Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in United States
United States: Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and was 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in United States, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in United States is 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in United States peaked at 9.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, in 2019.
That places United States 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 5.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 6.43 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 6.64 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.56 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 4.82 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 4.17 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 4.37 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 5.86 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 9.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +66.1% |
| 2010 | 9.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.12 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 8.13 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 6.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 5.76 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 4.96 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 4.35 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.52 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 3.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 9.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +191.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 3.43 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -39.0% |
| 2023 | 3.66 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +18.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, 61% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +191.7% | 3.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 9.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.73 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 4.17 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 9.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 3.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 9.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 3.43 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 9.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 21 Colombia 5.18 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 22 Mexico 5 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 23 Israel 4.57 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 25 New Zealand 4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 26 Australia 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 27 Czechia 3.83 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in United States?
- Labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in United States was 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2010.
- What is the lowest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2019.
- How does United States rank for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and?
- United States ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.