What percent of jobs in Alabama are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 5.2% in 2022. 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 19
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
5.2%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 5.2% of jobs, they make up 4.4% of the total working-age population in the state. This means they are employed at a higher rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
Immigrant percentage of employed workers in Alabama
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In Alabama, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the construction industry, where 16.4% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 6.2% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in Alabama, by sector of employment (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 Alabama was 68.9%, higher than the 57.7% 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.
