Immigrant workers are helping boost the U.S. labor market

Immigrant workers made up 18.6% of the workforce last year, a new record, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Immigrant workers made up 18.6% of the workforce last year, a new record, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Workers are taking open positions in agriculture, technology and health care, fields where labor supply has been a challenge for those looking to hire.jobs in April, the labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers ticked up slightly to 66%.

"About 70% of 65-year-olds are expected to need long-term care in the future. We need a lot of hands to support those needs," Liebreich told CNBC. "Right now, one of the best ways that we see to find that is through people coming from other countries, our global talent, and there's a huge competition for them."

He applied for U.S. citizenship before getting his current job, but after working there for six months, the Goodwin Living Foundation covered his application fee of $725, the nonprofit said. Vialer became a U.S. citizen in 2021 and his 15-year-old daughter received a citizenship grant and became a U.S. citizen in 2023.

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Immigrant workers are helping boost the U.S. labor marketThe government predicts that the influx of immigrant workers will grow gross domestic product over the next decade by $7 trillion.
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