What percent of the workforce in Alabama are immigrants?
Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
Immigrants were 6.0% of employed workers in Alabama in 2024. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents.
In 2024,
3 in 50
employed workers in Alabama were immigrants
In 2024,
6%
of employed workers in Alabama were immigrants
While immigrants were 6.0% of employed workers, they made up 5.1% of the working-age population in Alabama. This indicates a higher employment rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
In 2024, immigrants comprised a smaller share of employed workers in Alabama than the US average.
Share of employed workers that are foreign born, 2010–2024
In what industries do immigrants work in Alabama?
In 2024, immigrants in Alabama were most commonly employed in these industries:
- Education and health services (18.4% of all employed foreign-born workers)
- Manufacturing (18.1%)
- Construction (15.3%)
Immigrant and native-born workers are sometimes concentrated in different industries. In Alabama, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the construction industry, where 15.3% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 6.3% of native-born workers.
Compared to the native-born population, Alabama’s immigrants more often worked in the construction industry.
Share of employed workers across industries, by nativity (2024)
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