What percent of jobs in the San Francisco, CA area are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
In 2022, 36.9% of jobs in the San Francisco, CA area were held by immigrants. Immigrants were defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, were authorized to work in the US, or were undocumented residents.
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In 2022
7 in 19
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
36.9%
of employed workers were immigrants
In the San Francisco, CA area, immigrants hold 36.9% of jobs, while they make up 36.8% 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 larger percentage of jobs were held by immigrants in the San Francisco, CA area than the US average
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In the San Francisco, CA area, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the educational/health services industry, where 18.4% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 23.1% of native-born workers. This highlights a significant gap in employment between foreign-born and native-born workers in the educational/health services industry in the San Francisco, CA 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 San Francisco, CA area was 65.9%, slightly lower than the 66.0% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were seeking work at a slightly 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)
