June 27, 2024 Dear John, Immigrants and their U.S.-born children have accounted for the entire growth of the prime working-age population since 2000, and the immigrant-origin population is expected to drive all net growth in the future labor force. With 92 percent of jobs across U.S. industries now requiring some level of digital skills, the technological savvy of this population is of interest to educators and policymakers. A new analysis out today, drawing on data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), explores the digital skills landscape among young U.S. adults by immigrant generation. Senior Policy Analyst Jeanne Batalova finds that young adults (ages 18-34) with high school diplomas demonstrate stronger digital skills compared to the overall U.S. adult population. While this holds across immigrant generations, it is particularly salient among the U.S.-born children of immigrants (the second generation) and the third-and-higher generation (those born in the United States to U.S.-born parents). The commentary underscores the importance of digital skills in today's rapidly evolving job market. “The relatively encouraging digital skill levels of immigrant-origin youth show that there is a solid foundation to build on to promote greater digital proficiency, to increase their mobility, and to better meet the needs of employers,” Batalova writes. Read the commentary here: www.migrationpolicy.org/news/leveraging-digital-skills-immigrant-origin-high-school-graduates. |
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