.7 272 3.0 4,171

 65 years and over....... 13,572 2,712 20.0 2,637 19.4 76 2.8 10,860

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over......... 16,989 13,885 81.7 13,395 78.8 491 3.5 3,104

 16 to 24 years............. 2,243 1,597 71.2 1,489 66.4 108 6.7 647

 25 to 34 years............ 4,272 4,003 93.7 3,877 90.8 126 3.1 268

 35 to 44 years............ 4,132 3,906 94.5 3,800 92.0 106 2.7 226

 45 to 54 years............ 2,941 2,655 90.3 2,562 87.1 93 3.5 286

 55 to 64 years............. 1,755 1,340 76.4 1,294 73.8 46 3.4 415

 65 years and over....... 1,647 384 23.3 372 22.6 12 3.1 1,263

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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