What percent of jobs in Washington, DC are held by immigrants?
About 18.9% 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 16
employed workers were immigrants
In 2022
18.9%
of employed workers were immigrants
While immigrants hold 18.9% of jobs, they make up 17.1% of the total working-age population. 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 District of Columbia
Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In Washington, DC, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the transportation/utilities industry, where 6.0% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 2.5% of native-born workers.
Percentage of employed population in District of Columbia, 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 Washington, DC was 76.2%, higher than the 69.8% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were seeking work at a higher rate than the native-born population in the area.
