The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives 

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Washington, DC (May, 14, 2020) - A new analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that both native-born and immigrants (legal and illegal) suffered massive increases in unemployment in April. The new analysis breaks the unemployment numbers down by education level, job, and immigration status.

The Center's Director of Research and co-author of the analysis, Dr. Steven Camarota, said, "The continued admission of new permanent residents and guestworkers based on the idea that there is a labor shortage totally lacks validity.” He continued, “With 18.2 million natives and 4.3 million immigrants unemployed, and millions more having given up even looking for work, it is impossible to justify high levels of foreign workers in the United States.”

Overall findings:
* The unemployment rate for native-born Americans jumped to 14 percent in April 2020, up from 3.8 percent in February before Covid-19 hit. Among immigrants, the rate was 16.4 percent in April, up from 3.6 percent in February.
* There were 18.2 million unemployed natives and 4.3 million unemployed immigrants in April, a 250 percent increase for the native-born and 320 percent increase for immigrants since February.
* In addition to the unemployed, there were 49.8 million working-age (16-64) native-born and 10.4 million working-age immigrants entirely out of the labor force — neither working nor looking for work. This represents an increase of 5.7 million for the native-born and a 1.8 million increase for immigrants since February.
* We estimate the unemployment rate for illegal immigrants in April of 2020 was roughly 19.3 percent, compared to roughly 15.6 percent for legal immigrants and 14 percent for the native-born. Estimates by legal status are approximations only.

Among the less-educated:
* The unemployment rate for the native-born (ages 25-plus) without a bachelor's degree was 15.7 percent in April, compared to 7.8 percent for those with at least a bachelor's. Among immigrants (ages 25-plus), 19.6 percent without a bachelor's degree were unemployed compared to 10.2 percent with a bachelor's.
* The unemployment rate for natives in many jobs typically performed by the less-educated is now high.
+ 42.0 percent for food preparers and servers
+ 21.5 percent for janitors
+ 19.1 percent for landscapers, trimmers, and groundskeepers
+ 24.0 percent for construction laborers
+ 8.7 percent for medical technologists, technicians, and licensed practical nurses
+ 7.0 percent for health care aides and nursing assistants
+ 8.9 percent for butchers and food processing workers
* The Covid-19 shutdown has exacerbated the long-term decline in the labor force participation rate (share working or looking for work) of the less-educated. In April 2020, only 64 percent of working-age (16-64) natives without a bachelor's degree were in the labor force, down from 71 percent in 2007 and 74 percent in 2000.

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