08/10/2004
| Nativity Status of the U.S. Labor Force, 2000 to 2004 | ||||
| (Numbers in thousands) | ||||
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Change, 2000-2004 |
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March/April 2000 |
January-April 2004 |
Number |
Percent |
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| Native Born | 119,663 | 124,512 | 4,849 | 4.1% |
| Foreign born | 17,953 | 21,855 | 3,902 | 21.7% |
| Total | 137,616 | 146,367 | 8,751 | 6.4% |
| % Foreign born | 13.0% | 14.9% | ||
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Nativity Status of U.S. Employment, 2000 to 2004 |
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(Numbers in thousands) |
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Change, 2000-2004 |
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|
March/April 2000 |
January-April 2004 |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Native Born |
118,087 |
117,129 |
-958 |
-0.8% |
|
Foreign born |
18,812 |
20,524 |
1,713 |
9.1% |
|
Post 2000 arrivals |
617 |
2,681 |
2,064 |
334.5% |
|
Pre 2000 arrivals |
18,195 |
17,843 |
-352 |
-1.9% |
|
Total |
136,898 |
137,653 |
755 |
0.6% |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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