The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in the First Quarter of 2018
CIS analysis of new Bureau of Labor Statistics data
By Steven A. Camarota on May 22, 2018
While the unemployment rate has improved significantly in recent years, the official unemployment rate includes only those who have looked for a job in the last four weeks. It does not include those of working-age who have dropped out of the labor force entirely — neither working nor looking for work. (Figures do not include those in prison.) The labor force participation rate has not returned to pre-2007 recession levels and, relative to 2000, the rate looks even worse. Things are particularly bad for those without a college education. The problem is not confined to one area of the country; in virtually every state, labor force participation is lower in 2018 than in 2007 or 2000 among the less-educated.
Among Native-Born Americans:
https://cis.org/Report/Employment-Situation-Immigrants-and-Natives-First-Quarter-2018
