After the recession
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After the Great Recession ended, the US saw a shift in employment levels between native and foreign born workers according to Census and Labor Department reports. While immigrants gained over 650,000 jobs and saw declines in their unemployment rate, native born citizens lost over 1.2 million jobs. Immigrants experienced job gains in sectors like healthcare and public administration, while native born saw the largest losses in construction and hospitality.
After the recession
- 1. After the Great Recession: Foreign Born Gain Jobs; Native Born Lose Jobs Pew Research Center http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=129
- 2. Change in Employment The US Census Bureau and Dept. of Labor report that in the year following the end of the Great Recession, foreign born workers had gained 656,000 jobs, while natvie born had lost 1.2 million. As a result the unemployment rate for immigrants, that make up 15% of the work force, fell.
- 3. As immigrants have managed to gain jobs in the recovery, they have experienced a sharp decline in earnings. Latino immigrants experienced the largest drop of all. Flexibility and being more mobile could have lead to to immigrant gains. The construction and hospitality sectors saw the largest displacement of workers. Job gains came in strongest in hospitals, health services and public administration. Hispanics over all groups saw the greatest loss in wages.