What percent of jobs in the Los Angeles, CA area are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 37.5% of jobs in the Los Angeles, CA area 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
3 in 8
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
37.5%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants held 37.5% of jobs, they made up 38.5% of the total working-age population in the Los Angeles, CA area. This indicated a slightly lower employment rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
In 2022, a larger percentage of jobs were held by immigrants in the Los Angeles, CA area than the US average
Immigrant participation in the workforce varied across industries. In the Los Angeles, CA area, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the manufacturing industry, where 11.9% of foreign-born workers were employed compared to 7.6% of native-born workers. This highlights a significant disparity in employment within the manufacturing sector in the region.
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 Los Angeles, CA area was 62.6%, lower than the 66.7% rate for the native-born population. This indicates that immigrants were seeking work at a lower rate than the native-born population in the area.
The percentage of jobs held by immigrants varies by metro area
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Methodology
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The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.
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United States Census Bureau
American Community Survey (ACS)
