What percent of jobs in Maine are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 4.2% in the period from 2018 to 2022. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to be in the US (e.g., for work), or are undocumented residents.
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In 2018-2022
1 in 20
employed workers were immigrants
In 2018-2022
4.2%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 4.2% of jobs, they make up 4.2% of the total working-age population in the state. This means they are employed at a rate that matches their representation in the working-age population. The working-age population is the total number of people aged 16 and above.
Immigrant percentage of employed workers in Maine
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In Maine, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the educational/health services industry, where 31.7% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 27.3% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in Maine, by sector of employment (2018-2022)
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The labor force participation rate — the percentage of the working-age population working or actively seeking work — for immigrants in Maine was 61.9%, slightly lower than the 62.0% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were seeking work at a rate comparable to the native-born population in the state.
