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February 05, 2004
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Illegal Immigrant
Workers by Industry,
2001 (in
thousands) |
|
Industry group |
Illegal Immigrant Laborforce |
Total U.S. Laborforce |
Illegals as % Total Laborforce |
|
Construction |
620 |
9,670 |
6.4% |
|
Manufacturing |
1,190 |
20,830 |
5.7% |
|
Durable |
580 |
12,670 |
4.6% |
|
Non-durable |
610 |
8,150 |
7.5% |
|
Wholesale and
Retail Trades |
1,410 |
29,850 |
4.7% |
|
Restaurants |
700 |
7,720 |
9.1% |
|
Others |
720 |
22,130 |
3.3% |
|
Services |
1,320 |
41,960 |
3.1% |
|
Business |
390 |
2,350 |
16.6% |
|
Household |
250 |
1,050 |
23.8% |
|
Other |
690 |
38,570 |
1.8% |
|
Other
industries* |
350 |
37,990 |
0.9% |
|
TOTAL
WORKERS |
5,300 |
143,640 |
3.7% |
|
* Other
industries include transportation, communication,
finance, insurance and real estate; mining and
public administration. |
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Source:
Pew Hispanic Center. |
|
Average Earnings
of Foreign-Born
And Native Men,
1990 (1995 Dollars) |
|
|
Annual Earnings |
|
Nativity and Time of Arrival |
Amount |
As % of native-born |
|
Native-born |
$37,551 |
100.0% |
|
All
Foreign-born |
31,935 |
85.0% |
|
Recent Arrivals (l.t. 10 yrs.) |
24,318 |
64.8% |
|
Europe and Canada |
41,957 |
111.7% |
|
Asia |
28,026 |
74.6% |
|
Africa and Oceania |
25,446 |
67.8% |
|
Mexico |
14,251 |
38.0% |
|
Earlier Arrivals (m.t.10 yrs.) |
37,228 |
99.1% |
|
Europe and Canada |
47,270 |
125.9% |
|
Asia |
46,385 |
123.5% |
|
Africa and Oceania |
36,746 |
97.9% |
|
Mexico |
21,846 |
58.2% |
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Source:
National Research Council,
The New Americans, 1997.
Table 5-2. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research
Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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