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<\/figure>\n\nGeorgia and Utah are examples of two other states, among a total of 15, where above-average increases in the least-educated foreign-born population were associated with above-average employment rates for native-born workers (FB +, NB +). In those 15 states there appears to have been no negative impact from the rapid influx of foreign-born workers without a high school education.<\/p>\n\n
The growth in the foreign-born population with less than a high school education was also above average in five other states. But in those states, employment rates for native-born workers proved to be worse than average, indicating possible harm from the inflow of less educated foreign-born workers (FB +, NB \u2500). Those states include Alabama and Arkansas. The growth in the foreign-born population with less than a high school education was below average in 30 other states and the District of Columbia (Figure 5). In 14 of these states, employment rates for native-born workers proved to be higher than average, indicating that the native born may have benefited from the relatively slow growth in the less educated foreign-born population (FB \u2500, NB +). These states included New Hampshire, Vermont, South Dakota and Texas.<\/p>\n\n
Most areas\u201416 states and the District\u2014witnessed both below-average employment rates for native-born workers and below-average growth in the foreign-born population with less than a high school education (FB \u2500, NB \u2500). This too shows that there may not have been a negative impact from the inflow of less educated immigrants. Those states include West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Illinois and California as well as the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n\n
Figure 6 confirms the lack of an association between the growth in the foreign-born population and the employment rates for native-born workers with a high school education. The 50 states and the District of Columbia are scattered across the four quadrants indicating that employment prospects for native-born high school graduates may not have been directly affected by the growth in the foreign-born workforce with a high school diploma. The same conclusions emerge for the 2000-2004 time period (see Figures A5 and A6 in Appendix A).<\/p>\n\n
Age<\/h3>\n\n
Like education, age is not a factor when considering how the inflow of foreignborn workers has affected native-born workers. In Figures 7 and 8, the analysis is extended to two groups: those between 25 and 34 and those between 35 and 44 (see Figures A7 and A8 in Appendix A for the analysis of 2000-2004 data and Tables A7 to A10 for data on all states), Once again, there is no relationship between growth in the foreign-born population in those age groups and the employment rate of native-born workers in the same age groups.<\/p>\n\n
The average growth in the foreign-born population of ages 25 to 34 was 106% between 1990 and 2000. There were 23 states in which the growth of the foreignborn population exceeded the average. Among these states, 13 had above-average employment rates for native-born workers of ages 25-34 (FB +, NB +). That group includes Georgia, North Carolina and Nebraska (Figure 7). In 10 other states, including Arkansas, Utah and Nevada, above-average growth in the foreign-born population ages 25-34 was associated with below-average employment rates for native workers (FB +, NB \u2500). The rapid growth of foreignborn workers did not have a consistent impact on native-born workers who were of the same age.<\/p>\n\n
In 27 states and in the District of Columbia, the growth in the foreign-born population of ages 25-34 was below average. Those areas were equally divided with respect to the outcomes for native-born workers, again indicating a lack of association between immigration and employment outcomes for native-born workers (Figure 7). In 13 states and the District of Columbia, employment rates for native-born workers ages 25-34 were above average (FB \u2500, NB +). That was the case in North Dakota, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois and Florida, among others. However, in 14 other states employment rates for native-born workers of the same age were below average (FB \u2500, NB \u2500). This group includes West Virginia, Alaska, Louisiana, California, New York and Texas.<\/p>\n\n
In sum, even though the majority of foreign-born workers are relatively young, their entry was not directly related to the employment prospects of similarly aged native-born workers. What was true for ages 25-34 was also true for workers of ages 35-44 (Figure 8). The 2000-2004 time period had similar results (Figures A7 and A8 in Appendix A).<\/p>\n\n The immigrant workforce is characterized by its relative youth and its low levels of education. Most foreign-born workers fall between the ages of 25 and 44 and a smaller share has a college education compared to the native born. 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