What percent of jobs in New York are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 27.3% 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
3 in 11
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
27.3%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 27.3% of jobs, they make up 26.6% of the total working-age population in the state. This means they are employed at a slightly 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 New York
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies widely across industries. In New York, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the construction industry, where 7.7% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 4.9% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in New York, 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 New York was 64.1%, higher than the 62.1% 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 New York metro areas to others
