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Government data from its Current Population Survey (and compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies) demonstrate that millions of Americans of all ages and education levels are currently unemployed, while the number of immigrant workers in the US continues 2increase.
Government data from its Current Population Survey (and compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies) demonstrate that millions of Americans of all ages and education levels are currently unemployed, while the number of immigrant workers in the US continues 2increase.
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Other work by CIS has shown that this is the result of a long-term trend where immigrants are being hired at a faster rate than US-born workers.
Other work by CIS has shown that this is the result of a long-term trend where immigrants are being hired at a faster rate than US-born workers.
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While the economy is performing better than it was during the depth of the Great Obama Recession of 08-09, many millns more Americans are now out of work than in 07 & millns more who have returned to work have had to take lower paying jobs, or are only working part-time.
While the economy is performing better than it was during the depth of the Great Obama Recession of 08-09, many millns more Americans are now out of work than in 07 & millns more who have returned to work have had to take lower paying jobs, or are only working part-time.
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The relatively low "official unemployment rate" is masking a far greater problem. The % of the working-age population who are employed is the lowest it has been in over 35 yrs,..
The relatively low "official unemployment rate" is masking a far greater problem. The % of the working-age population who are employed is the lowest it has been in over 35 yrs,..
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.. and as of Sept 2015 Under Obama, there were 57 million men & women btwn age of 16-64 who were unemployed yet classified by the government as "not in the labor force," so they were NOT included in the calculation of the official unemployment rate.
.. and as of Sept 2015 Under Obama, there were 57 million men & women btwn age of 16-64 who were unemployed yet classified by the government as "not in the labor force," so they were NOT included in the calculation of the official unemployment rate.
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The fedl govt does have a broader measure of unemployment which gives a better pict of how many Americans wanted full-time work. U-6 unemployment rates by age &/or educational attainment for the second quarter of 2015 were listed below
The fedl govt does have a broader measure of unemployment which gives a better pict of how many Americans wanted full-time work. U-6 unemployment rates by age &/or educational attainment for the second quarter of 2015 were listed below
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(U-6 rate incls ppl who want a full-time job but are unemployed, have given up their job search, or have settled for part-time employment in the interim).
(U-6 rate incls ppl who want a full-time job but are unemployed, have given up their job search, or have settled for part-time employment in the interim).
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U-6 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES:
All American Citizens
9.4% ages 16+ (12.4 milln)
21.3% teens (391,000)
21.3% those w/less than a high schl educ (1.5 milln)
13.1% those w/high schl degree only (4.6 milln)
4.8% college grads (2.2 milln)
7.7% college grads under age 30 (522,000).
U-6 UNEMPLOYMENT RATES:
All American Citizens
9.4% ages 16+ (12.4 milln)
21.3% teens (391,000)
21.3% those w/less than a high schl educ (1.5 milln)
13.1% those w/high schl degree only (4.6 milln)
4.8% college grads (2.2 milln)
7.7% college grads under age 30 (522,000).
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Black Americans
15.8% ages 16+ (2.5 million)
32.3% teens (65,000)
30.3% those with less than a high school education (352,000)
20.2% those with a high school degree (1.1 million)
7.6% all college graduates (304,000)
12.5% college graduates under age 30 (76,000).
Black Americans
15.8% ages 16+ (2.5 million)
32.3% teens (65,000)
30.3% those with less than a high school education (352,000)
20.2% those with a high school degree (1.1 million)
7.6% all college graduates (304,000)
12.5% college graduates under age 30 (76,000).
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Hispanic Americans
13.2% ages 16+ (1.8 million)
23.1% teens (65,000)
22.2% those with less than a high school education (303,000)
16.8% those with a high school degree (735,000)
6.2% all college graduates (175,000)
8.8% college graduates under age 30 (51,000).
Hispanic Americans
13.2% ages 16+ (1.8 million)
23.1% teens (65,000)
22.2% those with less than a high school education (303,000)
16.8% those with a high school degree (735,000)
6.2% all college graduates (175,000)
8.8% college graduates under age 30 (51,000).
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Foreign workers compete w/the laid-off & underemployed highly-skilled Americans in some professions & occupations, primarily in the tech industry, ..
Foreign workers compete w/the laid-off & underemployed highly-skilled Americans in some professions & occupations, primarily in the tech industry, ..
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..but most foreign workers compete directly in the construction, service, & manufacturing industries where unemployment is the highest and where Americans have the least margin of financial security.
..but most foreign workers compete directly in the construction, service, & manufacturing industries where unemployment is the highest and where Americans have the least margin of financial security.
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U.S. immigration policy does not automatically adjust to changing economic conditions, and is not a function of U.S. labor market conditions.
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U.S. immigration policy does not automatically adjust to changing economic conditions, and is not a function of U.S. labor market conditions.
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