CIS Study: The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Native-Born Americans in May 2021
Published:
Thu, Jul 22nd 2021 @ 4:01 pm EDT
A recent analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies of Bureau of Labor Statistics data for May 2021 shows that while the official U3 unemployment rate (share of Americans actively looking for work) of both the native-born and immigrants has fallen significantly since the peak of the Covid pandemic, it remains higher than before Covid.
Moreover, the labor force participation rate — the share of working-age (16-64) people with a job or looking for one — remains much lower than in May 2019. According to the findings, both immigrants and native-born Americans without a college degree fared much worse regarding unemployment and labor force participation.
The CIS study found that the unemployment rate for native-born Americans (ages 16-plus) in May was 5.5%, well above the 3.5% in May 2019 before Covid-19. Among immigrants (legal and illegal), the rate was 5.6%, higher than the 2.8% in May 2019.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/cis-study-employment-situation-immigrants-and-native-born-americans-may-2021
