What percent of jobs in Kentucky are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 5.5% 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
1 in 18
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
5.5%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 5.5% of jobs, they make up 4.5% of the total working-age population in the state. This indicates they are employed at a higher rate than expected. The working-age population is defined as the total number of people aged 16 and above.
Immigrant percentage of employed workers in Kentucky
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies widely across industries. In Kentucky, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the manufacturing industry, where 20.0% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 14.2% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky was 71.4%, higher than the 58.8% rate for the native-born population. This indicates that immigrants were seeking work at a higher rate than the native-born population in the state.
Comparing immigrant percentage of employed workers of Kentucky metro areas to others
