Workforce & Vocational Training

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Immigrant Union Members: Numbers and Trends

Immigrant union membership grew 24 percent between 1996 and 2003—even as union representation declined among the U.S. born—raising immigrants' share of the organized workforce.

The Foreign Born in the U.S. Labor Force: Numbers and Trends

Immigrants were a growing share of the U.S. workforce, rising from 9 percent in 1990 to 14 percent by 2002. But noncitizens had higher unemployment rates than all other workers.

What Kind of Work Do Immigrants Do? Occupation and Industry of Foreign-Born Workers in the United States

Immigrant workers spanned a wide range of occupations in 2002, but workers from Mexico and Central America were concentrated in construction and other labor-intensive industries.