What percent of jobs in Hawaii are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 20.9% in 2022. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to come to the US (e.g., for work), or are undocumented residents.
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In 2022
4 in 19
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
20.9%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 20.9% of jobs, they make up 20.2% of the total working-age population in the state. This indicates they are employed at a slightly higher rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
Immigrant percentage of employed workers in Hawaii
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In Hawaii, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the leisure/hospitality industry, where 22.9% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 13.5% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii was 61.5%, higher than the 59.0% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were seeking work at a slightly higher rate than the native-born population in the state.
Comparing immigrant percentage of employed workers of Hawaii metro areas to others
