What percent of jobs in the Phoenix, AZ area are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
In 2022, 17.2% of jobs in the Phoenix, AZ area 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 17
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
17.2%
of employed workers were immigrants
In the Phoenix, AZ area, immigrants hold 17.2% of jobs, while they make up 16.8% 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 Phoenix, AZ area than the US average
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In the Phoenix, AZ area, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the construction industry, where 12.3% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 6.9% of native-born workers. This significant gap highlights the differing roles that foreign-born and native-born workers play in the construction industry in the Phoenix, AZ 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 Phoenix, AZ area was 65.1%, higher than the 63.8% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were seeking work at a higher rate than the native-born population in the state.
