What percent of the workforce in are immigrants?

Refreshed annually
Immigrants were 4.9% of employed workers in Vermont 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,

1 in 20

employed workers in Vermont were immigrants
In 2020-2024,

4.9%

of employed workers in Vermont were immigrants
While immigrants were 4.9% of employed workers, they made up 4.9% of the working-age population in Vermont. This indicates a similar employment rate to what is expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.

In Vermont, 4.9% 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 Vermont?

In 2020–2024, immigrants in Vermont were most commonly employed in these industries:
  1. Education and health services (34.2% of all employed foreign-born workers)
  2. Manufacturing (12.5%)
  3. Professional and business services (11.6%)
Immigrant and native-born workers are sometimes concentrated in different industries. In Vermont, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the education and health services industry, where 34.2% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 28.5% of native-born workers.

Compared to the native-born population, Vermont’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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