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

by age and sex, 2008 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Both sexes

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 198,471 130,224 65.6 122,703 61.8 7,521 5.8 68,247

 16 to 24 years.............. 33,639 19,821 58.9 17,223 51.2 2,599 13.1 13,818

 25 to 34 years............ 32,001 27,096 84.7 25,517 79.7 1,579 5.8 4,905

 35 to 44 years............ 33,372 28,247 84.6 26,984 80.9 1,264 4.5 5,125

 45 to 54 years............ 37,357 30,623 82.0 29,446 78.8 1,177 3.8 6,734

 55 to 64 years............ 29,364 18,915 64.4 18,232 62.1 682 3.6 10,450

 65 years and over....... 32,737 5,522 16.9 5,300 16.2 222 4.0 27,215

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over........ 35,317 24,063 68.1 22,660 64.2 1,403 5.8 11,254

 16 to 24 years............. 3,845 2,211 57.5 1,979 51.5 232 10.5 1,634

 25 to 34 years.............. 7,992 6,236 78.0 5,866 73.4 371 5.9 1,756

 35 to 44 years.............. 8,327 6,814 81.8 6,473 77.7 341 5.0 1,513

 45 to 54 years............ 6,602 5,380 81.5 5,083 77.0 297 5.5 1,222

 55 to 64 years............. 4,126 2,700 65.4 2,580 62.5 120 4.5 1,426

 65 years and over...... 4,424 721 16.3 679 15.3 42 5.9 3,703

Women

Native born1

 16 years and over........ 103,047 62,104 60.3 58,795 57.1 3,310 5.3 40,942

 16 to 24 years............ 16,772 9,676 57.7 8,587 51.2 1,089 11.3 7,096

 25 to 34 years............ 16,305 12,790 78.4 12,104 74.2 686 5.4 3,515

 35 to 44 years............ 17,099 13,335 78.0 12,758 74.6 577 4.3 3,765

 45 to 54 years............. 19,187 14,758 76.9 14,223 74.1 535 3.6 4,429

 55 to 64 years.............. 15,172 9,050 59.7 8,725 57.5 325 3.6 6,122

 65 years and over....... 18,511 2,495 13.5 2,397 13.0 98 3.9 16,016

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over........ 17,629 9,663 54.8 9,082 51.5 581 6.0 7,966

 16 to 24 years.............. 1,803 819 45.4 734 40.7 85 10.4 984

 25 to 34 years............ 3,689 2,240 60.7 2,096 56.8 145 6.5 1,449

 35 to 44 years............ 4,033 2,755 68.3 2,602 64.5 153 5.6 1,278

 45 to 54 years............. 3,260 2,317 71.1 2,183 67.0 134 5.8 943

 55 to 64 years............ 2,195 1,220 55.6 1,168 53.2 52 4.3 975

 65 years and over...... 2,648 312 11.8 300 11.3 13 4.0 2,336

 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-born and foreign-born civilian noninstitutional population 

by age and sex, 2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

Men

Native born1

 16 years and over......... 95,424 68,119 71.4 63,908 67.0 4,211 6.2 27,305

 16 to 24 years............ 16,867 10,145 60.1 8,635 51.2 1,510 14.9 6,722

 25 to 34 years............ 15,696 14,306 91.1 13,413 85.5 893 6.2 1,390

 35 to 44 years............ 16,273 14,913 91.6 14,226 87.4 687 4.6 1,360

 45 to 54 years............. 18,170 15,864 87.3 15,223 83.8 641 4.0 2,305

 55 to 64 years............. 14,192 9,865 69.5 9,507 67.0 357 3.6 4,328

 65 years and over....... 14,226 3,027 21.3 2,903 20.4 123 4.1 11,199

Foreign born 2

 16 years and over......... 17,688 14,400 81.4 13,578 76.8 822 5.7 3,288

 16 to 24 years............. 2,042 1,392 68.2 1,245 61.0 147 10.5 650

 25 to 34 years............ 4,303 3,996 92.9 3,770 87.6 226 5.7 307

 35 to 44 years............ 4,294 4,059 94.5 3,872 90.2 188 4.6 235

 45 to 54 years............ 3,342 3,063 91.7 2,901 86.8 163 5.3 279

 55 to 64 years............. 1,931 1,480 76.6 1,412 73.1 68 4.6 451

 65 years and over....... 1,776 409 23.0 379 21.4 30 7.3 1,367

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 includes legally

admitted immigrants, 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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