January 37, 2009
Labor Force Status Of The Civilian Non-Institutional Population 16 Years And Over By US- Or Foreign-Born Status, Annual Averages 1996-2007 | |||||||||
(Levels in thousands) | |||||||||
Labor force status and | 1996 | 2000 | 2006 | 2007 | Increase, 2000-07 | % Increase, 2000-07 | Increase, 2006-07 | % Increase, 2006-07 | |
Population | POPULATION (1,000's) | ||||||||
Total | 200,591 | 209,699 | 228,815 | 231,867 | 22,168 | 10.6% | 3,052 | 1.3% | |
US born | 178,243 | 183,173 | 195,082 | 196,850 | 13,677 | 7.5% | 1,768 | 0.9% | |
Foreign born | 22,348 | 26,527 | 33,733 | 35,017 | 8,490 | 32.0% | 1,284 | 3.8% | |
Percent of total | 11.1% | 12.7% | 14.7% | 15.1% | 38.3% | 302.8% | 42.1% | 285.4% | |
Labor force | LABOR FORCE (1,000s) | ||||||||
Total | 134,130 | 140,863 | 151,428 | 153,124 | 12,261 | 8.7% | 1,696 | 1.1% | |
US born | 119,697 | 123,158 | 128,280 | 129,130 | 5,972 | 4.8% | 850 | 0.7% | |
Foreign born | 14,433 | 17,705 | 23,148 | 23,994 | 6,289 | 35.5% | 846 | 3.7% | |
Percent of total | 10.8% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 51.3% | 408.1% | 49.9% | 326.3% | |
LF participation rate | LF PARTICIPATION RATE (%) | ||||||||
Total | 66.9 | 67.2 | 66.2 | 66.0 | (1.2) | -1.8% | -0.2 | -0.3% | |
US born | 67.2 | 67.2 | 65.8 | 65.6 | (1.6) | -2.4% | -0.2 | -0.3% | |
Foreign born | 64.6 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 68.5 | 1.8 | 2.7% | 1.9 | 2.9% | |
Employed | EMPLOYMENT (1,000s) | ||||||||
Total | 126,818 | 135,208 | 144,427 | 146,047 | 10,839 | 8.0% | 1,620 | 1.1% | |
US born | 113,395 | 118,254 | 122,202 | 123,079 | 4,825 | 4.1% | 877 | 0.7% | |
Foreign born | 13,423 | 16,954 | 22,225 | 22,967 | 6,013 | 35.5% | 742 | 3.3% | |
Percent of total | 10.6% | 12.5% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 55.5% | 442.4% | 45.8% | 297.6% | |
Unemployed | UNEMPLOYMENT (1,000s) | ||||||||
Total | 7,312 | 5,655 | 7,001 | 7,078 | 1,423 | 25.2% | 77 | 1.1% | |
US born | 6,302 | 4,904 | 6,078 | 6,051 | 1,147 | 23.4% | -27 | -0.4% | |
Foreign born | 1,009 | 751 | 993 | 1,027 | 276 | 36.8% | 34 | 3.4% | |
Percent of total | 13.8% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 19.4% | 146.0% | 44.2% | 311.3% | |
Unemployment rate | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) | ||||||||
Total | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 15.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% | |
US born | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 17.5% | 0.0 | 0.0% | |
Foreign born | 7.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 2.4% | 0.3 | 7.5% | |
SOURCES: 1996-2005: Unpublished foreign born tables, Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics. From Abraham Mosisa, Census Bureau, (202) 691-6346. 2006-2007: BLS, "Foreign-born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics in 2007," March 28, 2008.[PDF] | |||||||||
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
