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Sectoral Employment

Sectoral Employment

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Certain labor market sectors experience greater concentrations of foreign-born workers—whether in construction, hospitality, manufacturing, or particular occupations in health care and services. The research collected here examines sectoral employment by nativity; how immigrant workers fare compared to their native-born peers in sectors such as agriculture, construction, health care, and IT; and their trajectories within these sectors.

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October 2014
Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work
By  Raúl Ramos
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October 2014
Shifting Focus: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France
By  Mirna Safi
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October 2014
Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom
By  Rachel Marangozov
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Reports
October 2014
Building an Integration System: Policies to Support Immigrants’ Progression in the Czech Labor Market
By  Dušan Drbohlav and Ondřej Valenta
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August 2014
Policies to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurship
By  Maria Vincenza Desiderio
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August 13, 2014
Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy
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Reports
August 2014
The Human-Capital Needs of Tech City, London
By  Max Nathan
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Reports
August 2014
Revitalizing Detroit: Is There a Role for Immigration?
By  Steve Tobocman

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Recent Activity

Reports
October 2014

Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work

The economic crisis of 2008 hit Spain with a disproportionate effect on those in temporary work, revealing underlying gaps in the policy framework meant to support the inclusion of both immigrants and other vulnerable individuals in the Spanish labor market. This report assesses how well recent reforms are filling these gaps and helping immigrants and other disadvantaged workers move into middle-skilled jobs.
Reports
October 2014

Shifting Focus: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France

Despite a robust mainstream workforce development system offering job-search and other employment assistance to newcomers, immigrants in France are more likely to be unemployed or in low-skilled work than their native-born peers. This report examines how well recent changes to integration policy, in combination with mainstream employment policies, are supporting migrants' integration and advancement in the labor market.
Reports
October 2014

Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom

Immigrants in the United Kingdom find work easily thanks to a flexible labor market, but often have trouble moving up the ladder into middle-skilled work. This report examines how workforce and integration policies affect immigrant workers in the United Kingdom.
Reports
October 2014

Building an Integration System: Policies to Support Immigrants’ Progression in the Czech Labor Market

This report presents an overview of Czech integration policies, with a special focus on economic integration. It focuses on policies designed to support migrants’ incorporation in the Czech labor market, and assesses the extent to which these policies facilitate migrants’ upward mobility into more skilled work.
Reports
August 2014

Policies to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Although immigrants are more likely to start businesses than their native-born peers, immigrant businesses have significantly lower survival rates. This Transatlantic Council on Migration report examines the obstacles facing immigrant entrepreneurs and offers policy recommendations for local and national governments looking to more fully reap the benefits of immigrant entrepreneurship.
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August 13, 2014

Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy

MPI researchers and representatives from London and Detroit discuss the policies and strategies used—at national and local levels—to attract immigrants into local economies.
Reports
August 2014

The Human-Capital Needs of Tech City, London

This report analyzes the importance of human capital to the development of London's Tech City and sets this discussion in a broader framework linking cities, digital sectors, and highly skilled immigration. Skilled migrants can play critical roles in economic development in high-tech clusters, but policies sometimes make it difficult for firms to make the most of immigration.
Reports
August 2014

Revitalizing Detroit: Is There a Role for Immigration?

Immigration alone cannot save Detroit, which has become a byword for urban decline and economic decay. But if carefully managed in the context of a broader economic development strategy, immigration may be a promising tool for boosting Detroit’s economic prospects, stemming population decline, and replenishing diminished city resources.

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