Foreign born make up 28 percent of labor force in Pacific states - Smlr_net

27 May 2016


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Title:  Foreign born make up 28 percent of labor force in Pacific states
*Source:*   US-BLS
*Date:* May 27, 2016
*Summary:*  In 2015, there were 26.3 million foreign-born people in the
U.S. civilian labor force. The share of the labor force that was foreign
born was 16.7 percent. The foreign born made up 28.1 percent of the labor
force in Pacific states and 21.2 percent in Middle Atlantic states. The
foreign born made up the smallest share of the labor force in East South
Central (5.2 percent), West North Central (7.1 percent), and East North
Central states (9.4 percent).
* Link:  *1.usa.gov/1qOlMI7
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