[Nesabes] Update of ACS Data Tool and Maps of the Foreign Born - statistical information on immigrants and useful links May 23, 2008

[Bower, Carol]

Some interesting statistical information on immigrants and useful links.

Carol
 
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>>> "Jeanne Batalova, MPI Data Hub" <data at migrationpolicy.org>
5/23/2008 11:21 AM >>>
This month, we are pleased to update two of our popular tools with 2006
data: ACS/Census Data on the Foreign Born and Maps of the Foreign Born
in the United States. 

Workforce Characteristics of the Foreign Born by State from the 2006
American Community Survey
(www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/acscensus.cfm) 

The Workforce fact sheets allow you to find out the following quick
stats about immigrants (i.e., persons with no US citizenship at birth,
also known as foreign born):

* Immigrants were one in six US workers employed in the civilian labor
force (age 16 and older) in 2006, one in eight in 2000, and less than
one in 10 in 1990. In California, immigrants comprised more than a third
of the state's employed workforce in 2006 compared to less than 2
percent in Montana. 

* More than one-fifth of the 22 million immigrant workers in the United
States are recent arrivals (i.e., those who arrived between 2000 and
2006);

* More than half of all immigrant workers in the US civilian labor
force in 2006 were born in Latin America and slightly more than a
quarter were from Asia. The rest originated in Europe (11.8 percent),
Africa (3.8 percent), Northern America (2.0 percent), and Oceania/other
(0.4 percent).

* In 2006, 45.7 percent of US total civilian employed workers (native
and immigrant) were limited English proficient (LEP). The share of the
labor force that was LEP was higher in Nebraska (56.7 percent) and
Arkansas (54.7 percent) and much lower in Maine (19.9 percent) and
Montana (17.6 percent). 

To get these and many other facts about immigrant and native workers,
go to the 2006 ACS/Census Data tool
(www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/acscensus.cfm), select a state,
and then choose the Workforce fact sheet.

In addition, the 2006 ACS/Census Data Tool provides state-level data on
social and demographic characteristics as well as language and education
characteristics of the foreign born. 


Maps of the Foreign Born Residing in the United States
(www.migrationinformation.org/datahub/maps.cfm)

Check out our maps showing the settlement patterns in the United States
of immigrants from Mexico, the Philippines, India, China, and Vietnam.
The maps show in which states and metropolitan areas these immigrant
groups resided in 2006. 

The Maps Tool hosts many other maps, such as the map of states with the
largest and fastest-growing immigrant populations (based on 2000 and
2006 data); maps displaying the share of Mexicans, Filipinos, and
Indians by county (2000); and maps showing the number of immigrants from
Iran, Pakistan, and Africa by county. 


HAVE YOU SEEN

Role of Foreign-Born Voters in Elections
(www.migrationinformation.org/integration)
Election profiles for 50 states and the District of Columbia examine
voter registration by nativity, providing breakdowns for foreign-born
citizens as a share of total state population, their turnout in the 2004
general election, and ethnicity. 


On behalf of the MPI Data Hub team, thank you! 

Jeanne Batalova, Data Manager 
data at migrationpolicy.org 



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