BLS Table A-7 · CPS Household Survey · 2007–Present

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Table A-7 — Every Month on Record
Month Foreign Born Employed Native Born Employed Total Nonfarm Payroll FB % of Workforce NB % of Workforce FB Employed Gain NB Employed Gain Combined Gain FB % of Combined Gains NB % of Combined Gains
Jan 200722,356,000121,919,000144,275,00015.5%84.5%0,0000,0000,000——
Feb 200722,579,000121,900,000144,479,00015.6%84.4%223,000-19,000204,000109.3%-9.3%
Mar 200722,785,000122,538,000145,323,00015.7%84.3%429,000619,0001,048,00040.9%59.1%
Apr 200722,793,000122,504,000145,297,00015.7%84.3%437,000585,0001,022,00042.8%57.2%
May 200722,973,000122,891,000145,864,00015.7%84.3%617,000972,0001,589,00038.8%61.2%
Jun 200723,051,000123,906,000146,957,00015.7%84.3%695,0001,987,0002,682,00025.9%74.1%
Jul 200723,312,000124,003,000147,315,00015.8%84.2%956,0002,084,0003,040,00031.4%68.6%
Aug 200723,308,000123,098,000146,406,00015.9%84.1%952,0001,179,0002,131,00044.7%55.3%
Sep 200723,280,000123,168,000146,448,00015.9%84.1%924,0001,249,0002,173,00042.5%57.5%
Oct 200723,258,000123,485,000146,743,00015.8%84.2%902,0001,566,0002,468,00036.5%63.5%
Nov 200723,104,000124,014,000147,118,00015.7%84.3%748,0002,095,0002,843,00026.3%73.7%
Dec 200722,810,000123,524,000146,334,00015.6%84.4%454,0001,605,0002,059,00022.0%78.0%
Jan 200822,564,000122,042,000144,606,00015.6%84.4%208,000123,000331,00062.8%37.2%
Feb 200822,502,000122,047,000144,549,00015.6%84.4%146,000128,000274,00053.3%46.7%
Mar 200822,258,000122,850,000145,108,00015.3%84.7%-98,000931,000833,000-11.8%111.8%
Apr 200822,762,000123,159,000145,921,00015.6%84.4%406,0001,240,0001,646,00024.7%75.3%
May 200822,515,000123,412,000145,927,00015.4%84.6%159,0001,493,0001,652,0009.6%90.4%
Jun 200823,020,000123,630,000146,650,00015.7%84.3%664,0001,711,0002,375,00028.0%72.0%
Jul 200823,262,000123,605,000146,867,00015.8%84.2%906,0001,686,0002,592,00035.0%65.0%
Aug 200822,890,000123,018,000145,908,00015.7%84.3%534,0001,099,0001,633,00032.7%67.3%
Sep 200823,048,000122,263,000145,311,00015.9%84.1%692,000344,0001,036,00066.8%33.2%
Oct 200822,675,000122,868,000145,543,00015.6%84.4%319,000949,0001,268,00025.2%74.8%
Nov 200822,283,000122,326,000144,609,00015.4%84.6%-73,000407,000334,000-21.9%121.9%
Dec 200822,138,000121,211,000143,349,00015.4%84.6%-218,000-708,000-926,00023.5%76.5%
Jan 200921,375,000119,061,000140,436,00015.2%84.8%-981,000-2,858,000-3,839,00025.6%74.4%
Feb 200920,976,000119,129,000140,105,00015.0%85.0%-1,380,000-2,790,000-4,170,00033.1%66.9%
Mar 200921,274,000118,559,000139,833,00015.2%84.8%-1,082,000-3,360,000-4,442,00024.4%75.6%
Apr 200921,750,000118,835,000140,585,00015.5%84.5%-606,000-3,084,000-3,690,00016.4%83.6%
May 200921,488,000118,875,000140,363,00015.3%84.7%-868,000-3,044,000-3,912,00022.2%77.8%
Jun 200921,787,000119,039,000140,826,00015.5%84.5%-569,000-2,880,000-3,449,00016.5%83.5%
Jul 200921,856,000119,199,000141,055,00015.5%84.5%-500,000-2,720,000-3,220,00015.5%84.5%
Aug 200921,695,000118,379,000140,074,00015.5%84.5%-661,000-3,540,000-4,201,00015.7%84.3%
Sep 200921,864,000117,215,000139,079,00015.7%84.3%-492,000-4,704,000-5,196,0009.5%90.5%
Oct 200921,856,000117,233,000139,089,00015.7%84.3%-500,000-4,686,000-5,186,0009.6%90.4%
Nov 200922,091,000117,041,000139,132,00015.9%84.1%-265,000-4,878,000-5,143,0005.2%94.8%
Dec 200921,290,000116,663,000137,953,00015.4%84.6%-1,066,000-5,256,000-6,322,00016.9%83.1%
Jan 201021,090,000115,719,000136,809,00015.4%84.6%-1,266,000-6,200,000-7,466,00017.0%83.0%
Feb 201021,102,000116,102,000137,204,00015.4%84.6%-1,254,000-5,817,000-7,071,00017.7%82.3%
Mar 201021,239,000116,743,000137,982,00015.4%84.6%-1,117,000-5,176,000-6,293,00017.7%82.3%
Apr 201021,816,000117,486,000139,302,00015.7%84.3%-540,000-4,433,000-4,973,00010.9%89.1%
May 201022,125,000117,372,000139,497,00015.9%84.1%-231,000-4,547,000-4,778,0004.8%95.2%
Jun 201022,541,000117,342,000139,883,00016.1%83.9%185,000-4,577,000-4,392,000-4.2%104.2%
Jul 201022,249,000117,884,000140,133,00015.9%84.1%-107,000-4,035,000-4,142,0002.6%97.4%
Aug 201022,415,000117,504,000139,919,00016.0%84.0%59,000-4,415,000-4,356,000-1.4%101.4%
Sep 201022,226,000117,488,000139,714,00015.9%84.1%-130,000-4,431,000-4,561,0002.9%97.1%
Oct 201022,281,000117,468,000139,749,00015.9%84.1%-75,000-4,451,000-4,526,0001.7%98.3%
Nov 201022,387,000117,029,000139,416,00016.1%83.9%31,000-4,890,000-4,859,000-0.6%100.6%
Dec 201022,153,000117,006,000139,159,00015.9%84.1%-203,000-4,913,000-5,116,0004.0%96.0%
Jan 201121,928,000115,671,000137,599,00015.9%84.1%-428,000-6,248,000-6,676,0006.4%93.6%
Feb 201121,614,000116,478,000138,092,00015.7%84.3%-742,000-5,441,000-6,183,00012.0%88.0%
Mar 201121,728,000117,234,000138,962,00015.6%84.4%-628,000-4,685,000-5,313,00011.8%88.2%
Apr 201121,741,000117,920,000139,661,00015.6%84.4%-615,000-3,999,000-4,614,00013.3%86.7%
May 201122,216,000117,812,000140,028,00015.9%84.1%-140,000-4,107,000-4,247,0003.3%96.7%
Jun 201122,260,000117,869,000140,129,00015.9%84.1%-96,000-4,050,000-4,146,0002.3%97.7%
Jul 201122,264,000118,120,000140,384,00015.9%84.1%-92,000-3,799,000-3,891,0002.4%97.6%
Aug 201122,292,000118,043,000140,335,00015.9%84.1%-64,000-3,876,000-3,940,0001.6%98.4%
Sep 201122,224,000118,277,000140,501,00015.8%84.2%-132,000-3,642,000-3,774,0003.5%96.5%
Oct 201122,648,000118,338,000140,986,00016.1%83.9%292,000-3,581,000-3,289,000-8.9%108.9%
Nov 201122,631,000118,439,000141,070,00016.0%84.0%275,000-3,480,000-3,205,000-8.6%108.6%
Dec 201122,647,000118,033,000140,680,00016.1%83.9%291,000-3,886,000-3,595,000-8.1%108.1%
Jan 201222,803,000117,141,000139,944,00016.3%83.7%447,000-4,778,000-4,331,000-10.3%110.3%
Feb 201222,470,000118,214,000140,684,00016.0%84.0%114,000-3,705,000-3,591,000-3.2%103.2%
Mar 201222,785,000118,628,000141,413,00016.1%83.9%429,000-3,291,000-2,862,000-15.0%115.0%
Apr 201222,619,000119,376,000141,995,00015.9%84.1%263,000-2,543,000-2,280,000-11.5%111.5%
May 201223,038,000119,689,000142,727,00016.1%83.9%682,000-2,230,000-1,548,000-44.1%144.1%
Jun 201222,985,000120,217,000143,202,00016.1%83.9%629,000-1,702,000-1,073,000-58.6%158.6%
Jul 201223,211,000119,916,000143,127,00016.2%83.8%855,000-2,003,000-1,148,000-74.5%174.5%
Aug 201223,080,000119,479,000142,559,00016.2%83.8%724,000-2,440,000-1,716,000-42.2%142.2%
Sep 201223,201,000120,132,000143,333,00016.2%83.8%845,000-1,787,000-942,000-89.7%189.7%
Oct 201223,388,000120,651,000144,039,00016.2%83.8%1,032,000-1,268,000-236,000-437.3%537.3%
Nov 201223,272,000120,277,000143,549,00016.2%83.8%916,000-1,642,000-726,000-126.2%226.2%
Dec 201223,216,000119,844,000143,060,00016.2%83.8%860,000-2,075,000-1,215,000-70.8%170.8%
Jan 201323,089,000118,524,000141,613,00016.3%83.7%733,000-3,395,000-2,662,000-27.5%127.5%
Feb 201323,163,000119,065,000142,228,00016.3%83.7%807,000-2,854,000-2,047,000-39.4%139.4%
Mar 201323,197,000119,501,000142,698,00016.3%83.7%841,000-2,418,000-1,577,000-53.3%153.3%
Apr 201323,292,000120,432,000143,724,00016.2%83.8%936,000-1,487,000-551,000-169.9%269.9%
May 201323,384,000121,048,000144,432,00016.2%83.8%1,028,000-871,000157,000654.8%-554.8%
Jun 201323,670,000121,172,000144,842,00016.3%83.7%1,314,000-747,000567,000231.7%-131.7%
Jul 201323,689,000121,424,000145,113,00016.3%83.7%1,333,000-495,000838,000159.1%-59.1%
Aug 201323,833,000120,676,000144,509,00016.5%83.5%1,477,000-1,243,000234,000631.2%-531.2%
Sep 201324,041,000120,610,000144,651,00016.6%83.4%1,685,000-1,309,000376,000448.1%-348.1%
Oct 201323,874,000120,270,000144,144,00016.6%83.4%1,518,000-1,649,000-131,000-1,158.8%1,258.8%
Nov 201323,961,000120,814,000144,775,00016.6%83.4%1,605,000-1,105,000500,000321.0%-221.0%
Dec 201323,787,000120,636,000144,423,00016.5%83.5%1,431,000-1,283,000148,000966.9%-866.9%
Jan 201423,467,000120,059,000143,526,00016.4%83.6%1,111,000-1,860,000-749,000-148.3%248.3%
Feb 201423,658,000120,476,000144,134,00016.4%83.6%1,302,000-1,443,000-141,000-923.4%1,023.4%
Mar 201423,811,000121,279,000145,090,00016.4%83.6%1,455,000-640,000815,000178.5%-78.5%
Apr 201423,713,000122,054,000145,767,00016.3%83.7%1,357,000135,0001,492,00091.0%9.0%
May 201423,977,000122,421,000146,398,00016.4%83.6%1,621,000502,0002,123,00076.4%23.6%
Jun 201424,039,000123,065,000147,104,00016.3%83.7%1,683,0001,146,0002,829,00059.5%40.5%
Jul 201424,082,000123,183,000147,265,00016.4%83.6%1,726,0001,264,0002,990,00057.7%42.3%
Aug 201424,639,000122,008,000146,647,00016.8%83.2%2,283,00089,0002,372,00096.2%3.8%
Sep 201425,019,000121,922,000146,941,00017.0%83.0%2,663,0003,0002,666,00099.9%0.1%
Oct 201424,984,000122,952,000147,936,00016.9%83.1%2,628,0001,033,0003,661,00071.8%28.2%
Nov 201425,108,000122,558,000147,666,00017.0%83.0%2,752,000639,0003,391,00081.2%18.8%
Dec 201424,890,000122,300,000147,190,00016.9%83.1%2,534,000381,0002,915,00086.9%13.1%
Jan 201524,553,000121,999,000146,552,00016.8%83.2%2,197,00080,0002,277,00096.5%3.5%
Feb 201524,741,000122,378,000147,119,00016.8%83.2%2,385,000459,0002,844,00083.9%16.1%
Mar 201524,937,000122,698,000147,635,00016.9%83.1%2,581,000779,0003,360,00076.8%23.2%
Apr 201524,819,000123,769,000148,588,00016.7%83.3%2,463,0001,850,0004,313,00057.1%42.9%
May 201525,098,000124,251,000149,349,00016.8%83.2%2,742,0002,332,0005,074,00054.0%46.0%
Jun 201524,816,000124,830,000149,646,00016.6%83.4%2,460,0002,911,0005,371,00045.8%54.2%
Jul 201524,710,000125,012,000149,722,00016.5%83.5%2,354,0003,093,0005,447,00043.2%56.8%
Aug 201524,914,000124,314,000149,228,00016.7%83.3%2,558,0002,395,0004,953,00051.6%48.4%
Sep 201524,928,000124,052,000148,980,00016.7%83.3%2,572,0002,133,0004,705,00054.7%45.3%
Oct 201525,120,000124,597,000149,717,00016.8%83.2%2,764,0002,678,0005,442,00050.8%49.2%
Nov 201525,495,000124,271,000149,766,00017.0%83.0%3,139,0002,352,0005,491,00057.2%42.8%
Dec 201525,426,000124,277,000149,703,00017.0%83.0%3,070,0002,358,0005,428,00056.6%43.4%
Jan 201625,328,000123,710,000149,038,00017.0%83.0%2,972,0001,791,0004,763,00062.4%37.6%
Feb 201625,391,000124,670,000150,061,00016.9%83.1%3,035,0002,751,0005,786,00052.5%47.5%
Mar 201625,741,000124,997,000150,738,00017.1%82.9%3,385,0003,078,0006,463,00052.4%47.6%
Apr 201625,460,000125,615,000151,075,00016.9%83.1%3,104,0003,696,0006,800,00045.6%54.4%
May 201625,274,000126,319,000151,593,00016.7%83.3%2,918,0004,400,0007,318,00039.9%60.1%
Jun 201625,851,000126,140,000151,991,00017.0%83.0%3,495,0004,221,0007,716,00045.3%54.7%
Jul 201625,984,000126,453,000152,437,00017.0%83.0%3,628,0004,534,0008,162,00044.4%55.6%
Aug 201626,134,000125,670,000151,804,00017.2%82.8%3,778,0003,751,0007,529,00050.2%49.8%
Sep 201626,146,000125,832,000151,978,00017.2%82.8%3,790,0003,913,0007,703,00049.2%50.8%
Oct 201625,965,000126,370,000152,335,00017.0%83.0%3,609,0004,451,0008,060,00044.8%55.2%
Nov 201626,196,000126,190,000152,386,00017.2%82.8%3,840,0004,271,0008,111,00047.3%52.7%
Dec 201625,881,000125,917,000151,798,00017.0%83.0%3,525,0003,998,0007,523,00046.9%53.1%
Jan 201725,721,000124,806,000150,527,00017.1%82.9%3,365,0002,887,0006,252,00053.8%46.2%
Feb 201725,701,000125,893,000151,594,00017.0%83.0%3,345,0003,974,0007,319,00045.7%54.3%
Mar 201725,857,000126,771,000152,628,00016.9%83.1%3,501,0004,852,0008,353,00041.9%58.1%
Apr 201726,354,000126,908,000153,262,00017.2%82.8%3,998,0004,989,0008,987,00044.5%55.5%
May 201726,290,000127,117,000153,407,00017.1%82.9%3,934,0005,198,0009,132,00043.1%56.9%
Jun 201726,528,000127,558,000154,086,00017.2%82.8%4,172,0005,639,0009,811,00042.5%57.5%
Jul 201726,438,000128,033,000154,471,00017.1%82.9%4,082,0006,114,00010,196,00040.0%60.0%
Aug 201726,520,000127,056,000153,576,00017.3%82.7%4,164,0005,137,0009,301,00044.8%55.2%
Sep 201726,754,000127,739,000154,493,00017.3%82.7%4,398,0005,820,00010,218,00043.0%57.0%
Oct 201726,343,000127,880,000154,223,00017.1%82.9%3,987,0005,961,0009,948,00040.1%59.9%
Nov 201726,453,000127,727,000154,180,00017.2%82.8%4,097,0005,808,0009,905,00041.4%58.6%
Dec 201726,091,000127,510,000153,601,00017.0%83.0%3,735,0005,591,0009,326,00040.0%60.0%
Jan 201826,453,000126,395,000152,848,00017.3%82.7%4,097,0004,476,0008,573,00047.8%52.2%
Feb 201827,094,000127,310,000154,404,00017.5%82.5%4,738,0005,391,00010,129,00046.8%53.2%
Mar 201827,280,000127,597,000154,877,00017.6%82.4%4,924,0005,678,00010,602,00046.4%53.6%
Apr 201827,300,000128,049,000155,349,00017.6%82.4%4,944,0006,130,00011,074,00044.6%55.4%
May 201827,086,000128,924,000156,010,00017.4%82.6%4,730,0007,005,00011,735,00040.3%59.7%
Jun 201827,134,000129,331,000156,465,00017.3%82.7%4,778,0007,412,00012,190,00039.2%60.8%
Jul 201826,942,000130,062,000157,004,00017.2%82.8%4,586,0008,143,00012,729,00036.0%64.0%
Aug 201827,110,000128,429,000155,539,00017.4%82.6%4,754,0006,510,00011,264,00042.2%57.8%
Sep 201827,471,000128,720,000156,191,00017.6%82.4%5,115,0006,801,00011,916,00042.9%57.1%
Oct 201827,533,000129,419,000156,952,00017.5%82.5%5,177,0007,500,00012,677,00040.8%59.2%
Nov 201827,805,000129,210,000157,015,00017.7%82.3%5,449,0007,291,00012,740,00042.8%57.2%
Dec 201827,393,000129,088,000156,481,00017.5%82.5%5,037,0007,169,00012,206,00041.3%58.7%
Jan 201927,381,000127,583,000154,964,00017.7%82.3%5,025,0005,664,00010,689,00047.0%53.0%
Feb 201927,817,000128,351,000156,168,00017.8%82.2%5,461,0006,432,00011,893,00045.9%54.1%
Mar 201927,775,000128,666,000156,441,00017.8%82.2%5,419,0006,747,00012,166,00044.5%55.5%
Apr 201927,660,000129,049,000156,709,00017.7%82.3%5,304,0007,130,00012,434,00042.7%57.3%
May 201927,678,000129,474,000157,152,00017.6%82.4%5,322,0007,555,00012,877,00041.3%58.7%
Jun 201927,643,000130,185,000157,828,00017.5%82.5%5,287,0008,266,00013,553,00039.0%61.0%
Jul 201927,140,000131,245,000158,385,00017.1%82.9%4,784,0009,326,00014,110,00033.9%66.1%
Aug 201927,272,000130,545,000157,817,00017.3%82.7%4,916,0008,626,00013,542,00036.3%63.7%
Sep 201927,392,000131,086,000158,478,00017.3%82.7%5,036,0009,167,00014,203,00035.5%64.5%
Oct 201927,346,000131,721,000159,067,00017.2%82.8%4,990,0009,802,00014,792,00033.7%66.3%
Nov 201927,693,000131,252,000158,945,00017.4%82.6%5,337,0009,333,00014,670,00036.4%63.6%
Dec 201927,223,000131,281,000158,504,00017.2%82.8%4,867,0009,362,00014,229,00034.2%65.8%
Jan 202027,066,000129,928,000156,994,00017.2%82.8%4,710,0008,009,00012,719,00037.0%63.0%
Feb 202027,697,000130,320,000158,017,00017.5%82.5%5,341,0008,401,00013,742,00038.9%61.1%
Mar 202026,478,000128,689,000155,167,00017.1%82.9%4,122,0006,770,00010,892,00037.8%62.2%
Apr 202021,961,000111,365,000133,326,00016.5%83.5%-395,000-10,554,000-10,949,0003.6%96.4%
May 202022,434,000115,027,000137,461,00016.3%83.7%78,000-6,892,000-6,814,000-1.1%101.1%
Jun 202023,130,000119,681,000142,811,00016.2%83.8%774,000-2,238,000-1,464,000-52.9%152.9%
Jul 202023,946,000120,546,000144,492,00016.6%83.4%1,590,000-1,373,000217,000732.7%-632.7%
Aug 202024,551,000122,673,000147,224,00016.7%83.3%2,195,000754,0002,949,00074.4%25.6%
Sep 202024,419,000123,377,000147,796,00016.5%83.5%2,063,0001,458,0003,521,00058.6%41.4%
Oct 202024,865,000125,569,000150,434,00016.5%83.5%2,509,0003,650,0006,159,00040.7%59.3%
Nov 202025,644,000124,559,000150,203,00017.1%82.9%3,288,0002,640,0005,928,00055.5%44.5%
Dec 202025,512,000124,101,000149,613,00017.1%82.9%3,156,0002,182,0005,338,00059.1%40.9%
Jan 202125,318,000123,065,000148,383,00017.1%82.9%2,962,0001,146,0004,108,00072.1%27.9%
Feb 202125,862,000123,660,000149,522,00017.3%82.7%3,506,0001,741,0005,247,00066.8%33.2%
Mar 202125,886,000124,607,000150,493,00017.2%82.8%3,530,0002,688,0006,218,00056.8%43.2%
Apr 202125,886,000125,274,000151,160,00017.1%82.9%3,530,0003,355,0006,885,00051.3%48.7%
May 202125,789,000125,989,000151,778,00017.0%83.0%3,433,0004,070,0007,503,00045.8%54.2%
Jun 202126,059,000126,224,000152,283,00017.1%82.9%3,703,0004,305,0008,008,00046.2%53.8%
Jul 202126,216,000127,380,000153,596,00017.1%82.9%3,860,0005,461,0009,321,00041.4%58.6%
Aug 202126,453,000126,779,000153,232,00017.3%82.7%4,097,0004,860,0008,957,00045.7%54.3%
Sep 202126,816,000127,210,000154,026,00017.4%82.6%4,460,0005,291,0009,751,00045.7%54.3%
Oct 202127,341,000127,626,000154,967,00017.6%82.4%4,985,0005,707,00010,692,00046.6%53.4%
Nov 202127,853,000127,944,000155,797,00017.9%82.1%5,497,0006,025,00011,522,00047.7%52.3%
Dec 202127,691,000128,041,000155,732,00017.8%82.2%5,335,0006,122,00011,457,00046.6%53.4%
Jan 202227,978,000127,640,000155,618,00018.0%82.0%5,622,0005,721,00011,343,00049.6%50.4%
Feb 202228,138,000128,805,000156,943,00017.9%82.1%5,782,0006,886,00012,668,00045.6%54.4%
Mar 202228,172,000129,933,000158,105,00017.8%82.2%5,816,0008,014,00013,830,00042.1%57.9%
Apr 202228,488,000129,503,000157,991,00018.0%82.0%6,132,0007,584,00013,716,00044.7%55.3%
May 202228,690,000129,919,000158,609,00018.1%81.9%6,334,0008,000,00014,334,00044.2%55.8%
Jun 202228,498,000130,180,000158,678,00018.0%82.0%6,142,0008,261,00014,403,00042.6%57.4%
Jul 202228,683,000130,384,000159,067,00018.0%82.0%6,327,0008,465,00014,792,00042.8%57.2%
Aug 202228,654,000130,060,000158,714,00018.1%81.9%6,298,0008,141,00014,439,00043.6%56.4%
Sep 202229,349,000129,654,000159,003,00018.5%81.5%6,993,0007,735,00014,728,00047.5%52.5%
Oct 202229,451,000129,693,000159,144,00018.5%81.5%7,095,0007,774,00014,869,00047.7%52.3%
Nov 202229,618,000129,131,000158,749,00018.7%81.3%7,262,0007,212,00014,474,00050.2%49.8%
Dec 202229,130,000129,742,000158,872,00018.3%81.7%6,774,0007,823,00014,597,00046.4%53.6%
Jan 202328,692,000130,000,000158,692,00018.1%81.9%6,336,0008,081,00014,417,00043.9%56.1%
Feb 202329,518,000130,194,000159,712,00018.5%81.5%7,162,0008,275,00015,437,00046.4%53.6%
Mar 202329,848,000130,893,000160,741,00018.6%81.4%7,492,0008,974,00016,466,00045.5%54.5%
Apr 202329,962,000131,113,000161,075,00018.6%81.4%7,606,0009,194,00016,800,00045.3%54.7%
May 202330,259,000130,744,000161,003,00018.8%81.2%7,903,0008,825,00016,728,00047.2%52.8%
Jun 202329,710,000131,849,000161,559,00018.4%81.6%7,354,0009,930,00017,284,00042.5%57.5%
Jul 202329,728,000132,254,000161,982,00018.4%81.6%7,372,00010,335,00017,707,00041.6%58.4%
Aug 202330,396,000131,031,000161,427,00018.8%81.2%8,040,0009,112,00017,152,00046.9%53.1%
Sep 202330,213,000131,457,000161,670,00018.7%81.3%7,857,0009,538,00017,395,00045.2%54.8%
Oct 202330,056,000131,621,000161,677,00018.6%81.4%7,700,0009,702,00017,402,00044.2%55.8%
Nov 202330,422,000131,727,000162,149,00018.8%81.2%8,066,0009,808,00017,874,00045.1%54.9%
Dec 202330,387,000130,367,000160,754,00018.9%81.1%8,031,0008,448,00016,479,00048.7%51.3%
Jan 202429,842,000129,807,000159,649,00018.7%81.3%7,486,0007,888,00015,374,00048.7%51.3%
Feb 202431,002,000129,313,000160,315,00019.3%80.7%8,646,0007,394,00016,040,00053.9%46.1%
Mar 202431,114,000130,242,000161,356,00019.3%80.7%8,758,0008,323,00017,081,00051.3%48.7%
Apr 202430,482,000131,108,000161,590,00018.9%81.1%8,126,0009,189,00017,315,00046.9%53.1%
May 202430,896,000130,445,000161,341,00019.1%80.9%8,540,0008,526,00017,066,00050.0%50.0%
Jun 202430,867,000130,906,000161,773,00019.1%80.9%8,511,0008,987,00017,498,00048.6%51.4%
Jul 202431,001,000131,037,000162,038,00019.1%80.9%8,645,0009,118,00017,763,00048.7%51.3%
Aug 202431,636,000129,712,000161,348,00019.6%80.4%9,280,0007,793,00017,073,00054.4%45.6%
Sep 202431,414,000130,632,000162,046,00019.4%80.6%9,058,0008,713,00017,771,00051.0%49.0%
Oct 202431,090,000130,848,000161,938,00019.2%80.8%8,734,0008,929,00017,663,00049.4%50.6%
Nov 202430,823,000130,633,000161,456,00019.1%80.9%8,467,0008,714,00017,181,00049.3%50.7%
Dec 202430,729,000130,565,000161,294,00019.1%80.9%8,373,0008,646,00017,019,00049.2%50.8%
Jan 202531,774,000130,573,000162,347,00019.6%80.4%9,418,0008,654,00018,072,00052.1%47.9%
Feb 202531,687,000130,857,000162,544,00019.5%80.5%9,331,0008,938,00018,269,00051.1%48.9%
Mar 202532,225,000131,186,000163,411,00019.7%80.3%9,869,0009,267,00019,136,00051.6%48.4%
Apr 202531,803,000132,266,000164,069,00019.4%80.6%9,447,00010,347,00019,794,00047.7%52.3%
May 202531,579,000131,822,000163,401,00019.3%80.7%9,223,0009,903,00019,126,00048.2%51.8%
Jun 202531,231,000132,652,000163,883,00019.1%80.9%8,875,00010,733,00019,608,00045.3%54.7%
Jul 202530,764,000133,035,000163,799,00018.8%81.2%8,408,00011,116,00019,524,00043.1%56.9%
Aug 202530,814,000132,474,000163,288,00018.9%81.1%8,458,00010,555,00019,013,00044.5%55.5%
Sep 202530,744,000133,150,000163,894,00018.8%81.2%8,388,00011,231,00019,619,00042.8%57.2%
Nov 202530,802,000133,264,000164,066,00018.8%81.2%8,446,00011,345,00019,791,00042.7%57.3%
Dec 202531,112,000132,608,000163,720,00019.0%81.0%8,756,00010,689,00019,445,00045.0%55.0%
Jan 202631,677,000131,413,000163,090,00019.4%80.6%9,321,0009,494,00018,815,00049.5%50.5%
Feb 202631,168,000130,985,000162,153,00019.2%80.8%8,812,0009,066,00017,878,00049.3%50.7%
Mar 202631,974,000130,791,000162,765,00019.6%80.4%9,618,0008,872,00018,490,00052.0%48.0%
Apr 202631,648,000131,132,000162,780,00019.4%80.6%9,292,0009,213,00018,505,00050.2%49.8%
May 202631,472,000131,426,000162,898,00019.3%80.7%9,116,0009,507,00018,623,00049.0%51.0%
Jun 202630,725,000131,997,000162,722,00018.9%81.1%8,369,00010,078,00018,447,00045.4%54.6%
Today's Score
Foreign-born won 56 of 232 months
Native-born won 176 of 232 months
A monthly "win" here just means one group's share of that month's job gains was larger than the other's — it doesn't account for the fact that native-born workers are roughly 4× the size of the foreign-born workforce. For the size-adjusted version of this question, see Who's Actually Getting the New Jobs?
Current Month vs. Previous Month
May 2026Jun 2026
Foreign Born31,472,00030,725,000
Native Born131,426,000131,997,000
FB % of Workforce19.32%18.88%
NB % of Workforce80.68%81.12%
How to read this table

Using the most recent row as an example, column by column:

Foreign Born / Native Born Employed
Raw counts from the CPS household survey, in thousands. Add three zeros for the actual headcount.
Total Nonfarm Payroll
Foreign Born Employed + Native Born Employed.
FB % / NB % of Workforce
Each group's employed count divided by the total.
FB / NB Employed Gain
The group's current employed count minus its Jan 2007 baseline (22,356,000 for foreign-born; 121,919,000 for native-born).
Combined Gain
FB Employed Gain + NB Employed Gain.
FB / NB % of Combined Gains
Each group's gain divided by the combined gain — this is what determines the green/red "win" for that month.