National Data | Chart | Illegals and the Economy

By Edwin S. Rubenstein

02/05/2004

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.

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%

Source: National Research Council, The New Americans, 1997. Table 5-2.

Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.

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