Report: Immigrants make up increasing share of Minnesota’s overall workforce

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Report: Immigrants make up increasing share of Minnesota’s overall workforce

Officials with the foundation say the report is based on 16 years of research and highlights how immigrants fill essential roles in key industries like agriculture, health care and manufacturing.

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Report: Immigrants make up increasing share of Minnesota’s overall workforce - Albert Lea Tribune

By Sarah Thamer, Minnesota Public Radio News A new report released by the Minnesota Chamber Foundation highlights the contributions of immigrants to the state’s economy. According to the report, nearly 60 percent of the state’s total labor force and employment growth came from foreign-born workers from 2019 to 2023. Officials with the foundation say the report is based on 16 years of research and highlights how immigrants fill essential roles i…

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Whether in construction, the food industry, catering, care or in passenger and freight transport: In many bottlenecks, employees with an immigration history are above average represented. For example, two out of three (67%) employees in Aus- und Trockenbau had an immigration history in 2023, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of results of the microcensus. In food production, this was true for more than half of…

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In Germany, more than a quarter of employees say they have a migrant background.

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Whether in construction, the food industry, the catering industry, care or passenger and freight transport: in many bottleneck occupations, employees with an immigration history are disproportionately represented. For example, two out of three (67%) employees in construction and drywall construction in 2023 had an immigration history, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) based on the results of the microcensus. In food producti…

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Minnesota Chamber Report: Immigrants Drive Economic, Population Gains

Plenty of Americans have cheered on President Donald Trump’s vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. But business advocacy groups around the nation have taken a more nuanced position. For better or worse, immigrants – legal or not – play a key role in the American workforce, often taking on unskilled, high-demand jobs that many in the native-born population don’t want. But many immigrants have also gone on to become entrepreneurs who …