|
October 24, 2006
Table 1:
|
U.S. versus
Foreign-born Population, Labor Force, and
Employment, 2000-2005 |
|
|
2000 |
2005 |
Increase,
2000-05 |
% Increase,
2000-05 |
|
Population
(1000s) |
|
Total |
209,699 |
226,082 |
16,383 |
7.8% |
|
US born |
183,173 |
193,525 |
10,352 |
5.7% |
|
Foreign born |
26,527 |
32,558 |
6,031 |
22.7% |
|
% of total |
12.7% |
14.4% |
36.8% |
|
|
Labor force
(1,000s) |
|
Total |
140,863 |
149,320 |
8,457 |
6.0% |
|
US born |
123,158 |
127,278 |
4,120 |
3.3% |
|
Foreign born |
17,705 |
22,042 |
4,337 |
24.5% |
|
% of total |
12.6% |
14.8% |
51.3% |
|
|
Employment
(1,000s) |
|
Total |
135,208 |
141,730 |
6,522 |
4.8% |
|
US born |
118,254 |
120,706 |
2,454 |
2.1% |
|
Foreign born |
16,954 |
21,022 |
4,068 |
24.0% |
|
% of total |
12.5% |
14.8% |
82.4% |
|
|
SOURCE: Census
Bureau, Current Population Survey. Unpublished
tables sent to author by BLS economist Abraham
Mosisa, (202) 691-6346. |
Table2:
|
Labor Force Status of High School
Dropout Population 25 Years and Over, 2005 |
|
(numbers in
thousands) |
|
|
Total |
Native born |
Foreign born |
|
Population |
27,871 |
18,818 |
9,053 |
|
Labor force |
12,680 |
7,135 |
5,545 |
|
Participation rate |
45.5% |
37.9% |
61.3% |
|
Employed |
11,712 |
6,485 |
5,227 |
|
Employment-population ratio |
42.0% |
34.5% |
57.7% |
|
Unemployed |
967 |
649 |
318 |
|
Unemployment rate |
7.6% |
9.1% |
5.7% |
|
Not in labor force |
15,191 |
11,683 |
3,508 |
|
Note: Numbers are the average of the 12 months
of 2005. |
|
SOURCE: Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
(CPS). Unpublished tables sent to |
|
author by BLS economist Abraham Mosisa, (202)
691-6346. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
