Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2010-2011 annual averages

Table 3. Employment status of the foreign-born and native-born populations 25 years and over by educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2010-2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2010 2011
Less than
a high
school
diploma		 High school
graduates,
no college(1)		 Some
college or
associate
degree		 Bachelor's
degree and
higher(2)		 Less than
a high
school
diploma		 High school
graduates,
no college(1)		 Some
college or
associate
degree		 Bachelor's
degree and
higher(2)

FOREIGN BORN

White non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 870 1,773 1,364 2,832 815 1,884 1,407 2,935

Civilian labor force

 307 937 883 2,053 274 978 899 2,144

Participation rate

 35.3 52.8 64.8 72.5 33.6 51.9 63.9 73.0

Employed

 282 851 818 1,935 243 897 832 2,019

Employment-population ratio

 32.4 48.0 60.0 68.3 29.9 47.6 59.1 68.8

Unemployed

 25 85 66 118 30 81 67 125

Unemployment rate

 8.0 9.1 7.4 5.7 11.1 8.3 7.4 5.8

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 420 739 685 740 391 810 709 752

Civilian labor force

 246 556 568 623 204 594 578 614

Participation rate

 58.5 75.3 82.9 84.2 52.1 73.3 81.5 81.6

Employed

 203 481 508 570 163 516 512 556

Employment-population ratio

 48.3 65.1 74.2 77.1 41.7 63.7 72.2 74.0

Unemployed

 43 75 60 53 41 78 66 57

Unemployment rate

 17.4 13.6 10.6 8.5 19.9 13.2 11.4 9.3

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 931 1,536 1,088 3,877 955 1,628 1,149 3,892

Civilian labor force

 414 977 767 2,889 404 1,014 807 2,936

Participation rate

 44.5 63.6 70.6 74.5 42.3 62.3 70.3 75.4

Employed

 368 901 703 2,724 366 935 749 2,785

Employment-population ratio

 39.5 58.6 64.7 70.3 38.3 57.4 65.2 71.6

Unemployed

 46 76 64 165 39 79 58 150

Unemployment rate

 11.2 7.8 8.3 5.7 9.6 7.8 7.2 5.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 7,351 4,146 1,989 1,667 7,331 4,072 2,052 1,687

Civilian labor force

 4,937 3,134 1,542 1,316 4,815 3,032 1,586 1,309

Participation rate

 67.2 75.6 77.5 78.9 65.7 74.4 77.3 77.6

Employed

 4,341 2,802 1,383 1,225 4,294 2,746 1,437 1,221

Employment-population ratio

 59.1 67.6 69.5 73.5 58.6 67.4 70.0 72.4

Unemployed

 595 332 159 91 521 286 149 88

Unemployment rate

 12.1 10.6 10.3 6.9 10.8 9.4 9.4 6.7

NATIVE BORN

White non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 10,172 41,667 36,307 43,147 9,841 41,003 36,755 44,100

Civilian labor force

 3,654 24,684 25,135 32,916 3,609 23,710 24,997 33,543

Participation rate

 35.9 59.2 69.2 76.3 36.7 57.8 68.0 76.1

Employed

 3,086 22,458 23,275 31,582 3,103 21,813 23,315 32,316

Employment-population ratio

 30.3 53.9 64.1 73.2 31.5 53.2 63.4 73.3

Unemployed

 568 2,225 1,860 1,334 506 1,897 1,682 1,226

Unemployment rate

 15.5 9.0 7.4 4.1 14.0 8.0 6.7 3.7

Black non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 3,036 6,895 5,826 3,798 2,924 7,075 5,924 3,866

Civilian labor force

 1,057 4,304 4,214 2,986 1,015 4,297 4,188 3,013

Participation rate

 34.8 62.4 72.3 78.6 34.7 60.7 70.7 77.9

Employed

 798 3,605 3,682 2,752 745 3,613 3,635 2,810

Employment-population ratio

 26.3 52.3 63.2 72.5 25.5 51.1 61.4 72.7

Unemployed

 259 698 532 235 270 684 553 203

Unemployment rate

 24.5 16.2 12.6 7.9 26.6 15.9 13.2 6.7

Asian non-Hispanic or Latino

Civilian noninstitutional population

 133 387 471 1,008 119 397 451 1,090

Civilian labor force

 54 228 329 817 46 221 317 862

Participation rate

 40.5 58.9 69.9 81.0 39.0 55.8 70.3 79.1

Employed

 49 212 304 777 41 207 292 814

Employment-population ratio

 37.1 54.7 64.6 77.1 34.9 52.1 64.8 74.7

Unemployed

 4 16 25 40 5 15 25 48

Unemployment rate

 8.3 7.1 7.5 4.9 10.4 6.7 7.8 5.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 2,295 3,769 3,314 2,059 2,281 3,927 3,414 2,074

Civilian labor force

 1,033 2,714 2,583 1,728 1,043 2,781 2,628 1,722

Participation rate

 45.0 72.0 77.9 83.9 45.7 70.8 77.0 83.0

Employed

 842 2,373 2,343 1,637 862 2,470 2,393 1,636

Employment-population ratio

 36.7 63.0 70.7 79.5 37.8 62.9 70.1 78.9

Unemployed

 191 342 240 91 181 311 235 86

Unemployment rate

 18.5 12.6 9.3 5.3 17.4 11.2 8.9 5.0

Footnotes
 (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 24, 2012