U.S. immigrant employment - change due to the recession

The statistic shows the impact of the recent recession on immigrant employment in the U.S. between 2007 and 2009. The employed population born abroad, working in the secondary sector has decreased by 19.6 percent.

Change in U.S. immigrant employment due to the recession between 2007 and 2009, by sector

Characteristic	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary
Total	-0.9%	-14.9%	-1.7%
Born in the U.S.	-3%	-13.6%	-1.6%
Born abroad	8.4%	-19.6%	-2.1%
Born outside of Mexico	-23.2%	-14.8%	-3.3%
Born in Mexico	18.1%	-24.9%	2.3%

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November 2010

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United States

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March 2007 and March 2009

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