What percent of jobs in Rhode Island are held by immigrants?
Data updated May 22, 2024
About 17.2% 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
3 in 17
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
17.2%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 17.2% of jobs, they make up 16.3% of the total working-age population in the state. This indicates 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 Rhode Island
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In Rhode Island, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the manufacturing industry, where 16.0% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 9.6% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island was 67.4%, higher than the 63.5% 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.
Comparing immigrant percentage of employed workers of Rhode Island metro areas to others
