Immigrant Labor Concentrated at Both Ends of Labor Spectrum

By Stephanie Czekalinski

Updated: May 1, 2012 | 6:15 p.m.
April 18, 2012 | 1:02 p.m.

The report finds reason for optimism among immigrants working on both ends of the labor market: Seven of the 15 occupations expected to grow the fastest between 2010 and 2020 have a high percentage of immigrant workers, including iron workers and home health aides on the low-skill end, and interpreters and market research analysts on the high-skill end.

 

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