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Immigration See other Immigration Articles Title: Foreign Born Workers Highlights from the 2014 data: In 2014, there were 25.7 million foreign-born persons in the U.S. labor force, comprising 16.5 percent of the total. (See table 1.) Hispanics accounted for 48.3 percent of the foreign-born labor force in 2014 and Asians accounted for 24.1 percent. (See table 1.) presented separately.) Foreign-born workers were more likely than native-born workers to be employed in service occupations and less likely to be employed in management, professional, and related occupations and in sales and office occupations. (See table 4.) The median usual weekly earnings of foreign-born full-time wage and salary workers were $664 in 2014, compared with $820 for their native-born counterparts. Demographic Characteristics The demographic composition of the foreign-born labor force differs from that of the native-born labor force. In 2014, men accounted for 58.1 percent of the foreign-born labor force, compared with 52.2 percent of the native-born labor force. By age, the proportion of the foreign-born labor force made up of 25- to 54-year-olds (74.3 percent) was higher than for the native-born labor force (62.7 percent). Labor force participation is typically highest among persons in that age range. (See table 1.) In 2014, 23.8 percent of the foreign-born labor force age 25 and over had not completed high school,compared with 4.6 percent of the native-born labor force. The foreign born were less likely than the native born to have some college or an associate degree—17.5 percent versus 29.9 percent. The proportions for foreign-born and native-born persons that had a bachelor’s degree or higher were more similar, at 34.2 percent and 38.2 percent, respectively. - 3 - By region, the foreign born made up a larger share of the labor force in the We st (23.8 percent) and in the Northeast (19.2 percent) than for the nation as a whole (16.5 percent) in 2014. In contrast, the foreign born made up a smaller share of the labor force than for the nation as a whole in the South (15.3 percent) and Midwest (8.5 percent). (See table 6.) Unemployment From 2013 to 2014, the unemployment rate of the foreign born declined from 6.9 percent to 5.6 percent, and the jobless rate for the native born fell from 7.5 percent to 6.3 percent. The over-the-year decrease in the unemployment rates of the foreign born and the native born reflected decreases in the rates for both men and women. The unemployment rate for foreign-born men fell from 6.4 percent to 5.0 percent, and the rate for foreign-born women was down from 7.5 percent to 6.5 percent. Among the native born, the rate for men fell from 7.9 percent to 6.5 percent, while the rate for women was down from 7.0 percent to 6.0 percent. (See table 1.) For both the foreign born and the native born, jobless rates vary considerably by race and ethnicity. Among the foreign born, blacks had the highest un employment rate (8.6 percent) in 2014. The unemployment rates were 5.9 percent for Hispanics, 4.7 percent for whites, and 4.6 percent for Asians. Among the native born, blacks also had the highest jobless rate (11.8 percent) in 2014, followed by Hispanics (8.8 percent). The unemployment rates were 5.6 percent for Asians and 4.9 percent for whites. Occupation In 2014, foreign-born workers were more likely than native-born workers to be employed in service occupations (24.1 percent versus 16.4 percent); in production, transportation, and material moving occupations (15.6 percent versus 11.2 percent); and in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations (13.7 percent versus 8.4 percent). (See table 4.) Native-born workers were more likely than foreign-born workers to be employed in management, professional, and related occupations (39.8 percent versus 30.7 percent) and in sales and office occupations (24.2 percent versus 16.0 percent). Foreign-born men were more likely than native-born men to work in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations and in service occupations. Compared with native-born women, foreign-born women were more likely to be in service occupations and in production, transportation, and material moving occupations. Among women, the disparity was especially great in service occupations; 32.4 percent of foreign-born women worked in service occupations in 2014, compared with 19.5 percent of native-born women. Native-born women were more likely than foreign-born women to be in sales and office occupations, 31.5 percent versus 22.2 percent. Among the major race and ethnicity groups, Hispanic foreign-born full-time wage and salary workers earned 79.0 percent as much as their native-born counterparts in 2014. For white, black, and Asian workers, earnings for the foreign born and the native born were relatively close within each group. The earnings of both foreign-born and native-born workers increase with education. In 2014, foreign-born workers age 25 and over with less than a high school education earned $463 per week, while those with a bachelor’s degree and higher earned about 2.6 times as much—$1,222 per week. Among the native born, those with a bachelor’s degree and higher earned about 2.3 times as much as those with less than a high school education—$1,188 versus $517 per week Poster Comment: To figure out why things are so bad for native born workers we need to know how many immigrants are taking their jobs. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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