Immigrant and U.S.-Born Women and Men in the Labor Force, United States, 2013

Immigrant Women

Immigrant Men

U.S.-Born Women

U.S.-Born  Men

Percent of Women and Men in the Labor Force

56.2%

77.8%

59.0%

67.3%

Percent of Women and Men Working Full-Time

62.5%

75.7%

62.1%

74.6%

Percent of Women and Men Working Part-Time

27.8%

13.1%

29.7%

16.4%

Percent of All Employed Women and Men Working in Managerial or Professional Occupations

32.7%

27.8%

41.1%

34.1%

Unemployment Rates by Gender

8.9%

6.5%

8.0%

9.0%

Note: Aged 16 and older. Part-time includes those who usually work fewer than 35 hours per week. Part-time workers may work either part-year or full-year.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Distribution of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Women and Men by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 2013

Immigrant Women

Immigrant Men

U.S.-Born Women

U.S.-Born  Men

White

19.3%

17.9%

69.0%

69.1%

Black

8.2%

7.6%

13.4%

12.5%

Hispanic

43.3%

48.7%

12.5%

13.0%

Asian/Pacific Islander

27.3%

24.0%

2.0%

2.1%

Native American

0.1%

0.1%

0.8%

0.7%

Other Race or Two or More Races

1.8%

1.8%

2.5%

2.5%

Total Number of Women and Men

21,211,429

20,129,403

139,325,126

135,462,881

Note: Aged 16 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Distribution of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Women and Men Across Broad Occupational Groups, United States, 2013

Immigrant Women

Immigrant Men

U.S.-Born Women

U.S.-Born  Men

Management, Business, and Financial

10.9%

11.3%

14.1%

16.3%

Professional and Related

21.8%

16.5%

27.0%

17.8%

Service

32.5%

19.4%

19.9%

14.2%

Sales and Related

9.8%

7.5%

11.6%

10.8%

Office and Administrative Support

13.3%

5.1%

21.5%

7.4%

Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance

1.7%

21.0%

0.7%

15.1%

Production, Transportation, and Material Moving

9.9%

18.9%

5.0%

17.7%

Armed Forces

0.0%

0.2%

0.1%

0.7%

Total Number of Workers

10,360,815

13,930,175

58,871,983

63,061,117

Note: For employed women and men aged 16 and older.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Median Annual Earnings for Immigrant and U.S.-Born Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round, United States, 2013

Immigrant Women

Immigrant Men

Ratio of Immigrant Women’s to Immigrant Men’s Earnings

U.S.-Born Women

U.S.-Born Men

Ratio of U.S.-Born Women’s to U.S.-Born Men’s Earnings

Median Annual Earnings for Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round

$32,000

$36,000

88.9%

$39,000

$50,000

78.0%

Note: Aged 16 and older.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series,Version 5.0).

Women

Men

Number of Immigrant Women

Share of All Women Who Are Immigrants

Number of Immigrant Men

Share of All Men Who Are Immigrants

21,211,429

13.2%

20,129,403

12.9%

Note: Includes all ages.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Citizenship Status Among Immigrant Women and Men by Gender, United States, 2013

Women

Men

Percent of Immigrants Who are Naturalized Citizens

49.4%

43.9%

Note: Includes all ages.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Percent of Immigrant Women and Men Who Report Speaking English Well, Very Well, or Only Speak English, United States, 2013

Women

Men

Percent of Immigrants Who Report Speaking English Well, Very Well, or Only Speak English

69.9%

73.2%

Note: Aged five and older.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Women

Men

1

California

5,335,170

1

New Jersey

4,985,931

2

New York

2,325,947

2

Maine

2,202,032

3

Texas

2,155,707

3

Iowa

2,067,497

4

Florida

2,012,691

4

Georgia

1,785,501

5

New Jersey

975,547

5

Kansas

938,976

6

Illinois

902,757

6

North Carolina

899,897

7

Massachusetts

553,877

7

Arizona

498,849

8

Virginia

494,101

8

Indiana

498,411

9

Washington

488,308

9

Vermont

456,311

10

Georgia

474,818

10

North Dakota

456,177

Note: Includes all ages.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Top Ten States in the Share of Immigrants in Total State Population, 2013

Women

Men

1

California

27.7%

1

California

26.2%

2

New York

23.0%

2

New York

21.7%

3

New Jersey

21.4%

3

New Jersey

21.6%

4

Florida

20.1%

4

Florida

18.7%

5

Nevada

19.9%

5

Nevada

17.9%

6

Hawaii

19.6%

6

Texas

16.8%

7

Texas

16.2%

7

Massachusetts

15.4%

8

Massachusetts

16.1%

8

District of Columbia

15.0%

9

District of Columbia

14.7%

9

Hawaii

14.9%

10

Maryland

14.2%

10

Illinois

14.2%

Note: Includes all ages.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Top Ten States in the Growth in Population Between 1990 and 2013

Women

Men

1

California

2,164,395

1

California

1,713,678

2

Texas

1,410,850

2

Texas

1,432,014

3

Florida

1,135,672

3

Florida

1,001,304

4

New York

831,984

4

New York

725,825

5

New Jersey

473,551

5

New Jersey

475,412

6

Illinois

438,270

6

Illinois

418,712

7

Georgia

388,578

7

Georgia

411,954

8

Virginia

331,228

8

North Carolina

328,280

9

Washington

314,557

9

Washington

310,833

10

Arizona

314,354

10

Virginia

309,617

Note: Includes all ages.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

Distribution of Immigrant Women and Men by Country of Birth, 2013

Women

Men

Samoa, 1940-1950

4,737

4,415

Canada

457,134

383,971

Bermuda

3,722

2,879

Cape Verde

18,822

14,240

Mexico

5,436,987

6,119,491

Belize/British Honduras

29,609

21,576

Costa Rica

43,540

37,229

El Salvador

602,713

644,782

Guatemala

359,497

540,968

Honduras

256,205

282,989

Nicaragua

128,207

109,702

Panama

61,571

35,421

Cuba

577,614

560,591

Dominican Republic

564,806

445,938

Haiti

326,393

273,219

Jamaica

411,267

294,064

Antigua-Barbuda

11,616

6,780

Bahamas

15,273

15,578

Barbados

29,580

22,248

Dominica

14,755

15,036

Grenada

21,158

13,532

St. Lucia

13,449

8,124

St. Vincent

16,105

8,956

Trinidad and Tobago

136,057

99,859

Caribbean, ns

15,205

15,325

West Indies, ns

18,943

12,454

Americas, ns

6,971

6,595

Argentina

83,243

85,376

Bolivia

45,451

35,749

Brazil

188,561

148,556

Chile

50,218

46,668

Colombia

389,511

290,135

Ecuador

209,022

223,086

Guyana/British Guiana

135,006

117,587

Paraguay

9,398

6,785

Peru

236,535

203,153

Uruguay

23,502

22,530

Venezuela

104,179

91,341

South America, ns

6,479

4,857

Denmark

16,046

12,424

Finland

14,904

8,714

Iceland

2,926

2,223

Norway

16,199

12,992

Sweden

27,066

16,896

England

190,133

147,875

Scotland

38,981

29,422

United Kingdom, ns

147,831

151,803

Ireland

63,943

62,357

Belgium

17,217

13,081

France

95,584

76,981

Netherlands

44,054

41,449

Switzerland

23,185

19,488

Albania

41,510

39,324

Greece

64,203

74,903

Macedonia

10,592

10,607

Italy

177,940

175,268

Portugal

82,465

75,781

Azores

15,436

9,450

Spain

51,087

52,441

Austria

25,877

19,234

Bulgaria

32,809

31,319

Czechoslovakia

9,830

7,235

Slovakia

9,651

8,109

Czech Republic

16,872

10,667

Germany

374,018

217,120

Hungary

37,971

35,167

Poland

241,477

196,988

Romania

87,489

69,993

Yugoslavia

23,933

23,111

Croatia

20,797

19,139

Montenegro

7,177

9,774

Serbia

17,417

18,031

Bosnia

57,697

53,946

Latvia

13,934

9,789

Lithuania

20,064

15,233

Other USSR/Russia

222,606

162,953

Byelorussia

29,095

20,822

Moldavia

19,532

16,549

Ukraine

197,461

151,748

Armenia

40,949

35,604

Azerbaijan

12,460

9,936

Republic of Georgia

8,109

9,413

Kazakhstan

15,445

10,944

Uzbekistan

25,017

25,938

USSR, ns

22,842

20,783

Europe, ns

24,836

15,868

China

990,784

795,332

Hong Kong

111,728

102,538

Taiwan

204,556

152,894

Japan

227,244

120,247

Korea

618,527

462,674

Cambodia (Kampuchea)

90,148

70,558

Indonesia

50,865

38,780

Laos

96,985

88,511

Malaysia

34,848

32,613

Philippines

1,125,769

737,737

Singapore

18,593

14,954

Thailand

143,120

78,969

Vietnam

699,345

608,861

Afghanistan

34,072

32,370

India

970,315

1,066,012

Bangladesh

98,601

108,209

Bhutan

23,352

23,684

Burma (Myanmar)

55,029

58,274

Pakistan

155,943

179,833

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

24,617

24,659

Iran

179,221

189,042

Nepal

45,459

48,239

Cyprus

3,666

4,191

Iraq

96,366

102,832

Israel/Palestine

56,314

67,785

Jordan

30,533

38,817

Kuwait

9,047

12,959

Lebanon

56,799

67,437

Saudi Arabia

27,528

55,385

Syria

35,996

42,097

Turkey

52,925

62,670

United Arab Emirates

5,864

9,056

Yemen Arab Republic (North)

15,861

20,711

Asia, nec/ns

37,164

41,951

Algeria

9,882

10,675

Egypt/United Arab Rep.

84,437

98,238

Libya

4,307

4,670

Morocco

28,734

37,364

Sudan

15,066

19,350

North Africa, ns

3,512

6,783

Gambia

2,752

7,567

Ghana

71,422

78,847

Guinea

6,393

6,618

Liberia

43,591

40,761

Nigeria

105,974

121,723

Senegal

11,169

15,358

Sierra Leone

18,533

19,160

Togo

8,197

9,614

Western Africa, ns

19,574

26,269

Ethiopia

96,336

98,396

Kenya

60,616

60,724

Somalia

43,149

36,522

Tanzania

9,018

9,112

Uganda

13,558

11,845

Zambia

6,559

5,643

Zimbabwe

8,718

9,076

Eastern Africa, nec/ns

17,297

19,663

Eritrea

15,533

17,988

Cameroon

26,924

21,189

Congo

8,023

10,171

Zaire

13,001

13,021

South Africa (Union of)

49,817

45,139

Africa, nec/ns

62,309

70,598

Australia

37,292

40,231

New Zealand

12,548

17,205

Fiji

21,743

16,182

Tonga

7,344

8,566

Marshall Islands

7,333

8,642

Micronesia

8,066

10,153

Other, nec

5,810

4,782

Total

21,211,429

20,129,403

Notes: Includes all ages. Ns=not specified; nec=not elsewhere classified.

Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).