What percent of jobs in the Stockton, CA area are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
In 2022, 32.9% of jobs were held by immigrants in the Stockton, CA area. 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 3
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
32.9%
of employed workers were immigrants
In the Stockton, CA area, immigrants hold 32.9% of jobs, while they make up 31.3% of the total working-age population. This indicates a slightly higher employment rate for immigrants compared to their share of the working-age population. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
In 2022, a larger percentage of jobs were held by immigrants in the Stockton, CA area than the US average
Immigrant participation in the workforce varied across industries. In the Stockton, CA area, the largest gap in employment rates between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the agriculture/mining industry, where 8.1% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 1.4% of native-born workers. This significant gap highlights the differing roles that foreign-born and native-born workers play in the local economy.
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 Stockton, CA area was 65.6%, higher than the 61.6% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were participating in the labor force at a higher rate than the native-born population in the area.
