What percent of the workforce in Montana are immigrants?
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Immigrants were 2.8% of employed workers in Montana in 2020-2024. 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 2020-2024,
2 in 70
employed workers in Montana were immigrants
In 2020-2024,
2.8%
of employed workers in Montana were immigrants
While immigrants were 2.8% of employed workers, they made up 2.7% of the working-age population in Montana. This indicates a similar employment rate to what is expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
In Montana, 2.8% of employed workers were immigrants in 2020–2024.
Share of employed workers that are immigrants, by 5-year period
In what industries do immigrants work in Montana?
In 2020–2024, immigrants in Montana were most commonly employed in these industries:
- Education and health services (30.1% of all employed foreign-born workers)
- Leisure and hospitality (12.7%)
- Professional and business services (12.4%)
Immigrant and native-born workers are sometimes concentrated in different industries. In Montana, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the education and health services industry, where 30.1% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 23.0% of native-born workers.
Compared to the native-born population, Montana’s immigrants more often worked in the education and health services industry.
Share of employed workers across industries, by nativity (2020-2024)
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