Graph and download economic data for Employment Level - Foreign Born (LNU02073395) from Jan 2007 to Feb 2025 about foreign, household survey, employment, and USA.

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The United States was, by far, the country with the highest number of foreigners in its workforce. In 2024, there were nearly 34 million foreign-born citizens in the U.S. workforce. Germany had the second highest foreign labor force at over nine million, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada. A high number of the countries on the list are EU members.

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In 2023, 25.4 percent of the native born workforce in the United States was employed in professional and related occupations, compared to 21.6 percent of the foreign born workforce employed in the same occupation. Foreign born workers were more likely to be found in the transportation and material moving occupations, construction and extraction occupations, healthcare support occupations, and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.

The overall civilian labor force participation rate of foreign born workers in the United States in 2022 was about 65.9 percent. This is a higher participation rate than native-born workers in the United States.

United States Labor Force Participation Rate: Foreign Born: Female data was reported at 56.300 % in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.000 % for Jan 2025. United States Labor Force Participation Rate: Foreign Born: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 54.600 % from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 218 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.200 % in Aug 2024 and a record low of 50.200 % in Apr 2020. United States Labor Force Participation Rate: Foreign Born: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G027: Current Population Survey: Labour Force: Participation Rate.

In 2022, the civilian labor force participation rate of foreign-born males in the United States was at 77.4 percent. This figure was lower for foreign-born women. The labor force participation rate for all workers was 62.2 percent in 2022.

Labor Force: Foreign Born: Female data was reported at 14,305.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14,386.000 Person th for Jan 2025. Labor Force: Foreign Born: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 11,123.000 Person th from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 218 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,386.000 Person th in Jan 2025 and a record low of 9,298.000 Person th in Jan 2007. Labor Force: Foreign Born: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G023: Current Population Survey: Labour Force.

United States - Civilian Labor Force Level - Foreign Born was 33241.00000 Thous. of Persons in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Civilian Labor Force Level - Foreign Born reached a record high of 33307.00000 in January of 2025 and a record low of 23390.00000 in February of 2009. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Civilian Labor Force Level - Foreign Born - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - Foreign Born, Women was 56.00% in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - Foreign Born, Women reached a record high of 57.20 in August of 2024 and a record low of 50.20 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - Foreign Born, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Labor Force Participation Rate: Foreign Born: Male data was reported at 76.900 % in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.400 % for Jan 2025. Labor Force Participation Rate: Foreign Born: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 78.350 % from Jan 2007 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 218 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.100 % in Jul 2008 and a record low of 74.400 % in Apr 2020. Labor Force Participation Rate: Foreign Born: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G027: Current Population Survey: Labour Force: Participation Rate.

The Maldives had the highest labor force participation rate among foreign-born citizens between 15 and 64 years with over 90 percent. Iceland followed behind with 86 percent. Oman, New Zealand, and the Cook Islands rounded out the top five.

United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - Foreign Born was 66.40% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - Foreign Born reached a record high of 69.70 in August of 2007 and a record low of 61.80 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labor Force Participation Rate - Foreign Born - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by immigrant status and age group, last 5 years.

The employment rate among Sweden's foreign-born population increased slowly from 2011 to 2019, but fell in 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19, reaching 60.6 percent in 2021. Following the peak of the pandemic, this increased to 67.1 percent in 2023. Simultaneously, the unemployment rate increased, nearly reaching 20 percent in 2021 after being around 15 percent in the years before the pandemic. It then fell to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, and reached 15.1 by 2023. By comparison, the overall employment rate in Sweden was 69.4 percent in 2023, making it five percentage points higher than among the foreign-born population.

Fiji had the lowest labor force participation rate among foreign-born citizens between 15 and 64 years with only 12.5 percent. The Comoros and Kosovo followed. Except for 12 countries, the labor force participation rate of foreign-born citizens in all countries with the lowest rate was 50 percent or higher.

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The number of foreign nationals working in Japan amounted to around 2.3 million people as of October 2024. It was the second time the number of foreign workers exceeded the two million mark. Foreign workers in Japan The number of foreign workers in Japan has risen considerably within the last decade. Over one-quarter of workers were employed in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan’s capital and economic and financial center. In terms of the number of people employed, the manufacturing industry continued to be the most important employer of foreign labor. The majority of foreign workers came from countries in Asia, with workers from Vietnam making up the largest share at around 25 percent. Population decline and severe labor shortages Just a decade ago, the number of foreign workers was below one million. That was less than one percent of a population of over 127 million. Today, amid its aging population and a shrinking labor force, Japan is facing severe labor shortages in some industries. A growing number of businesses are reliant on foreign labor, and the government has recently announced a number of policy amendments to attract more workers to Japan. This includes plans to expand the specified skilled workers program and to abolish and replace the controversial technical intern training program.