01/27/2009
January 37, 2009
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Labor Force Status Of The Civilian Non-Institutional Population 16 Years And Over By US- Or Foreign-Born Status, Annual Averages 1996-2007 |
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(Levels in thousands) |
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Labor force status and |
1996 |
2000 |
2006 |
2007 |
Increase, 2000-07 |
% Increase, 2000-07 |
Increase, 2006-07 |
% Increase, 2006-07 |
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Population |
POPULATION (1,000’s) |
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Total |
200,591 |
209,699 |
228,815 |
231,867 |
22,168 |
10.6% |
3,052 |
1.3% |
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US born |
178,243 |
183,173 |
195,082 |
196,850 |
13,677 |
7.5% |
1,768 |
0.9% |
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Foreign born |
22,348 |
26,527 |
33,733 |
35,017 |
8,490 |
32.0% |
1,284 |
3.8% |
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Percent of total |
11.1% |
12.7% |
14.7% |
15.1% |
38.3% |
302.8% |
42.1% |
285.4% |
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Labor force |
LABOR FORCE (1,000s) |
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Total |
134,130 |
140,863 |
151,428 |
153,124 |
12,261 |
8.7% |
1,696 |
1.1% |
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US born |
119,697 |
123,158 |
128,280 |
129,130 |
5,972 |
4.8% |
850 |
0.7% |
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Foreign born |
14,433 |
17,705 |
23,148 |
23,994 |
6,289 |
35.5% |
846 |
3.7% |
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Percent of total |
10.8% |
12.6% |
15.3% |
15.7% |
51.3% |
408.1% |
49.9% |
326.3% |
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LF participation rate |
LF PARTICIPATION RATE (%) |
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Total |
66.9 |
67.2 |
66.2 |
66.0 |
(1.2) |
-1.8% |
-0.2 |
-0.3% |
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US born |
67.2 |
67.2 |
65.8 |
65.6 |
(1.6) |
-2.4% |
-0.2 |
-0.3% |
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Foreign born |
64.6 |
66.7 |
66.6 |
68.5 |
1.8 |
2.7% |
1.9 |
2.9% |
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Employed |
EMPLOYMENT (1,000s) |
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Total |
126,818 |
135,208 |
144,427 |
146,047 |
10,839 |
8.0% |
1,620 |
1.1% |
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US born |
113,395 |
118,254 |
122,202 |
123,079 |
4,825 |
4.1% |
877 |
0.7% |
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Foreign born |
13,423 |
16,954 |
22,225 |
22,967 |
6,013 |
35.5% |
742 |
3.3% |
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Percent of total |
10.6% |
12.5% |
15.4% |
15.7% |
55.5% |
442.4% |
45.8% |
297.6% |
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Unemployed |
UNEMPLOYMENT (1,000s) |
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Total |
7,312 |
5,655 |
7,001 |
7,078 |
1,423 |
25.2% |
77 |
1.1% |
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US born |
6,302 |
4,904 |
6,078 |
6,051 |
1,147 |
23.4% |
-27 |
-0.4% |
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Foreign born |
1,009 |
751 |
993 |
1,027 |
276 |
36.8% |
34 |
3.4% |
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Percent of total |
13.8% |
13.3% |
14.2% |
14.5% |
19.4% |
146.0% |
44.2% |
311.3% |
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Unemployment rate |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) |
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Total |
5.5 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
15.0% |
0.0 |
0.0% |
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US born |
5.3 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
17.5% |
0.0 |
0.0% |
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Foreign born |
7.0 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
2.4% |
0.3 |
7.5% |
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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] |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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