The role of immigrants in the U.S. labor market: a CBO paper

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, [2005] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)70827461 Subject: Foreign workers -- United States. Excerpt: ... 6 THE ROLE OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S. LABOR MARKET Table 2. Composition and Educational Attainment of the U.S. Labor Force Age 16 and Older, by Nativity, 2004 Percentage of Average Years Number Percentage of Foreign-Born of Education ( Millions ) Labor Force Labor Force Completed Labor Force Age 16 and Older 147.4 100.0 n.a. 13.5 Native born 126.0 85.5 n.a. 13.7 Foreign born 21.4 14.5 100.0 12.2 Mexico and Central America 8.3 5.7 39.0 9.4 Mexico 6.6 4.5 30.7 9.3 El Salvador 0.7 0.5 3.3 9.2 Guatemala 0.4 0.2 1.7 8.8 Honduras 0.3 0.2 1.2 9.7 Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, 0.4 0.3 2.0 11.5 Belize, other Central America Rest of World 13.1 8.9 61.0 14.0 Asia 5.4 3.7 25.4 14.6 Philippines 0.9 0.6 4.4 14.6 India 0.9 0.6 4.0 16.1 China 0.7 0.5 3.4 14.6 Vietnam 0.6 0.4 2.9 12.8 Korea 0.4 0.3 2.0 14.7 1.9 1.3 8.7 14.5 Other Asia Europe and Canada 2.8 1.9 13.0 14.4 Canada 0.4 0.3 1.8 14.8 England 0.3 0.2 1.3 15.1 Poland 0.3 0.2 1.3 13.9 Other Europe 1.9 1.3 8.6 14.3 Caribbean 2.2 1.5 10.1 12.7 Cuba 0.6 0.4 2.6 13.0 Dominican Republic 0.4 0.3 2.1 12.0 Jamaica 0.4 0.3 2.1 13.2 Haiti 0.4 0.3 1.8 12.5 Other Caribbean 0.3 0.2 1.5 13.2 1.4 0.9 6.5 13.2 South America 0.3 0.2 1.5 13.3 Colombia Other South America 1.1 0.7 5.0 13.2 1.4 0.9 6.5 13.2 Other Regions 0.3 0.2 1.5 13.3 Africa 1.1 0.7 5.0 13.2 Oceana 1.3 0.9 6.0 13.6 Other unspecified Source: Congressional Budget Office based on the Bureau of the Census, Current Population Surveys, 2004. Note: n.a. = not applicable.