The first, entitled "Jobs Americans Don't Do?," provides a detailed look at the concentration of immigrants across the 465 occupations that comprise the U.S.-labor market.
The second report, entitled "Worse Than It Seems," examines the broader measure of unemployment, referred to by the government as U-6, which includes the unemployed and people who would like to work but have not looked for a job recently, as well as those working part-time who want full-time work. The reports are available at www.cis.org.
Among the findings:
* Of the 465 civilian occupations, only four are majority immigrant. These four occupations account for less than one percent of the total U.S. workforce. Moreover, even in these four occupations, native-born Americans comprise 47% of workers.
* Many jobs often thought to be overwhelmingly immigrant are in fact majority native-born:
o Maids and housekeepers: 55 percent native-born.
o Taxi drivers and chauffeurs: 58 percent native-born.
o Butchers and meat processors: 63 percent native-born.
o Grounds maintenance workers: 65 percent native-born.
o Construction laborers: 65 percent native-born.
o Porters, bellhops and concierges: 71 percent native-born.
o Janitors: 75 percent native-born.
* Immigrants tend to be concentrated in occupations that are primarily, but not exclusively, lower wage jobs that require relatively little formal education.
* In June 2009, the official unemployment rate for native-born Americans was 9.7 percent, but the broader U-6 measure was 16.3 percent. The U-6 measure includes people who would like to work but have not looked for a job recently, as well as those working part-time involuntarily.
* There are 12.7 million unemployed native-born Americans, but using the U-6 measure the number is 21.7 million.
* The unemployment rate for native-born Americans with less than a high school education is 20.8 percent. Their U-6 measure is 33.2 percent.
* The unemployment rate for young native-born Americans (18-29) who have only a high school education is 18.5 percent. Their U-6 measure is 30.3 percent.
* The unemployment rate for native-born blacks with less than a high school education is 27.5 percent. Their U-6 measure is 42 percent.
* The unemployment rate for young, native-born blacks (18-29) with only a high school education is 25.8 percent. Their U-6 measure is 37.4 percent.
* The unemployment rate for native-born Hispanics with less than a high school education is 22.6 percent. Their U-6 measure is 36.5 percent.
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent research institute which examines the impact of immigration on the United States.
SOURCE Center for Immigration Studies
