What percent of jobs in the Detroit, MI area are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 12.2% of jobs in 2022 were held by immigrants. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents.
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In 2022
1 in 8
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
12.2%
of employed workers were immigrants
In the Detroit, MI area, immigrants hold 12.2% of jobs, while they make up 11.9% of the total working-age population. This indicates a slightly higher employment rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
In 2022, a smaller percentage of jobs were held by immigrants in the Detroit, MI area than the US average
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In the Detroit, MI area, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the manufacturing industry, where 25.4% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 18.4% of native-born workers. This highlights a significant gap in employment between foreign-born and native-born workers in the manufacturing industry in the Detroit, MI area.
The percentage of employed people varies between different sectors
Percentage of employed population in 2022
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The labor force participation rate — the percentage of the working-age population working or actively seeking work — for immigrants in the Detroit, MI area was 62.6%, the same as the 62.6% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants and the native-born population were seeking work at the same rate in the state.
The percentage of jobs held by immigrants varies by metro area
